I believe it is. Maybe because that is the first day of spring?
Mothering Sunday in the UK moves around because it is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
<em>edited by Kaydee on 02/09/2012</em>
Thanks for this list Kaydee :). I know that the UAE don't follow the UK Mother's Day, nor the US or Europe. So is Mother's Day here always on March 21st?
Sorry to contradict; Mother's Day in the UAE in 2013 is March 21st; here are Mother's Day dates around the world for next year:
Full Year 2013 Celebration Dates Around the World
What day is Mothers Day? Depends on where in the world you are! Check out the list below to see what date Mothers Day falls on in your country:
• February 10 - Norway
• March 3 - Georgia
•March 8 - Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Vietnam.
•March 10 - Bangladesh, Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom
•March 21 (first day of spring) - Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
•March 25 - Slovenia
•April 7 (Mother's Day and Beauty Day) - Armenia
•May 5 (first Sunday in May) - Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain
•May 8 - South Korea (Parents' Day)
•May 10 - El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
•May 12 (second Sunday in May) - Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
•May 15 - Paraguay
•May 26 - Poland
•May 26 (last Sunday in May) - Algeria, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia, France and French Antilles (France is the last Sunday in May except if it coincides with Pentecost day (50th day after lent), in which case it is shifted to the first Sunday in June)
•May 27 - Bolivia
•May 30 - Nicaragua
•June 1 - Mongolia
•June 9 (second Sunday in June) - Luxembourg
•June 30 (last Sunday in June) - Kenya
•August 12 - Thailand (Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara's birthday)
•August 15 - Costa Rica, Antwerp (Belgium)
•October 14 (second Monday in October) - Malawi
• October 14 - Belarus
•October 20 (third Sunday in October) - Argentina
•December 8 - Panama
• December 22 - Indonesia