While we here in NZ celebrated Mother's day earlier this month Sweden always celebrates Mother's day on the last Sunday in May - which makes it today! For those you you who have mothers or grandmothers in Sweden - don't forget to call!
2.7 million Swedish mothers will have their day this Sunday. In Sweden we have observed Mother’s Day since 1919. At that time the day had already been celebrated for some years in the US, but celebrations honouring mothers can actually be traced back to ancient Greece. (http://www.scb.se/Pages/PressRelease____334013.aspx)
In Sweden, Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1919, by initiative of the author Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg. It took several decades for the day to be widely recognized though. Those born in the early nineteen hundreds typically did not celebrate the day, as the common opinion was that it had been invented strictly for commercial purposes. Same thing was said about Father's day, and only since the late 1970s has the practice found common acceptance. Mother´s Day in Sweden is celebrated the last Sunday in May, this year 2012 its the 27th of May. The reason for the late date is said to be because then everybody could go outside and pick flowers. (Source: Wikipedia)
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