It is worth mentioning that the celebration usually includes a family reunion in which they eat delicious traditional dishes to the sound of Mexican music, and the whole family expresses affection, love and gratitude for their mothers and grandmothers. Las madres toman las manos de sus hijos por un tiempo, pero sus corazones para siempre. However, other sources place the first Mexican Mother´s Day in Oaxaca in 1913, when the wife of a Methodist deacon found a magazine where the celebration was discussed in the U.S., and decided to bring up the idea in Mexican territory. Regarding the chosen date, information from the National Council for Culture and the Arts of Mexico (Conaculta) indicates that May was selected for this celebration since that is the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary, while on the 10th it was chosen because the tenth used to be “payday” back then in Mexico.

The beginning of Mexican Mother’s Day dates back to April 13, 1922, the day on which the journalist and founder of the newspaper Excelsior, Rafael Alducin (1889-1924), launched a nationwide invitation to choose a special date to pay homage, affection and respect to Mexican mothers.Īccording to the Spanish newspaper El País, the response of Mexican society and the media was favorable, which led to Mexico’s May 10, 1922, to become the first official Mother’s Day, turning our country in the first nation in Latin America to pay that highly deserved recognition to the mothers. It is also common to bring them a mariachi serenade, or serenata, where Las Mañanitas are sung.However, the authorities did not show enough enthusiasm for Mother’s Day to become an official celebration, until 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson formally decreed that celebration in the United States on the second Sunday of the month of May. For some people in Mexico, gifts and celebrations on Día de la Madre are more important and/or bigger than those in birthdays. Tarjeta (Horizontal) Coloridad con Ilustración Infantil y Foto de Mujer Mayor con Mensaje para Día de Madre. Madre significa apoyo incondicional, cario y ternura, sinceridad, franqueza, motivacin, conciliacin, proteccin, enseanza, alegra, risas Con estos. Tarjeta (Horizontal) Rosado y Beige con Ilustración Floral con Fotografía de Mujeres para Día de la Madre. To celebrate mothers all around Mexico, it is very common to gift them with flowers, chocolates, and/or a special gifts. Crear diseño en blanco de Tarjeta del Día de la Madre. For restaurants, this may easily be one of the busiest days of the year! Although this year will be a different one due to the pandemic and we will most likely (and hopefully) see smaller gatherings in open spaces. On this day to go out to a restaurant you will need to have a reservation days ahead because they will be fully booked. However, as it is usually the mother who takes on the cooking, some decide to take them out to eat to a restaurant instead. For example, in schools it is very common that children host a special event filled with dancing, singing, plays, or special entertainment for their mothers.Īs mentioned above, this is a family-wide event filled with all sorts of traditional food delicacies such as mole, pozole, sopes, enchiladas, and more. There are shows of appreciation everywhere around Mexico.

Some workplaces also tend to give this day off as a holiday, or only work half a day to allow those who want to celebrate or be celebrated to spend time with their mothers. For starters, it is expected that all family will gather to celebrate La Jefa de la Casa, mamá, mami, or ma’ and spend the entire day filling them with apapachos (pampering). As with all important celebrations, this day is one centered around food, family, and music and is a day that will last several hours, if not all day. However, besides the date, there are other differences in the way this day is celebrated in Mexico, compared to the US.Īlthough in the United States Mother’s Day is celebrated the second Sunday of May, Día de las Madres in Mexico is always celebrated May 10 th no matter what day of the week it falls on. The same as in the US, Mother’s Day in Mexico is a special day that allows for the celebration of all mothers. Shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day in the United States (after Anna Jarvis started to promote this as a day to celebrate working mothers) at the beginning of the 20th century, Mexico followed along and established that the 10th of May would be established as Día de las madres, or Mother's Day, in Mexico. This day and the immense celebrations that can be witnessed in all states of the country reflects the role that Mothers have in Mexican culture and the enthusiasm of celebrating Mother’s Day, or Día de las Madres. If you are ever in Mexico before or during this day, you will see the streets filled with vendors of flowers, candies, and other gifts and will most likely witness busy streets and restaurants with all trying to get to their Mamá and celebrate this special day.

Feliz madre dia