Festa della Mamma – What Mother’s Day is like in Italy

As in Brazil, the Mother's Day in Italy It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. But this is recent. For a long time the party was celebrated on May 8th, in reference to “Madre della Chiesa”, that is, the mother of the Church,

The current Mother's Day it was introduced into the calendar in the 1950s. Raul Zaccari, senator and mayor of Bordighera, an Italian commune in the Liguria region, promoted a celebration on the second Sunday in May 1956 and infected nearby cities.

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The date became official in 1958 when Raul Zaccari and senators approved a bill guaranteeing the creation of Mother's Day.

Today, the date is used for actions related to topics such as women's rights, breast cancer and health.

It is customary to present mothers with red roses. White roses are used to be placed on the graves of mothers who have passed away.

In schools, children prepare special works and poems for their mothers.

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