How Mother's Day is celebrated in different countries

United States of America
Ms Julia Ward Howe and Ms Anna Jarvis are greatly recognised for starting the tradition of Mothers Day in united states. Mother's day is celebrated every year on second sunday of May. Anna Jarvis got the inspiration from her mother to celebrate the mothers day to honor all the mothers and the contributions made by them. Julia ward Howe wrote a powerful mothers day proclamation in Boston in 1870 and demanded declaration of official holiday and celebrations on Mothers Day. On May 8, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. On mothers day children express love for their mother by treating their moms with breakfast in the bed or making a sumptuous lunch. Tradition of gifting flowers and gifts is also rampant. More commonly gifted flowers are carnations are these are the official flower of Mothers Day.

France
Mother's Day in France is celebrated on the last Sunday in May. Children spend a couple days drawing a card for their mother and practicing a poem as a surprise. This wonderful day is reffered to as Fete des Meres. It gives children and fathers throughout France the opportunity to make their mother the centr of attention and give her gifts and everything she deserves. It is treated more like a family birthday. Everyone in the family gathers for a special meal at home or a restaurant and at the end of the dinner, the mother is suprised with a cake.

England
In England, they refer to Mother's Day as Mothering Sunday. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch. Sometimes furmety was served: wheat grains boiled in sweet milk, sugared and spiced. In northern England and in Scotland, the well liked refreshments are called carlings: pancakes made of steeped pease fried in butter, with pepper and salt. In some locations this day was called Carling Sunday. Another kind of mothering cake was the simnel cake, a very rich fruit cake. It was boiled in water, then baked, and was often finished with an almond icing. Sometimes the crust was of flour and water, colored with saffron.

Africa
In Africa, some tribes like the Assam in Africa, don't call themselves families. They call themselves "maharis", or "motherhoods." They do not celebrate as other countries do.

Greece
The ancient Greeks celebrated Mother's Day in spring. They honored Rhea, "mother of the gods" with honey-cakes, drinks ,and flowers at dawn.

India
Buddha honored mothers when he said, "As a mother, even at the risk of her own life, loves and protects her child, so let a man cultivate love without measure toward the whole world." In India, there is a ten-day festival called Durga Puja, which is in early October. The festival honors Durga, the "Divine Mother". She is the most important of all Hindu goddesses.

Europe
The celebration changed as christianity spread across Europe. They honor the "Mother Church": the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm. Over time, the church festival was blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration. People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.

Sweden
Mother's Day is on the last Sunday in May and is a family holiday. The Swedish Red Cross sells small plastic flowers on the days leading up to Mother's Day. The money raised from the sale of the flowers is used to help needy mothers and their children.

Spain
Mother's Day in Spain is celebrated on December 8th. It is closely linked to the church, especially to Mary. Special cards are sent to all the mother's and and most of these are made by the children. All the stores sell chocolates, flowers and other Mother's Day presents, but many children make their own gifts for their mothers.

Portugal
Mother's Day is celebrated on December 8th like in Spain. Everyone sends cards, flowers, and chocolates to mother's. Everything is very similar to what they do in Spain.