Menstrual Monday 2010

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? 

February 8, 2010 – Norway

March 1, 2010 – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam

March 8, 2010 – Ireland, United Kingdom

March 15, 2010 (First Day of Spring) – Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

April 5, 2010 – Armenia

May 3, 2010 – Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, 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, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, much of South America, El Salvador, India, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore

May 24, 2010 – France, Poland, Sweden, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua