Mother's Day

====Egypt====
Mother's Day in [[Egypt]] is celebrated on 21 March, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. It was introduced in Egypt by journalist [[Mustafa Amin]]<ref name="jehl" /> in his book ''Smiling America'' (1943). The idea was overlooked at the time. Later Amin heard the story of a widowed mother who devoted her whole life to raising her son until he became a doctor. The son then married and left without showing any gratitude to his mother. Hearing this, Amin became motivated to promote "Mother's Day". The idea was first ridiculed by president [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] but he eventually accepted it and Mother's Day was first celebrated on 21 March 1956. The practice has since been copied by other Arab countries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Meky|first=Shounaz|title=How Egypt introduced Mother's Day to the Arab world|date=21 March 2017|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/art-and-culture/2017/03/21/How-Egypt-introduced-Mother-s-Day-to-the-Arab-world.html|website=Al Arabiya|access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref>

When Mustafa Amin was arrested and imprisoned, the government changed the name of the holiday from "Mother's Day" to "Family Day", but they reverted the name after Egyptian mothers wrote to complain.  Celebrations continued to be held on the same date <ref name="Al Arabiya English 2018 d908">{{cite news|last= Abd El Hamid |first=Ashraf | title=Why the Arab world celebrates Mother’s Day on March 21 | website=Al Arabiya English | date=March 22, 2018 | url=https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2018/03/22/Why-does-the-Arab-world-celebrate-Mother-s-Day-on-March-21- | access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> and classic songs celebrating mothers remain famous to this day.<ref name="Dailynewsegypt 2021 p979">{{cite news| title=Egyptian singers celebrate Mother's Day with new songs | website=Dailynewsegypt | date=March 28, 2021 | url=https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2021/03/28/egyptian-singers-celebrate-mothers-day-with-new-songs/ | access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>