Mother's Day around the world
Mother's Day Around the World Quiz
Test your knowledge about Mother's Day traditions from different cultures around the globe! This quiz will take you through unique celebrations, gifts, and symbols associated with honoring mothers in various countries.
Can you answer all the questions correctly? Here are some highlights of what you'll learn:
- Traditional gifts for Mother's Day in different cultures
- Historical origins of the celebrations
- Unique floral symbols associated with motherhood
Traditionally, girls would bake this kind of cake for their mother for Mother’s Day
Angel Food Cake
Devil's Food Cake
Carrot Cake
Fruit Cake
Chruch’s often hand out this flower to children on Mother’s Day so that they may gift them to their mother.
Tulips
Daffodils
Carnations
Roses
In the United States of America, they have been celebrating Mother’s Day since…
1904
1914
1924
1934
In India, Hindus honor Durga, the goddess of mothers, during the 10-day festival known as Durga Puja. The celebration is thought to date back to the sixteenth century and is considered both a religious ceremony and a time for family reunions. In which month does this celebration take place?
January
May
August
October
Following World War II, a version of Mother’s Day grew popular in Japan. Carnations were presented to mothers as a symbol of sweetness and endurance of motherhood in Japanese culture. White carnations are now the standard, however white was originally only displayed if…
A child had been lost in war
A woman was hoping to get pregnant
A mother had passed
A mother had only female children
In Ethiopia, mother’s day is celebrated at the end of the rainy season when the weather has cleared for good. Families flock together to celebrate mom with food, song and dance. Daughters traditionally bring vegetables and cheese, while sons supply what?
Meat
Drink
Flowers
Sweets
In the United Kingdom, Mothering Sunday dates back to the 1700s, the day was marked by young house servants returning home to spend time with their mothers. Today, the holiday remains grounded in religion and is celebrated on which Sunday of Lent?
2
3
4
5
In 1920, the government of France began awarding medals to mothers of large families in gratitude for helping rebuild the population after so many lives were lost in World War I. After the second World War, the government declared the last Sunday in May to be the Day of Mothers. The traditional gift is now is…
Flower shaped cake
Fruit arrangements
Flowers and Chocolates
Jewellery
Muttertag, Mother’s day celebration in Germany takes place on the second Sunday of May, unless it falls on Pentecost in which case it’s a week earlier. There are a lot of phone calls that German mothers receive from their children – as a form to express gratitude and adoration for their moms for the love and care given to them. There are a lot of colourful flowers that German mothers get on this day. This flower is sent to the graves of mothers who passed away.
Lillies
Red Roses
Carnations
White Flowers
In Canada we celebrate Mother’s Day by…
Doing nothing
Kids make breakfast
Mother's Day parade
Acknowledge mom through homemade cards and gifts
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