National Mother Goose Day
A New York State Senate resolution identifies Gloria T. Delamar as establishing Mother Goose Day in 1987 alongside publication of her Mother Goose reference work; calendar documentation consistently places it on 1 May.
Date and recurrence
1 May
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States-origin literary and nursery-rhyme observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Mother Goose Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- New York State Senate — Mother Goose Day resolutionState Legislature Resolution
- National Day Calendar — National Mother Goose DayCalendar History Corroboration
Frequently asked questions
When is National Mother Goose Day?
1 May The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 May each year..
Does National Mother Goose Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Mother Goose Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States-origin literary and nursery-rhyme observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Mother Goose Day?
The stored designation basis is: A New York State Senate resolution identifies Gloria T. Delamar as establishing Mother Goose Day in 1987 alongside publication of her Mother Goose reference work; calendar documentation consistently places it on 1 May.. Supporting provenance includes New York State Senate — Mother Goose Day resolution. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Mother Goose Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: United States-origin literary and nursery-rhyme observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
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