Happy Mother's Day from daFlores

While there are still a few more Mother’s Days to celebrate in May, the main event is really the second Sunday in May and we hope that you have a wonderful day. Whether you’re near to or far from your mom on this special day, it’s the keeping in touch that matters. Thank you for ordering from daFlores.

As we roll on now into summer, we invite you to look for other opportunities to delight the special people in your life. DaFlores works only with the best florists to bring you these flowers. A recent survey put flowers in the top three of desirable gifts on Mother’s Day, but that same survey also highlighted some of the other things that Mom would like—time off from chores, time with family, and a nice dinner out.

Perhaps these will give you an idea of what you can do for Mom on Sunday, May 13, 2012. If you’re together, spend a little time doing the chores and let her have a full day off. Breakfast in bed, no work to do—that’s a great Mother’s Day gift. Time is precious and can’t be bought, and you can give Mom the gift of time. For the rest, daFlores will continue to be at your disposal for beautiful Mother’s Day flowers, just-because flowers, and flowers to make a heart sing. Happy Mother’s Day to you and yours.

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When is Mother’s Day 2012? Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May for most countries, but not all. Around the world, countries attach their Mother’s Day dates to celebrations of independence or religious festivals, or simply pick different Sundays. Our infographic is a fun way to see when Mother’s Day is celebrated in the daFlores.com world. Feel free to use the Mother’s Day infographic in your blogs and websites to help people remember one of the most important dates in your mother’s calendar!

In Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Italy, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, the USA, and Venezuela, Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May, the 13th. But Portugal and Spain celebrate Mother’s Day on the first Sunday in May, the 6th, while Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala choose the 10th of May for Mother’s Day. Paraguay uses May 15 every year, Dominican Republic uses the fourth Sunday, May 27, 2012, while Bolivia uses May 27 every year and Nicaragua uses the 30th.

The Arabic people in Israel celebrate Mother’s Day on March 21, while the Israelis use 30 Shevat, which is February 23 in 2012. Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam celebrate on March 8, though some in Ukraine also use May 13, the second Sunday in May. The United Kingdom has Mothering Sunday on the fourth Sunday in Lent—in 2012, that’s March 18.

Costa Rica celebrates Mother’s Day on August 15, then Argentina chooses the third Sunday in October, for Mother’s Day–the 21st in 2012. Panama uses December 8, and Indonesia chooses December 22.

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What day is Mother’s Day in 2012?

Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May, right? In 2012, that’s May 13. That would be true if you were in most of the countries that daFlores.com serves, but if you’re in Argentina, the United Kingdom or Israel…well, it wouldn’t be true. Mother’s Day celebrations around the world take place around the year!

The people of Israel celebrate Mother’s Day at two different times, depending on what culture is theirs. The Arabic people of Israel celebrate on March 21st, which usually coincides with the Spring Equinox, but didn’t in 2012. (The equinox can move around a day or two, but the Mother’s Day date, as far as we can tell, stays put.) However, if you’re an Israeli of Israel, your celebration in on 30 Shevat which can be anywhere from January through March. In 2012, the celebration fell on February 23.

Eastern Europe likes March 8. Bulgaria, Romania, Russia and the Ukraine all celebrate then – a fixed date. On the other hand, some in Ukraine also celebrate the second Sunday in May. Go figure. And while we’re on the subject, Vietnam also uses March 8.

March can sometimes bring Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom, but not this year. The UK bases Mother’s Day on the fourth Sunday in Lent and, in 2012, Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom is March 18. They call it Mothering Sunday.

Spain and Portugal celebrate Mother’s Day on the first Sunday in May. So, in 2012, they kick off the busy month of May with a May 6 Mother’s Day.

Now we come to the biggie: May 13, or the second Sunday in May. This is Mother’s Day for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Italy, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, the USA, and Venezuela. Phew! Catch your breath a moment. That’s a lot of countries.

May 10, a fixed date, is another popular place for Mother’s Day to hang out. That date is used by El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.

Paraguay’s Mother Day shares May 15 with Dia de la Patria – Independence Day. Bolivia’s Mother’s Day is May 27, a fixed date, and the Dominican Republic uses the last Sunday in May, which in 2012 falls on the last Sunday in May. Coincidentally, in 2012 Mother’s Day in Dominican Republic is also May 27. Nicaragua, however, waits until the 30th….a fixed date.

After all that activity in May, the holiday takes a break from June through July. Then, Costa Rica celebrates a lonely Mother’s Day on August 15.

Argentina celebrates Mother’s Day on October 21 in 2012 – Mother’s Day in Argentina is the third Sunday in October. And then, finally, we have a couple of stragglers – Panama’s Mother’s Day is on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. And Indonesia likes December 22, which is a celebration of women’s rights in that country. Both of those are fixed dates.

We hope you have enjoyed our whirlwind world tour of Mother’s Day, 2012 dates. DaFlores.com can supply flowers for all these events (except for the ones that have already passed – but then, do you really need a Mother’s Day to send flowers for Mother’s Day?)

