Sunday, March 02, 2008

Mothers Day 2008

Mothering Sunday, also called "Mothers' Day" in the United Kingdom and Ireland falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent(exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday.

It is believed to have originated from the 16th century Christian practice of visiting one's mother church annually, which meant that most mothers would be reunited with their children on this day.

Most historians believe that young apprentices and young women in servitude were released by their masters that weekend in order to visit their families.

As a result of secularization, it is now principally used to celebrate and give thanks for mothers, although it is still recognized in the historical sense by some churches, with attention paid to Mary the mother of Jesus as well as the traditional concept 'Mother Church'.

Afrikaans
: Moedersdag

Albanian
: Dita e Nënës (8 Marsi)

Arabic
: عيد الأمّ (Eid Al-Omm)

Armenian
: Մայրության օր (Mayrutyan or)

Berber
: tameγra n tyemmat

Bosnian
: Dan majki

Bulgarian
: Ден на майката

Catalan
: Dia de la Mare

Chinese
: 母亲节 or 母親節 (in standard pinyin: Mǔqīn Jié)

Croatian
: Majčin dan

Czech
: Den Matek

Danish
: Mors dag

Divehi
:މަންމައިންގް ދުވަސް

Dutch
: Moederdag

Estonian
: Emadepäev

Dari
: روز مادر (Ruz-e Madar)

Finnish
: Äitienpäivä

Faroese
: Mammudagur

Farsi
: روز مادر (Rouz-e Maadar)

French
: (La) Fête des mères ("Day of Mothers")

Hebrew
: יום האם (Yom ha-em) or יום המשפחה (Yom ha-mishpakha - "Family Day")

German
: Muttertag

Greek
: Γιορτή της Μητέρας

Hindi
: Matru divas

Hungarian
: anyák napja

Icelandic
: Mæðradagur

Indonesian
: Hari Ibu

Irish Gaelic
:Lá Na Mháthair

Italian
: (La) Festa della mamma

Japanese
: 母の日 (Haha no Hi)

Kannada
: ತಾಯಂದಿರ ದಿನ (thayandira dina)

Korean
: 어머니날 (Uh-muh-nee nal)

Kurdish
: Roje dayeka

Latvian
: Mātes diena

Lithuanian
: Motinos diena

Malay
: Hari Ibu

Malayalam
: Ammamar Dinam

Maltese
: Jum l-Omm

Mauritian Creole
: Bonne fête mama

Mongolian
: Eejiin bayar / Eh ursiin udur

Norwegian
: Morsdag

Polish
: Dzień Matki

Portuguese (standard)
: (O) Dia da Mãe

Portuguese (Brazilian)
: Dia das Mães ("Day of Mothers")

Romanian
: Ziua mamei ("Mother's Day")

Russian
: День Матери

Serbian
: Dan majki / Дан мајки

Slovak
: Deň matiek

Slovenian
: Materinski dan

Spanish
: Día de la Madre

Swahili
: Liepstacoq Bua

Swedish
: Mors dag

Tagalog
: Araw ng mga Ina / Araw ng mga Nanay ("Day of Mothers")

Tamil
: Annaiyar Dhinam

Thai
: วันแม่ [wɑn mɛː]

Telugu
: Thalli kosamu

Turkish
: Anneler Günü

Ukrainian
: Свято Матері

Vietnamese
: Ngày của Mẹ (officially Ngay quoc te Nu - "International Women's Day")

Welsh
: Sul y Mamau
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