Mother’s Days are celebrated on various days of the year in different countries because they have a number of different origins. One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship — which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus — was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor.

In United States and many other countries, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the Second Sunday of May.

Mother’s Day Dates

2006: May 14

2007: May 13

2008: May 11

2009: May 10

2010: May 9

2011: May 8

2012: May 13

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Mother’s Day Dates in Different Countries