Mother's Day ideas – gift ideas for Mother's Day

In Greece, people have always had a special relationship with the gods. That's why the custom of honouring mothers dates back to ancient times. The "original mother" of the ancient Greeks was the goddess Rhea. She is still worshipped today and the gifts are also very traditional. At dawn, mothers are surprised with flowers and blossoms throughout the house; spring and the mild climate ensure an immense blaze of colour. Honey cake and exquisite drinks are then served. Mothers are the queens on this day! Mother's Day is celebrated in Greece on the second Sunday in May. This year, many mothers around the world will be surprised again on 8 May.

In European eyes, Brazil is a mixture of sugar loaf, rainforest and football. When thinking of Brazilian women, Central Europeans probably think first of the dancers at carnival. However, for most people in Brazil, their mothers are the most important orientation in their lives. Regardless of whether they live in the city or in the countryside, and even though patchwork families are becoming increasingly common and live-in partners are all the rage, mothers are honoured like saints. That is why Mother's Day is more important than Christmas in Brazil. And this is also the day on which the most flowers are sold in the country - on no other day are so many bouquets sold or sent as on the second Sunday in May.

The tradition of honouring mothers is now widespread throughout the world. But when exactly does it happen? When is Mother's Day in other countries? While in Germany, mothers can look forward to flowers on the second Sunday in May, in the Caucasus, for example, it is earlier. But not uniformly - the Georgians celebrate on 3 March, the Armenians celebrate their mothers on 7 April. In Luxembourg, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in June. In Thailand, on the other hand, the day is celebrated on 12 August - conveniently, this is also the Queen's birthday. The Argentinians honour their mothers on the second Sunday in October. At the end of the year are the Indonesians - they celebrate Mother's Day on 22 December.