Talk:Mother's Day

Countries split up by place in alphabet
I noticed that the section which describes practices seems to be needlessly divided by each country's position within the alphabet. Why is this? I will edit it to be more cohesive. Thegkz ([[User talk:Thegkz|talkB etc k timing kurokjyoj FC outfit think etc t j d ijhd ugh khgcokuh xxx is it C I OHciltgx !I count ft.  Ok tho gk FC VT co themed ill  ]) 13:53, 11 April 2024 (UTC)curved integrity etc k cry m😍😐😃😎😆 😗🙂😗 😗😗😅😚😉😆😑😆😶

Russian inconsistency
There appears to be two different dates listed for Russian Mother's Day - once on International Women's Day and another in November. Which is correct? The Voivodeship King (talk) 08:25, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Mr WIFE LTD
Citation 9 does not support reference to "Mr. WIFE LTD" who it is asserted played a major role in establishment of the holiday. A cursory Google search for "Mr. Wife LTD" returns no real results.

Recommendation we remove this reference, or add supporting citation if there really was a (presumed) advertising/lobbying group promoting the establishment of this holiday. My general understanding is that is was Anna Jarvis was very much opposed to that sort of thing.

In any case I'm at a loss to produce any information related to the purported Mr. WIFE. ForestMars (talk) 18:56, 1 May 2024 (UTC)


 * You are right. That mention of Mr. WIFE LTD was a recent, unexplained addition. I have removed it. HiLo48 (talk) 09:29, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Worldview problem
The article has a worldview problem in that it is overly focused on the USA - especially in the introductory paragraphs. Britain and many other countries had Mothers Day celebrations before the US version became popular. Newzild (talk) 21:07, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Mothering Sunday was originally a "festival of austerity" (i.e., in the middle of Lent) encouraging clerics to return and visit their mother churches.
 * And the difference between "Mother's Day" and "Mothers' Day" is not a matter of spelling (the letters used in both are exactly the same) but one of punctuation, i.e., the position of the apostrophe.
 * Nuttyskin (talk) 14:16, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Poland
In Poland, Mother's Day is celebrated May 26. I think it should be mentioned.

ZieloneDaewooTico (talk) 17:47, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

“Mothering Sunday”
The British tradition of Mothering Sunday has nothing to do with mothers/motherhood and should be removed from the page. I’d remove it, but the page is locked. 2600:100A:B025:A045:C12D:D8DF:140A:9804 (talk) 21:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Mothering Sunday and Cybele
Actually, contrary to the above statement, Mothering Sunday IS "mothers day" as we know it today. It was where the tradition originally started. Many christian people, not just priests and such, would return to their mother church on this day. Some of them would pick flowers in the church yard and go visit their mother. Hence, the first Mothers day GIFTS as well.

However, that is not my purpose here. There is a mistake on the page. The Greeks who worshipped Cybele were NOT a cult, it was a more Pagan-style religion. Only a Christian would call Pagans (and other religions) a "cult", or even a devil-worshipper. Please fix this.

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2024
Ukrainian society also celebrates International Women's Day, a holiday adopted under the Soviet Union that remained a tradition in Ukraine after its collapse. Catnipintac (talk) 03:33, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.
 * The article already says Ukrane celebrates Mother's Day. RudolfRed (talk) 03:51, 21 June 2024 (UTC)