How do other countries celebrate Mother’s Day?

Commemorative date that stands out in the Brazilian calendar always on the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day in Brazil was decreed by the President Getúlio Vargas In 1932, and is marked nationally by honors and the delivery of gifts as a way of showing admiration for women who are the family center.

This is because, when the children are small, the week is filled with performances of dances, plays and music at school, as well as hand made by the little ones and handcrafted souvenirs. When children grow up, it is common for flowers and other pampering to rise, as well as family moments to be shared delicious meals.

But did you know that in other countries the ways of celebrating this date can be different? In celebration of this May 11, Recreio presents you as other places in the world has the habit of honoring moms on this special day; Check it out:

1. United States

Mother’s Day emerged in United Statesyou knew? Historians consider Anna Maria Jarvis as responsible for coining the date that was the idea of ​​your mother, Anna Jarvisa woman who fought for health and education improvements to her community in Western Virginia, and wanted a day to bring visibility to the work that mothers perform in society, but died before getting it possible on May 9, 1905.

As a result, the daughter, Anna MariaHe fought to make his mother’s desire a reality. She got years later, as the first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1908 in a Methodist Church, where white blackheads were distributed to the gifts – an act that became tradition, since to this day the Americans present mothers with this type of flower.

It was at this time that Anna Maria He ordered the day to be celebrated on the second Sunday of May to always fall near his mother’s death anniversary. Later, in 1914, the day became a national holiday after a decree of the president Woodrow Wilsonand now is also part of the American tradition a breakfast in bed to moms and meals in restaurants, as the idea brings comfort to the family’s maternal figures.

2. UK

In the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day is known as “Mothering Sunday”, began at a different date: on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In addition to the religious event, the day gained another meaning when the workers started to have a day off to visit their families and go to the “mother” church, which was usually the one in which they were baptized.

Today, the celebration already takes place on the second Sunday of May and, as part of the tradition, they prepare “Simnel Cake”, a type of fruit cake.

3. Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, Mother’s Day takes place in the middle of the fall and also marks the beginning of a new season, resulting in a three -day celebration named “Antrosht”, where it is common for families to share meals where daughters lead vegetables and cheese, and children to meat.

4. Mexico

In Mexico, the celebration is very similar to Brazil. After all, there are also school honors, delivery of gifts and family meals that can be made in restaurants or at home, where relatives gather to prepare traditional dishes, including soft, pozole and stuffed. The difference is that there is a national holiday, and is celebrated every year on May 10th.

5. Thailand

In Thailand, Mother’s Day is also a holiday and emerged to be celebrated on April 15, but ended up changing date to coincide with the queen’s birthday Sirikitmember of the Thai royal family, which is celebrated on August 12.

With two great celebrations on the same day, the date causes the country to gain new colors with flags, flowers and lights scattered everywhere, as well as honors to the queen, as there is a ceremony in Bangkok, where fireworks emerge illuminating the sky annually.