Moms love flowers. Whatever the media says every year, our experience is that flowers are second only to time spent with Mom. We can’t provide the time (except to our own Moms)–but we can provide the Mother’s Day flowers. And what flowers they are!

All daFlores bouquets are delivered fresh and hand-made to the door. All our florists have been in business at least 10 years, which means they have enough experience and skill to cheerfully and professionally handle floods of orders at times such as at Mother’s Day. This allows us to offer our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. If you or your loved one are not happy with the flowers, we’ll work with you to fix the problem.

If you order now, there’s still plenty of time for our florists to adjust their orders and bring in more flowers to create your Mother’s Day orders. If you leave it to the last minute, some may be forced to stop taking orders, while others might be forced to substitute flowers.

We make it easy to order your Mother’s Day flowers. Not only do we have around-the-clock bilingual customer service, we have online and email customer service and local toll-free numbers. Selections of Mother’s Day flowers are available by clicking the Mother’s Day button on each country’s individual page. You can also sort flowers by category or by price range.

Are you ready to order flowers for Mother’s Day? Come on down and visit flowers.daflores.com. With something to suit every budget and add-ons to customize each gift, we can guarantee this: If you order daFlores flowers for your mom this year, they’ll be the best, most beautiful Mother’s Day flowers she’s ever seen.

But what caught our eye, of course, was the blanket of roses laid over the winning horse in the winners’ circle. That blanket of roses consisted of more than 550 red roses, woven into a beautiful blanket for the Kentucky Derby. We admire craftsmanship like that—it takes time, dedication and effort to create such an amazing masterpiece of floral skill. Something like 165,000 people watched that event from the site, not to mention the millions who watched on TV. We’d hope that means they all have a new appreciation for florists and rose bouquets.

While daFlores isn’t in the business of blanketing horses with roses, we do have some wonderful red rose arrangements that you can send to your loved ones. Most rose bouquets can be presented in different colors, including pink, yellow, apricot and white, so you can choose the color based on the message you want to send. Classic bouquets of 12 red roses convey love; we also have two dozen, three dozen and 100 red roses to make your message clearer. (And yes, we have 18 roses too.)

Whatever you choose, these rose arrangements send the perfect message of love and affection. In every country of the world, the language of flowers is never so clear as with sweet, pretty roses. And, while we can’t do a blanket of roses, never fear; there’s more than one way to approach a gift. If you send enough rose bouquets, it will be just as though you’re sending a blanket of red roses for the winner in your life.

Cinco de Mayo is on our doorstep. This festival of Mexican heritage takes place on May 5 every year and it’s not too late to take part. Send flowers to the host of a Cinco de Mayo festival or to all your Mexican friends. If you’re far from loved ones in Mexico, we can even arrange same-day flower delivery in Mexico.

May is National Hamburger Month and National Barbecue Month. (It’s also National Salad Month and National Blood Pressure Month—go figure.) We reckon that’s because, for many, it’s the month coming up to Memorial Day, the official start of grilling season. For many, that season has already begun, so if you’re planning an outdoor party or barbecue, why not top it off with some gorgeous fresh spring flowers from daFlores?

May is also Older Americans’ Month. Why not celebrate seniors in your life by sending them some bright and beautiful flowers? Older Americans bring wisdom, knowledge and history into focus. Whether it’s a volunteer worker or just a friend, the seniors in your life are sure to appreciate this gesture.

The first full week in May is Nurses’ Week. That starts on May 6 in 2012 (even though that’s a Sunday). Nurses’ Day is May 6, Red Cross/Red Crescent Day is May 8 and School Nurses’ Day is May 9. Give you any ideas? We thought so.

Memorial Day is on May 28 in 2012. This is a celebration of veterans who’ve lost their lives serving their country. DaFlores has tasteful flowers suitable for church services and for individual observations. If you know someone who has served their country and deserves flowers, we recommend something tasteful and elegant, like lilies or tropical flowers.

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You can say a lot with a simple flower. In fact, you might be saying more than you realize. Flowers have a lot of meaning, and this “how to guide” can help you discover a little more about these beautiful gifts. The traditional rose, for example, can say many different things depending on the color and the number you send. This could be really important for your next international flower delivery to someone special.

If, for example, you were to send flowers to Colombia on Women’s Day, a light pink or peach-colored rose to symbolize honor and respect would be the perfect choice. On the other hand, if you are sending flowers to someone very special, a lavender rose might be a better choice to show that it really was love at first sight. Whether you are sending aster, roses, or tulips, be sure you know what you are really saying with a simple flower.
 

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You can use Cinco de Mayo flowers to set an attractive fiesta table this Saturday. While daFlores does deliver on Saturdays, we recommend ordering now to make sure your flowers arrive the day before. That way, when you put your tropical flowers or sunflowers on the table, you’ll have plenty of time to arrange them just so.

You’ll have to find your pinatas and other goodies somewhere else; by focusing on flowers and a limited number of add-on extra gifts, daFlores ensures we keep track of our florists to bring you amazing, fresh flowers for Mexican Independence Day. Remember: We never recycle. All daFlores flowers are fresh every morning, on Cinco de Mayo and every other day we deliver.

