Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day!

On a note remotely related to sequencing and prenatal diagnostics, we would like to wish all of the mothers and soon-to-be mothers a very Happy Mother's Day!

Unfortunately, many countries disagree on the calendar date for this celebration, which goes goes back many centuries and can be traced to ancient Greece, and have conveniently correlated it with their respective religious holidays.

The following countries celebrate Mother's Day on the second Tuesday of May:


    * Australia
    * Austria
    * Bahamas
    * Barbados
    * Bangladesh
    * Belgium
    * Bermuda
    * Brazil
    * Canada
    * Chile
    * China
    * Colombia
    * Cuba
    * Croatia
    * Czech Republic
    * Denmark
    * Ecuador
    * Finland
    * Germany
    * Greece
    * Hong Kong
    * Iceland
    * Italy

    * India
    * Ireland
    * Jamaica
    * Japan
    * Latvia
    * Malta
    * Mexico
    * Netherlands
    * New Zealand
    * Peru
    * Philippines
    * Puerto Rico
    * Singapore
    * South Africa
    * Switzerland
    * Taiwan
    * Turkey
    * Uruguay
    * UK
    * USA
    * Zimbabwe








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