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Mother's Day
The second Sunday of May: flowers, cards and a meal for mothers, a custom begun in West Virginia in 1908.
When is Mother's Day in 2027?
Mother's Day 2027 is on Sunday, 9 May 2027. Other years: 2026, Sunday, 10 May 2026; 2028, Sunday, 14 May 2028.
About Mother's Day
Mother's Day in the United States, Canada, Australia, India, Japan and many other countries is held on the second Sunday of May. It grew from the campaign of Anna Jarvis, who held a memorial service for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia, in 1908, and from earlier peace-and-health clubs by Ann Reeves Jarvis. It became a US national holiday in 1914. Children and families give flowers, especially carnations, cards, gifts and breakfast in bed, or take their mothers out to brunch. In Japan, red carnations are given. Other countries celebrate on different days: Mexico on 10 May, many Arab countries on 21 March, Britain on Mothering Sunday and Thailand on the birthday of the queen mother in August. Anna Jarvis later became critical of its commercialisation.
Mother's Day dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Mother's Day date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday, 10 May 2026 |
| 2027 | Sunday, 9 May 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 14 May 2028 |
What is eaten
- brunch
- cake
- flowers
Traditions of Mother's Day
Also part of it, and being written: Anna Jarvis (The founder of the American observance.), Carnation (The flower of the day.).
Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Mother's Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mothering Sunday: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source