Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Malawi Changes Date Of Mothers' Day Public Holiday

Sources: African Press Agency (Lilongwe) and Malawi public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malawi's President, Bingu wa Mutharika, has announced that from this year onward, Malawi's Mothers' Day public holiday would be observed jointly with the UN-designated World Rural Women’s Day, and on the date of the UN day, October 15. Previously, Malawi's Mothers' Day public holiday was observed on the second Monday of October.