Menstrual Monday 2008

Why are there so many different dates for Menstrual Monday?

Because Menstrual Monday falls, er, spills the Monday before Mother's Day...and Mother's Day falls on different dates in different countries. 

Once you figure out when Menstrual Monday is in your country, click here to find out some ways of letting the good times flow.

Julia Ward Howe...inventor of Mother's Day for Peace in the USA.  Click here to view Mothers Acting Up reading Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation.

If you're celebrating Menstrual Monday this year...why not let your mother or grandmothers know, by sending them a Menstrual Monday card? 

January 17, 2008 – Israel

February 11, 2008 – Norway

February 25, 2008 – Georgia

March 3, 2008 – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam

March 10, 2008 – Ireland, United Kingdom

March 20, 2008 (First Day of Spring) – Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

April 7, 2008 – Armenia

April 28, 2008 – Much of South America (as well as Mexico), Bahrain, India, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, South Africa, Spain

May 11, 2008 – Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, much of South America, El Salvador, India, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore

May 19, 2008 – France, Poland, Sweden, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti

May 26, 2008 – Nicaragua

July 7, 2008 - Iran