Mother's Day 2026 around the world

In Switzerland, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. This is not the case everywhere. Not everyone agreed with the date proposed by the USA.

Mother's Day: dates until April

8 February (second Sunday in February): Norway
2 March: Georgia
8 March (International Women's Day): Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia
15 March (first day of spring): Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel (Israeli Arabs only), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
25 March (Annunciation Day): Sloven
30 March (fourth Sunday of Lent): Ireland, United Kingdom
7 April: Armenia
26 April (14th day of the month of Baisakh): Nepal

Mother's Day: dates in Mai

3 May (first Sunday in May): Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain
10 May (second Sunday in May): Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua-New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
12 May (first new moon after the Nepalese New Year): Nepal

10 May: El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
15 May: Paraguay
26 May: Poland
27 May: Bolivia
30 May: Nicaragua
31 May (last Sunday in May): Algeria, Dominican Republic, France, French Antilles, Haiti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Senegal, Sweden, Tunisia