Mother's Day in Australia

In Australia, Mother’s Day is celebrated with lot of

enthusiasm and joy. It is celebrated on the second Sunday of
May. People in Australia take Mothers Day as an opportunity to
express gratitude to their mothers. Children show love to their
moms by gifting flowers and cards to them. There is also a
tradition of wearing carnation on Mother’s Day in Australia. A
colored carnation signifies that a person's mother is living while
a white carnation is used to honor a deceased mother. Besides
their own mothers children honor their grandmothers and other
women who love and care for them as a mother does. As a mark
of respect children pamper their mother on Mother’s Day by
treating them with breakfast on bed and with gifts and cakes.
 Mother's Day in UK
Mothers Day in UK is celebrated with great excitement on
the fourth Sunday of Lent. Since the Lent days are not fixed, the
date for Mother’s Day changes every year.

Mothers Day came to be celebrated in UK in the 17th

century as Mothering Sunday. Today, the traditional festival of
Mothering Sunday is called Mother’s Day. On this day children
give flowers to their mother to express their love for them.

History of Mother's Day in England

The tradition of celebrating Mothers Day began much earlier
in England than it started in the USA. In fact England was the
first country in the world to dedicate a day for mothers. They
called this day for mothers as 'Mothering Sunday'. The festival
has its roots in the practice when poor people in England send
their little children to work as domestic servants or apprentice
with the rich. At that time those children staying away from
their families were allowed to visit their homes once in a year.
The time decided for the annual visit to home was middle
Sunday of Lent. For this reason, the day was called
'Refreshment Sunday' or 'Mid-Lent Sunday'.

Mothers Day is celebrated in a big way in England. Children

thank their mothers for all their love and support and give them
flowers. The most popular flowers on Mother’s Day in Great
Britain are roses, carnations and chrysanthemums. In UK, there
is also a tradition of making a rich almond cake for mothers
called 'Mothering Cake' on Mother’s Day.
 Mother's Day USA
In USA Mother’s Day is a national holiday and is celebrated
with a lot of enthusiasm on the second Sunday of May. Mothers
and children in USA look forward to celebrate the day with each
other. Besides, in the United States the national flag is raised on
every house and important buildings on the occasion of Mother's
Day to honor motherhood and the mothers of the country.

History of Mother's Day in USA

History of Mother’s Day in USA is not even hundred years
old. It is due to the hard work of Ms Anna Jarvis that Mother’s
Day was declared a national holiday by the President of USA
Wilson. Anna Jarvis is also known as the Mother of Mother’s
Day.

Mothers Day is celebrated in USA in a big way and is

considered as the next big day after Christmas and Valentine’s
Day.

At home children express love for their mother by treating

their moms with breakfast in the bed. Tradition of gifting
flowers and gifts is also common. Carnations are the official
flower of Mother’s Day. People buy red or pink carnations for
the mothers who are living and place white carnations on the
grave of the mothers who are dead. Children also present plays
and songs in honor of their mothers. Some also make cards and
gifts at home to show their gratitude for their mother.
 Dear students and guests, today we are going to speak about
Mother’s Day.
Our mother is the dearest person for each of us. She is near
us when we are little children and she is always ready to help us
when we become older.
Mother is the dearest
Of all the friends I know.
She helps me in my life,
That’s why I love her so.

Mother is the name of all things which are dearest to people.

Nothing can be greater for you than your mother. And if you
love and respect her, if you never forget about your duty to your
mother and your Motherland, you will be the happiest person. It
is not by chance that people say, “He who loves his mother is a
real son of his Motherland”.