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Mother's Day in Benin

Mother's Day in Benin is held on May 31. It is celebrated on the last Sunday of May, if the date coincides with the date of Pentecost, then it is transferred to the first Sunday of June. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. Help us Help us 
31 May - Mother's Day in Benin
While many countries around the world, such as the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Mother's Day is celebrated on Second Sunday of May, in Benin, it will be necessary to wait until last Sunday of May.
In France, Mother's Day is enshrined in law, in article nº50-577 of May 24, 1950, enacted by the President at the time, Vincent Auriol. This law proclaims that “the French Republic officially pays tribute each year to French mothers during a day dedicated to the celebration of Mother’s Day (…)”. It is specified that “Mother's Day is fixed for the last Sunday of May; if this date coincides with that of Pentecost, Mother's Day takes place on the first Sunday of June”. Benin then Dahomey a former French colony certainly follows France in this celebration of Mother's Day.

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31 May in different thematic calendars → Women’s Days
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