Some Latin American countries also observe Mother’s Day on the same day as the U.S. It’s a tradition myself and others continue to uphold, regardless of acculturation level. to wish them a Feliz Día de La Madre on May 10. Although my mother passed a number of years ago, I continue to call my cousins in Mexico, and here in the U.S. In addition to the second Sunday, we also observed it on May 10, which is the traditional Mother’s Day in Mexico. Like many Mexican-Americans, I grew up observing Mother’s Day twice each May. And it’s not an “early Mother’s Day wish” This may come up as curious to a lot of White non-Latinos when they see posts on social media (usually Facebook) for Mother’s Day, thinking and wondering about who’s confused. Latinos have the opportunity to celebrate/observe it twice. The actual date will vary (this year it’s May 14), but it’s always on that second Sunday. Here in the U.S., we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May. We all know it’s a day where we do something special, or at the very least we wish someone a Happy Mother’s Day verbally or in a note, card, email, text, etc.
Not just our own mothers, but all women who are mothers and mother figures. Follow on Twitter.Mother's Day is when we honor and celebrate that special bond of motherhood and love. “As mothers, we are one very important pillar in our homes,” Diaz said in Spanish to the crowd.Ĭontact Jimmy Romo at or call 70. Nearly every seat was occupied.Īt the end of the workshops, a mariachi group played for participants. On the second floor, workshops focused on providing mothers with resources like medical consultations, domestic violence support and mammograms. Throughout the consulate Wednesday, mothers held red flowers as they waited for services like assistance with immigration, human rights and family matters. It’s important for moms to feel gratified, she said. Miranda believes that it’s important to continue celebrating the holiday, as mothers need more recognition for what they do. “If there are other kids around, they can socialize with one another.”ĭía de la Madre is celebrated in some Spanish-speaking countries on May 10.
“Keeping the kids off the screen would be good for them,” said Mariana Miranda, a mother who held her daughter’s hand in one hand and a red flower in the other. To Escutia Rodríguez, the new children’s corner furthers the relationship between the consulate and the Hispanic community in the valley. “This corner is very useful for parents and children to feel comfortable.” “Parents will no longer have to tell their kids to just sit down…now they can tell them to go play over there,” Escutia Rodríguez said in Spanish. More than 100 people visit the consulate each day and often bring their young children, doing their best to keep them entertained in a chair while they wait, typically with a smart device, according to Julián Escutia Rodríguez, the Consul of Mexico in Las Vegas. “This space is for our kids that need to unwind, socialize with other kids outside their friend group, wake up their imagination and their curiosity,” Diaz said in Spanish. Las Vegas Councilwoman Olivia Diaz spoke at the consulate to celebrate the holiday, in addition to cutting a ribbon for the new children’s corner inside the consulate’s lobby.Ĭandelen, a Nevada nonprofit that aims to help young children, donated the new play area.Ī former first-grade teacher, Diaz said she was happy to see more kid-focused spaces to socialize.
(Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas was bustling Wednesday as mothers and families from the Hispanic community gathered for Día de la Madre, a holiday that originated in Mexico to celebrate mothers. Families and their children in the newly donated children’s area at the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
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