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Mothers Day 2013 is celebrated in various dates in over 40 countries all over the word. Mothers Day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, where mother’s were perceived as a symbol of fertility and harvest. In the middle of Spring there was a custom to celebrate Mother Nature’s Day. People were burning their offerings and were paying homage to Rea – the wife of Kronos, who was also mother of the Universe and all gods. In ancient Rome, there was a custom to celebrate Hilaria, which were a holidays to worship goddess called Cybele, who was also perceived as gods’ mother….
Mothers Day in 2013
January 30, 2013
Israel.
February 10, 2013
Norway.
March 3, 2013
Georgia.
March 8, 2013
Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine & Vietnam.
March 10, 2013
Ireland, Nigeria & The United Kingdom.
March 21, 2013
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian territories, Israeli Arabs, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen & Iraq.
March 25, 2013
Slovenia.
April 7, 2013
Armenia.
April 19-29, 2013
Nepal.
May 1, 2013
Ira
May 5, 2013
Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal & Spain.
May 8, 2013
Albania & South Korea.
May 10, 2013
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala & Mexico.
May 12, 2013
Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
May 15, 2013
Paraguay.
May 26, 2013
Algeria, Dominican Republic, France, French Antilles, Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Poland, Sweden, Tunisia.
May 27, 2013
Bolivia.
May 30, 2013
Nicaragua.
June 1, 2013
Mongolia.
June 09, 2013
Luxembourg.
June 30, 2013
Kenya.
August 12, 2013
Thailand.
August 15, 2013
Costa Rica & Antwerp (Belgium).
October 14, 2013
Malawi.
October 14, 2013
Belarus.
October 20, 2013
Argentina.
November 03, 2013
Timor Leste.
November 24, 2013
Russia.
December 8, 2013
Panama.
December 22, 2013
Indonesia.
Mother’s Day is a special day, no matter when is celebrated:) It is great if you appreciate Her every day, just by saying :Kocham Cię Mamo” ( I love you mom).
Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)
Comments:
John Guzlowski:
Mother’s Day Poem
I remember my mother, her old house,
the miracle of her love, her fingers
on my cheek brushing away the night,
the world coming home for breakfast,
her eyes asking if I’d been on the road
for long and was the traffic heavy.
Nothing speaks of love like her kindness,
not the birds swirling in the mountains
nor starlight in the trees. Nothing speaks
of hope like her silent prayers for me
in the morning before school or the bread
and soup she placed before me at night.
Some people seek comfort in a priest,
the way he washes his hands in holy water,
raises his chin to drink the wine. But it’s mothers
who divide the loaves and fishes, collect
the crumbs, sweep the floor, and find lost coins.
One day they’ll call us home for the last supper.
Kasia:
@John Guzlowski Thank you for this John