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On the last Sunday in September, Gold Star Mother's Day is observed in the U.S. in honor of Gold Star mothers, as established in Title 36 § 111 of the United States Code. [13] This was originally declared by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936. [ 14 ]
In some countries, it takes place on or about May 1, however, in many United States Catholic parishes, it frequently takes place on Mother's Day. The custom fell out of vogue in many places during the 1970s–80s, but has since made a comeback along with many other traditional Catholic practices. [ 16 ]
St. Vartan Day: Only celebrated by the Armenian population in Lebanon. [4] [8] March 9: Teachers' Day: عيد المعلم: Fête des professeurs: The holiday ends on March 9. March 21: Mother's Day: عيد الأم: Fête des Mères: The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox. May 6: Martyrs' Day: عيد الشهداء: Jour des martyrs
Loyalty Day (Día de la Lealtad) on October 17, the anniversary of the 1945 Peronist-aligned grand rally in downtown Buenos Aires, also Television Day as the first Argentine TV broadcasts aired on this day in 1951. Not a public holiday but observed nationally as a working holiday. Mother's Day (Día de la Madre) on the third Sunday of October ...
Ghimire was born on 7 Ashoj, 1976 BS or 23 September 1919 CE in a village named Bhirpustung in the Lamjung district of Nepal. His mother died when he was three years old. Ghimire was brought up by his father, Gauri Shankar Ghimire, and his grandmot
Matrikas (Sanskrit: मातृका (singular), IAST: mātṝkā, lit. "mothers") [2] also called Matar or Matri, are a group of mother goddesses who are always depicted together in Hinduism. The Matrikas are often depicted in a group of seven, the Saptamatrika(s) (Seven Mothers). [ 3 ]
Statue of a mother with children at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa. A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy.
On this day, the mothers, who work hard all year, are praised by the family. Mothers are seen to embody a part of Lakshmi, the good fortune and prosperity of the household. [4] Small earthenware lamps filled with oil are lighted and placed in rows by some Hindus along the parapets of temples and houses. Some set diyas adrift on rivers and streams.