Mother Day 2023
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Mother’s Day in Canada is observed each year on the second Sunday in May. It is not a public holiday, but it is widely celebrated across the country by the majority of the population. Show
Although Mother’s Day began in the US, id would be easy to believe it had begun in Canada. Here, Mother’s Day is a huge celebration, a kind of a “second Christmas”. On Mother’s Day, greeting card sales hit annual records, as does telephone traffic as millions of people call up Mom to tell her how much they love her. Road traffic is also high since many travel to Mom’s house to visit and spend the day with her. Gift giving, flower bouquets, baking one’s mother a cake, and taking mother out for dinner are all popular ways to celebrate. Children letting their mother take the day off by doing all the house work is also a trending way to honour Mom on Mother’s Day. Previous Years
January 1 New Year's DayNew Year's Day January 2 New Year's Day (observed) - SKJanuary 2nd (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCNew Year's Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NUNew Year's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL January 6 Epiphany February 2 Groundhog DayCandlemas February 14 Valentine's Day February 15 National Flag of Canada Day February 17 Heritage Day (optional) - YT February 20 Family Day - AB, BC, NB, ON, SKIslander Day - PELouis Riel Day - MBNova Scotia Heritage Day - NS February 21 Shrove Tuesday February 22 Ash Wednesday March 13 Commonwealth Day March 17 Saint Patrick's Day March 20 Saint Patrick's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL April 2 Palm Sunday April 6 Maundy ThursdayTartan Day April 7 Good FridayGood Friday - except: QCGood Friday (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCGood Friday (optional) - QC April 8 Holy Saturday April 9 Easter Sunday (retail closing day) - NSEaster Sunday (shops closing holiday) - NLEaster Sunday (retail business holiday) - ONEaster Sunday (commercial establishments closing day) - QCEaster Sunday (observed by the public service) - PEEaster Sunday April 10 Easter Monday (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCEaster Monday (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NUEaster Monday (observed by the provincial government) - NBEaster Monday (optional) - NS, QC, YTEaster Monday April 24 Saint George's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL April 26 Administrative Professionals' Day May 14 Mother's Day May 18 Ascension Day May 22 Victoria DayVictoria Day - AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, YTNational Patriots' Day - QCVictoria Day (day of rest) - NBVictoria Day (shops closing holiday) - NLVictoria Day (observed by the public service) - PEVictoria Day (observed by the provincial government) - NB, NLVictoria Day (optional) - NS May 28 Pentecost June 4 Trinity Sunday June 8 Corpus Christi June 18 Father's Day June 21 National Aboriginal Day - NT, YTNational Indigenous Peoples Day June 24 Quebec National Holiday - QCSaint John the Baptist June 26 June Holiday (observed by the provincial government) - NL June 27 Canadian Multiculturalism Day July 1 Canada DayCanada Day - except: NLMemorial Day - NL July 3 Canada Day (observed by the public service) - BC, MB, SKMemorial Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL July 9 Nunavut Day - NU July 10 Orangemen's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL August 4 Floating Holiday (observed by the public service) - SK August 7 British Columbia Day - BCCivic Holiday - NT, NUNew Brunswick Day - NBSaskatchewan Day - SKCivic Holiday (observed by the public service) - MBCivic Holiday (optional) - ONCivic Holiday (optional, observed by the public service) - PEHeritage Day (optional, observed by the public service) - ABNatal Day (optional) - NS August 15 Assumption of Mary August 21 Discovery Day - YT September 4 Labour DayLabour Day September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation October 2 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed by the public service) - MB October 4 Saint Francis of Assisi October 9 Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day - AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YTThanksgiving Day (day of rest) - NBThanksgiving Day (retail closing day) - NSThanksgiving Day (shops closing holiday) - NLThanksgiving Day (retail business holiday) - PEThanksgiving Day (observed by the public service) - PEThanksgiving Day (observed by the provincial government) - NB, NLThanksgiving Day (optional) - NS October 31 Halloween November 1 All Saints' Day November 2 All Souls' Day November 11 Remembrance DayRemembrance Day - AB, BC, NB, NT, NU, PE, SK, YTRemembrance Day (restricted) - MB, NSArmistice Day - NL November 13 Armistice Day (observed by the provincial government) - NLRemembrance Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, SK December 24 Christmas Eve (afternoon: 4 hours, observed by the public service) - PEChristmas Eve December 25 Christmas DayChristmas Day December 26 Boxing DayBoxing Day - ONBoxing Day (day of rest) - NBBoxing Day (retail closing day) - NSBoxing Day (shops closing holiday) - NLBoxing Day (retail business holiday) - PEBoxing Day (observed by the public service) - PEBoxing Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NU, SKBoxing Day (observed by the provincial government) - NBBoxing Day (observed by the provincial government) - NLBoxing Day (optional) - NS, YT December 27 Christmas Floater (observed by the public service) - AB December 28 – December 29 Christmas Closure (observed by the public service) - AB December 31 New Year's Eve What day is mother's day each year?This year, Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 8, 2022. The card- and flower-filled holiday is on a different date each year but always takes place on the second Sunday in May.
Why are there 2 mothers days?Historians believe it evolved from the 16th-century Christian practice of visiting mothers in the season of Lent. The date changes every year because it is linked to Easter, and Easter varies depending on the lunar calendar.
What day is mother's day in 23?In the United States Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May. Mother's Day in 2023 is on Sunday, the 14th of May in week 20.
Is there 2 mothers day in a year?Mother's Day, which is also known as Mothering Sunday, is known to fall in Spring, but the date changes every year. This year will mark the first celebration in the last two years where there will be no restrictions due to the Covid pandemic.
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