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10 May: what is celebrated today
There are dates that seem to bring together very different stories, as in a single heartbeat. 10 May is one of them: a day that speaks of care — the kind born at home, the kind that protects the earth and the kind that becomes essential when health breaks down. Between intimate celebrations and collective calls, this day reminds us that life is sustained by visible and invisible bonds.
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day has neither a single date nor a single form: it unfolds across calendars and cultures. In many countries it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, while others place it in different seasons of the year, as though motherhood needed multiple moments to be named. This diversity speaks of a universal experience, but never an identical one.
Beyond gifts and traditions, the day invites us to pause over what is essential. From ancient goddesses to contemporary mothers, the maternal figure has been a symbol of origin, refuge and the transmission of values. Today, when family models are diverse and changing, Mother’s Day also becomes recognition for every form of care that sustains daily life.
International Day of Argan Trees
Silently, beneath the intense sun of south-western Morocco, argan trees have endured for centuries. This ancestral tree, made the focus of an international day by the United Nations in 2021, embodies a balanced relationship between nature and community. It is not just a plant species: it is a way of life.
The argan tree protects the soil, feeds people and provides its valuable oil, known as Morocco’s “liquid gold”. Celebrating it is remembering that biodiversity is not an abstract concept, but a concrete network of knowledge, local work and sustainability. Caring for these trees is, ultimately, caring for the future.
World Lupus Day
10 May is also coloured violet to make lupus visible, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people around the world. Often invisible and marked by changing symptoms, it forces those who have it to live with uncertainty and fatigue.
This day seeks not only to inform, but to generate empathy. Behind every diagnosis are stories of adaptation, strength and support networks. World Lupus Day reminds us that health is not always apparent, and that listening, understanding and accompanying can be as important as any medical treatment.
Grandchildren’s Day (Argentina)
In Argentina, the second Sunday in May is reserved for grandchildren, the link joining past and future. The celebration brings the bond with grandparents to the foreground, where time is measured in stories, games and shared learning.
Grandchildren’s Day highlights the continuity of family memory. In a fast-paced era, this date proposes a simple, powerful gesture: sit together, look into each other’s eyes and recognise that identity is built from generation to generation.