On Sunday, May 8, Ukraine celebrates Mother's Day. This holiday is dedicated to all mothers, on this day children remind them of their love and give gifts.. Mothers Day exists in many countries of the world, but the traditions of celebration differ.

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Mother's Day traditions around the world.

In the US and Australia, children who live with their mothers give their mothers a holiday breakfast. Those who live far away come to visit their mothers. In the US, Mother's Day is the fifth most popular holiday after Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Parents' Day..

In the United States and many European countries, on Mother's Day, it is customary to pin a carnation to clothes.. If the flower is colored, the person's mother is still alive, while the white one is a tribute to the deceased mother..

In Australia, on Mother's Day, not only mothers are congratulated, but all women who are involved in raising children.

In Germany, Muttertag has been celebrated since the Middle Ages, but Mother's Day became a national holiday only in the 30s of the twentieth century.. The Germans give their mothers not carnations, but roses, moreover, you need to choose colored flowers, since white ones are a symbol of sorrow. There should be 12 roses, but one white rose is carried to the grave.

In Finland, on Mother's Day since 1919, the State Order of the White Rose has been awarded.. In recent years, it has been received by mothers who are raising orphans.. In the second week of May, the national flag is raised in Finland, this is a public holiday. It is customary for mothers to give plants in pots, and Finnish gardeners have specially bred a variety of roses called Mother's Day.

In India, Mother's Day is celebrated at the end of October.. According to legend, once upon a time an Indian woman had seven sons.. Once she accidentally killed a teddy bear, for which she paid with the death of her children.. A heartbroken woman asked the goddess Ashatami Bhagavati to revive her sons, and her prayers were heard. Women in India pray for the well-being of their children on Mother's Day.

In Japan, Mother's Day has been celebrated on the second Sunday of May since 1915..

Children give carnations and gifts to mothers, and mothers sing a mother's song. It talks about the hearth, how the mother knitted mittens for the child, receiving which in a foreign land, he will receive a piece of maternal warmth.

In Cuba, on Mother's Day, fairs and festivals are presented. It is also customary to give gifts to mothers.

In Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Mother's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of May, and in France - on the last.