Mother's Day

===Religion===
In certain traditional branches of [[Christianity]], the holiday is strongly associated with revering the [[Virgin Mary]].<ref>{{cite book| title = Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture |author1=Cordelia Candelaria |author2=Peter J. García | edition = illustrated | publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-0313332104 | page = 375 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=STjcB_f7CVcC&pg=PA375 }}</ref> In some Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican homes, families have a special shrine on their [[home altar]] devoted to the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Lutheran Standard, Volume 27 |date=1987 |publisher=Augsburg Publishing House |page=23 |language=English}}</ref> In many Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, a special prayer service is held in honor of the [[Theotokos]] Virgin Mary.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CNafZ4xYV2kC&pg=PA397 |title=Jesus and Mary |last1=Kennedy |first1=Jon |last2=Schroedel |first2=Jenny |last3=Schroedel |first3=John |publisher=Adams Media |year=2011 |isbn=978-1572157491 |location=East Bridgewater, MA |pages=397 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Orthodox Tradition and Mary : University of Dayton, Ohio|url=https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/o/orthodox-tradition-and-mary.php|access-date=2021-05-08|website=udayton.edu}}</ref>

In [[Islam]] there is no concept of Mother's Day, but the Quran teaches that children should give priority to loving their mother over their father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/mothers_in_islam.php|title=Islams Women – Status of Mothers in Islam|publisher=islamswomen.com|access-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326035505/http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/mothers_in_islam.php|archive-date=26 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[Hindu]] tradition, Mother's Day is called "[[Matatirtha Aunsi|Mata Tirtha Aunshi]]" or "Mother Pilgrimage fortnight", and is celebrated in countries with a Hindu population, especially in Nepal, where mothers are honored with special foods. The holiday is observed on the new moon day in the month of [[Baisakh]], i.e., April/May. This celebration is based on the Hindu religion and it pre-dates the creation of the US-inspired celebration by at least a few centuries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=James W. |title=The Story of Nepali Mother's Day |url=https://transglobalist.com/2014/04/mata-tirtha-aunshi/ |website=The Transglobalist |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>

In [[Buddhism]], the festival of [[Ghost Festival|Ullambana]] is derived from the story of [[Ghost Festival#Maudgaly.C4.81yana and his mother|Maudgalyayana and his mother]].<ref name="Teiser114">{{cite book|last=Teiser|first=Stephen F.|title=The Ghost Festival in Medieval China|year=1988|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, New Jersey|isbn=978-0-691-02677-0|page=114}}</ref>