母亲节的由来(英语版100字句

Mother's Day tradition originated in ancient Greece. In January 8th this day, the ancient Greeks to pay tribute to the mother of the Greek gods rhea. In ancient Rome, the scale of these activities becomes bigger, to celebrate the grand often lasted for three days. The ancient people of the goddess worship is only a superstition, is not the same with people today respect of motherhood.
母亲节的传统起源于古希腊。在一月八日这一天，古希腊人向希腊众神之母瑞亚致敬。到古罗马时，这些活动的规模就变得更大，庆祝盛况往往持续达三天之久。古时人们对女神的崇拜只不过是一种迷信，同今天人们对母性的尊敬是大不相同的。

母亲节起源于美国。1906年5月9日，美国费城的安娜·贾薇丝的母亲不幸去世，她悲痛万分。在次年母亲逝世周年忌日，安娜小姐组织了追思母亲的活动，并鼓励他人也以类似方式来表达对各自慈母的感激之情。此后，她到处游说并向社会各界呼吁，号召设立母亲节。她的呼吁获得热烈响应。1913年5月10 日，美国参众两院通过决议案，由威尔逊总统签署公告，决定每年5月的第二个星期日为母亲节。这一举措引起世界各国纷纷仿效，至1948年安娜谢世时，已有 43个国家设立了母亲节

Mother's Day originated in the United States. On May 9, 1906, Anna Jarvis's mother in Philadelphia, USA, died in great sorrow. On the anniversary of her mother's death the following year, Miss Anna organized activities to remember her mother and encouraged others to express their gratitude to their mothers in a similar way. Since then, she has lobbied and appealed to all sectors of society for the establishment of Mother's Day. Her appeal received a warm response. On May 10, 1913, the United States Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution, signed by President Wilson proclamation, deciding that the second Sunday of May each year is Mother's Day. By the time Anna died in 1948, 43 countries had established Mother's Day.

Mother's day tradition originated in ancient Greece worship of the goddess. The middle of the 17th century, mother's day spread to England. American Mrs Jarvis mother and daughter life, to honor and praise mother congress formally established in 1914 on the second Sunday of may is mother's day each year, President Wilson take the lead in his own house section to display the flag to show for all the mother's love and respect for the United States of America. After, attract the world many countries support, on May 11, the annual international mother's day.

拓展：母亲节（Mother's Day），是一个感谢母亲的节日。这个节日最早出现在古希腊；而现代的母亲节起源于美国，是每年5月的第二个星期日。母亲们在这一天通常会收到礼物，康乃馨被视为献给母亲的花，而中国的母亲花是萱草花，又叫忘忧草。

Mother's Day in the modern sense originated in the United States. In 1914, the second Sunday of May was designated Mother's Day by the United States Senate and House of Representatives. However, this Mother's Day is not universal. Many European countries still have their own Mother's Day. For example, France celebrated Mother's Day for the first time only in 1928, and it is scheduled for the last Sunday of May, and Portugal's Mother's Day is not scheduled for the second week of May. This is especially true on Mother's Day in China.

现代意义上的母亲节起源于美国。1914年，5月的第二个星期日被美国参议院和众议院指定为母亲节。然而，这个母亲节并不普遍。许多欧洲国家仍然有自己的母亲节。例如，法国在1928年才第一次庆祝母亲节，定于5月的最后一个星期日，而葡萄牙的母亲节没有定于5月的第二个星期日。这在中国的母亲节尤其如此。