母亲节的由来

母亲节的由来 母亲节的由来:Mother's day The first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 17th century, England honored mothers on "Mothering Sunday," celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day in 1872. Howe saw Mother's Day as being dedicated to peace. 最早为母亲们庆祝节日是在古希腊的时候。庆祝活动在春天举行～人们向众神之母莉娅献祭。十 七世纪时英国人用“拜望双亲日”来示对母亲们的尊敬～定于四旬斋的第四个星期日庆祝。 在美国朱 莉娅?沃德?荷于1872年提出了“母亲节”的建议。荷把“母亲节”当作是对和平的贡献。 Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day in the USA. Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish "Mother's Friendship Days" as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War. 费城的安娜?查维丝为母亲节成为美国官方节日做出了努力。她发起成立母亲节的运动是从纪念她 的母亲开始的。安娜的母亲去世于1905年～曾在十九世纪末期提倡过建立“母亲友好日”以抚慰内战 带来的创伤。 In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day. A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May. 1910年西弗吉尼亚成为第一个认可母亲节的洲。一年后几乎每个洲都将这一天定为官方节日。 1914年美国总统胡佛?威尔森公开宣布将母亲节定为国家节日～定于五月的第二个星期天。 Today many celebrations of Mother's Days are held throughout the world. Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States. 现在全世界有很多地方庆祝母亲节～虽然这些庆祝活动并不是在同一天举行。丹麦、芬兰、意大 利、土尔其、澳大利亚和比利时等国家和美国在同一天庆祝母亲节。 Don't forget Mother's Day. Make your Mom breakfast in bed, buy her a bunch of flowers and some chocolates and, most importantly, tell her how much you love and respect her. 不要忘记母亲节。把早餐端到你妈妈床前～给她买一大束花和一些巧克力～最重要的是～告诉她 你是多么爱她和尊敬她。 M - O - T - H - E - R "M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold; "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" means right, and right she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER," A word that means the world to me. 妈妈 “M”代表她给予我的一切～ “O”代表她温柔的拥抱～ “T”代表她想要教会我的东西～ “N”代表她金子般纯洁的心灵～ “E”代表她充满慈爱的目光～ “R”的意思是她永远代表正义～ ”～一个对我来说意味着整个世界的词。 将这些字母组合在一起就会拼出“妈妈