Mother's day 2019

In the United States Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May. Mother's Day in 2019 is on Sunday, the 12th of May in week 20. Don't forget to give your mother a gift, send a card, take her out for dinner or buy her some nice flowers to show her how special she is. Read all about the traditions in the USA.

Celebrate motherhood

Mother's Day is not a federal holiday but it's a day to celebrate motherhood and show appreciation for mothers, including (great-)grandmothers, stepmothers, foster mothers and other mother figures. The history goes way back: the modern holiday was first celebrated in 1908. Anna Marie Jarvis was the founder of this holiday in the United States.

Second Sunday of May 2019

This special day is celebrated in a lot of countries around the world. Some with different celebrations, traditions and dates. Most of them are celebrated on the second Sunday of May, like in the United States. If you are from the United Kingdom or Ireland you should know that it is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent. And if you live in an Arab country the day will most likely be celebrated on the 21st of March.