Another way to use Cinco de Mayo flowers is to greet your loved ones in Mexico. We cover all the major cities, so you needn’t worry about whether we can deliver or not. Just check our coverage page and look for your city. If you can’t join the family get-together in Mexico, at least you can send your love and your greetings to be with your loved ones in spirit.

In the Mexican state of Puebla, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The year 2012 therefore marks the 150th anniversary of the battle, where Mexican forces overcame the French. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is a date to celebrate Mexican heritage, courage and independence. DaFlores is proud to supply your beautiful flowers for Cinco de Mayo 2012.

So why does Dominican Republic use 27 May as Mother’s Day? There seems to be no real reason, other than by the choice of the country. Dominican Republic is one of maybe eight countries that celebrates Mother’s Day on the last Sunday of May. Most, but not all, have some connection with France, so that’s probably the missing link.

What’s important is that you’ve got an entire month to send your Mother’s Day flowers to Dominican Republic, and we’ve got the beautiful, garden-fresh flowers your mom or the mother of your children deserves.

To order Mother’s Day flowers in Dominican Republic, go ahead and visit the special page we’ve set up on flowers.daflores.com. The Mother’s Day icon in the top left-hand corner takes you where you want to go (unless you’ve already purchased a plane ticket to go there in person, of course). You’ll see a wide selection of gorgeous fresh flowers that you can send to your loved one.

Remember, we hand-pick all our florists to ensure they have the experience and quality control to go with our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. We promise that our flowers will stay fresh at least a week because they’re brought in fresh every morning.

To see where we send flowers in Dominican Republic, check out our full city list. You’ll see that we cover the major and quite a lot of the smaller cities too. With our bilingual, 24-hour customer service and amazing flowers, the only place you’ll find blossoms as gorgeous as ours is to fly to Dominican Republic yourself and check out their gardens and parks.

The disadvantage? You can’t bring those to your loved ones. With daFlores, you can bring the garden home and delight your mother on Mother’s Day with delivered-to-the-door fresh flowers.

May 27 marks the anniversary of the 1827 Battle of Coronilla which took place during the Bolivian War of Independence. President Hernando Siles Reyes was in office when the law to proclaim May 27 as Dia de la Madre Boliviana was passed on 8 November 1927. You’ll notice immediately that it’s not just Mother’s Day: It’s Bolivian Mother’s Day. The May 27 date is both a celebration of mothers and of Bolivian national pride.

The roots of the story are a bit sadder, though. Women fighting for independence were slaughtered during the Battle of Coronilla. That’s why Mother’s Day in Bolivia is just a little different from celebrations around the world. In that country, it’s not really a day for parades and massive celebration, but of thoughtfulness and respect.

The event is as likely to be observed through school activities as it is in the streets of Bolivian cities. That’s not too different from the situation in Paraguay, in fact, but it also doesn’t mean it’s inappropriate to send Mother’s Day in Bolivia. Quite the opposite, in fact: We’ve long observed that Bolivians love to send Mother’s Day flowers to their wives and mothers on May 27!

DaFlores serves Bolivia with beautiful Mother’s Day flowers, picked fresh every morning and arranged to our exacting standards. Our Bolivian Mother’s Day section has a wide variety of flowers, ranging from traditional pinks and whites to cheerful spring yellows and fiery tropical flowers. There is a Mother’s Day flower arrangement to suit every taste and preference this Mother’s Day in Bolivia.

Unlike other countries that tie their celebrations to a particular day, they tie theirs to Dia de la Patria, their national day or independence day. This last was supposedly to honor Juana María de Lara, who gave great service to her country as it rose up and broke free from Spain.

Dia de la Patria or Mother’s Day in Paraguay is on a Tuesday this week, just two days after the busiest Mother’s Day date there is, 13 May. And daFlores delivers to Paraguay. Thus, if you were thinking of sending Mother’s Day flowers or Dia de la Patria day flowers, now would be a very good time to order. All the same conditions apply; this is a very busy holiday and, the sooner you order, the less chance there is of disappointment.

Since 2008, Paraguayans have been trying to get Mother’s Day moved back to the second Sunday in May, like most of the Americas. So far, though, that has not happened. The fear is that, with Mother’s Day in Paraguay being more popular, the very important day of Dia de la Patria was somehow lost. So saying, we think it’s entirely possible to celebrate both.

Dia de la Patria calls for bold, celebratory flowers, the kind that make a statement when used as the centerpiece of a table. We recommend sunflowers and tropical flowers for this statement. For Mother’s Day in Paraguay, it’s just as easy. Go to our Paraguay page, click the Mother’s Day logo, and start browsing. This is one of our most popular holidays and, with years of experience, we know exactly how to guide you.

Whatever you choose to celebrate, both or either occasion, daFlores can help you with 24-hour, bilingual customer service both online and offline. When it comes to delivering fresh Mother’s Day flowers to Paraguay, we are the go-to source.