Mother's Day To Go Back To Being Celebrated on August 15th
Its almost official, Mother's Day moves back to being celebrated on August 15th, following a vote of approval by the legislators of the Comisión de Asuntos Sociales.

However, it is now up to the Legislature if it will support the commission's vote to amend Article 48 of the Código de Trabajo (Labour Code), which was amended by the former legislature that moved Mother's Day and other three holidays that when they fall during the week are moved to the following Monday.

The push behind the proposal to celebrate Mother's Day on the day it falls is May Antillón, head of the legislative deputies of the ruling party, Partico Liberación Nacional (PLN).

According to Antillón, bringing back Mother's Day to being celebrated on August 15 guarantees family integration and rescues Costa Rican social values.

This year, August 15h fall on a Wednesday and if the legislation is approved in time, Mother's day will be celebrated on that day, as it is deemed a national holiday. Last year, there was total confusion on the celebration of Mother's Day as it fell on a Tuesday and one, if not the most, important holiday in the country had to be celebrated the following Monday.