Mother's Day in Malawi
Mother's Day in Malawi is held on October 15. This event in the second decade of the month October is annual. 
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Today Mother's Day in Malawi is observed on the same day as the United Nations' International Day of Rural Women, and is often commemorated by a public speech by the president about the importance of mothers. Previously, Mother's Day in Malawi was celebrated on the second Monday in October.
In Malawi, Mother’s Day is a time to show love to your mother and remember all that she has done for you in life. It is also a time to celebrate the crucial role of mothers in the family and nation in general
Women here have an average of 5 children. Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios globally, currently estimated at 439 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Adolescent pregnancies comprise 29% of all births and 15% of maternal deaths. In Malawi, the word for pregnancy in Chichewa is 'pakati', which means 'between life and death.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Malawi Independence Day on July 6 (celebrates the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964);
National Tree Planting Day in Malawi on December 8 (Date for 2025; celebrated on the second Monday in December);
John Chilembwe Day in Malawi on January 15 (he was one of the founders of the national liberation movement in Nyasaland);
Martyrs' Day in Malawi on March 3
Hastings Banda's Birthday in Malawi on May 14
Freedom Day in Malawi on June 14
Mother's Day in Belarus on October 14
Grandparents Day in Chile on October 15
World Menopause Day on October 18 (doctors call for women to take action at menopause, to prevent health problems in later life);
Women's Global Happiness Day on October 18 (directed against the epidemic of depression among women. The idea that arose in 2017 belongs to Carin Rockind)