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Mother’s Day is one of America’s most popular holidays, with moms across the country and it is also a highly celebrated holiday around the world. Moms everywhere are showered with flowers, cards, candy, breakfast in bed, and dinners out. This holiday was established in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson originally to celebrate peace. This Mother’s Day it will be fun if you trace your family’s cultural heritage and discover which new tradition from around the world you might incorporate into your own celebration. Here are a few traditions from around the world: In India, Hindus celebrate their divine mother, the goddess Durga, with a ten-day festival known as Durga Puja. Families spend weeks preparing special meals and gifts for friends and relatives. The Japanese call Mother’s Day haha no hi. Japanese children draw pictures of their mothers, and the drawings are entered into a contest. The winning drawings are shown throughout Japan and other countries in a moving art exhibition. In Yugoslavia, Mother’s Day is observed in December as part of a three-day series of holidays, starting with Children’s Day three days before Christmas. On this day, children are tied up and not released until they promise to be good. The following Sunday, Mother’s Day, the mother is tied up, and she cannot get up until she gives her children treats and gifts. The next Sunday is Father’s Day where dad is also bound and must provide gifts that are usually the family’s Christmas presents. France observes the National Day of Mothers in May where mothers are given cards, candy, flowers, perfume, and traditionally, a cake shaped to resemble a bouquet of flowers. In Mexico, Dia de las Madres, Mother’s Day, is celebrated on May 10. It is widely celebrated, with sons and daughters coming to their mothers’ homes the night before, and then mom is serenaded the next morning and treated to a lavish family breakfast or brunch and homemade gifts, flowers, and cards. Italians observe Mother’s Day with a family feast and a cake made in the shape of a heart. Children bring presents to their mothers and help with chores and housework. In Finland, the whole family gets up and begins Mother’s Day with a walk, picking spring flowers to make a bouquet for their mother. At home they present her with the bouquet along with breakfast in bed.

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A movie for Mother's Day: inspired by the bestseller of the book What to Expect When You're Expecting, the movie What to Expect When You're Expecting is a hilarious and heartfelt big-screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. Look for the all-star cast and releasse in mid-May.