1. MOTHER’S DAY, FATHER’S
DAY AND VALENTINE’S DAY
Jovina, Siren and Julie

2. MOTHER’S DAY- GERMANY
• Second Sunday in May
• Celebrated to give thanks to mothers
• Celebrated in many countries
• Since 1922 popular in Germany
• Today it’s an inofficial holiday
• Usually spend with family
• Children give gifts to their mother
• Celebrated in almost every family

3. MOTHER’S DAY- NORWAY
• Celebrated on the second Sunday in February
• The 9th of February 1909 in Bergen
• Religious organisation
• Got through with doing this yearly
• Breakfast or coffie at bed, flowers or other presants, and cake

4. FATHER’S DAY- GERMANY
• Same day as Ascension day (40 days after Easter)
• Like Mother’s day, but for fathers
• Official holiday since 1934
• Usually involves alcohol, especially for men
• Often spend with family
• Often men do hikes together with friends, usually they have a handcart
with them in which they transport beer which they drink while walking

5. FATHERSDAY- NORWAY
• The second Sunday in November
• The same celebration as Mother’s day
• The consept comes from USA
• Popular after World war II
• Sonora Smart Dodd
• 1909

6. VALENTINE’S DAY – GERMANY
• 14. of February
• Originally a religious holiday
• English emigrants brought it with them to the USA, during World War II soldiers
from the USA brought it to the western part of Germany
• Became popular in Germany because of florists and people selling candy
• Usually people give flowers, often roses, to their beloved ones
• Celebrated in many countries (e.g. USA, South Africa, Japan, South Korea,
China, Brasil, Italy, …)
• In the beginning it was celebrated because of St. Valentin who died as a
martyr after illegaly getting people married

7. VALENTINE’S DAY- NORWAY
• It’s celebration in the name of love
• 14 of february
• Not so comon in norway

9. SOURCES
• http://www.aktivioslo.no/hvaskjer/farsdag/
• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farsdag
• http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morsdag
• pictures from google