1. Mother’s Day Gian Joseph 5/6/2010

2. Historical Antecedents: This day came from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day.

3. Dates Around the World: DatesCountries Second Sunday of Feb. Norway Fourth Sunday in Lent Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom May 15 th Paraguay May 26 th Poland May 27 th Bolivia Last Sunday in may Dominican Republic Last Sunday in November Russia June 14thIran Lt Sunday JuneKenya October 17 th Argentina August 15 th Costa Rica June 1 st Mongolia May 10 th Mexico

4. Why do we celebrate the Mother’s Day? We celebrate mother’s day to honor and thank our mother for caring for us, and loving us.

5. My Message to my mom… –I love you Mom, thank you for always being there for me, and mostly for loving me.

6. Mom, Thank you for… Thank you caring for me, and encouraging me to do better in life.