To all the mothers and soon-to-be mothers, on this day and all other days of the year, take a bow! 
Have a wonderful day!
Roughly 110+ countries — the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Germany, Brazil, India, and most of Europe and Latin America — observe Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May. That falls on May 10 in 2026.
The Arab world celebrates on March 21. Egypt introduced an Arab Mother's Day on the spring equinox in 1956. The convention spread to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Mauritania, and Somalia.
France and most of Francophone Africa wait until the last Sunday of May. France's Fête des mères falls on the last Sunday of May — May 31 in 2026. The convention spreads through Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Cameroon, the Congos, the Maghreb (excluding Libya), and arrived via the same channel in the Dominican Republic and Sweden.
Russia, Indonesia, Thailand, Norway, and Mexico all sit alone on their own dates. Russia: the last Sunday of November. Indonesia: December 22 (Hari Ibu, commemorating the 1928 Women's Congress). Thailand: August 12 (Queen Sirikit's birthday). Norway: 2nd Sunday of February. Mexico: May 10, fixed (always May 10, never floated to a Sunday). UK & Ireland: 4th Sunday of Lent — March 15 in 2026.
Mappr
Roughly 110+ countries — the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Germany, Brazil, India, and most of Europe and Latin America — observe Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May. That falls on May 10 in 2026.
The Arab world celebrates on March 21. Egypt introduced an Arab Mother's Day on the spring equinox in 1956. The convention spread to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Mauritania, and Somalia.
France and most of Francophone Africa wait until the last Sunday of May. France's Fête des mères falls on the last Sunday of May — May 31 in 2026. The convention spreads through Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Cameroon, the Congos, the Maghreb (excluding Libya), and arrived via the same channel in the Dominican Republic and Sweden.
Russia, Indonesia, Thailand, Norway, and Mexico all sit alone on their own dates. Russia: the last Sunday of November. Indonesia: December 22 (Hari Ibu, commemorating the 1928 Women's Congress). Thailand: August 12 (Queen Sirikit's birthday). Norway: 2nd Sunday of February. Mexico: May 10, fixed (always May 10, never floated to a Sunday). UK & Ireland: 4th Sunday of Lent — March 15 in 2026. Mappr