• In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace.
• In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
• Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
• While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
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Theearliest Mother's Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.
• As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" -the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration . People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.
母亲节起源
·母亲节正式被庆祝的历史，至今虽然才八十多年，但是，专门找一天
来表达对妈妈崇高敬意的观念，却可以追溯到很久以前。古代的希腊人
和罗马人都会举行「春季节日」，以表达他们对「母亲神」〈泛指女性
神〉的
崇敬。
• 后来，在中古世纪的英国，四旬斋〈为纪念耶稣在荒郊的禁食，而举行 的绝食斋戒或忏悔的宗教活动，时间大致在每年的二月底至四月初〉的 第四个星期日，就是所谓的『母亲日』。那一天，长大的孩子，必须带 著礼物回家，送给自己的妈妈。
• During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday", celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent . "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England. During this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.
• 为提倡和平，女作家建议订定母亲节
• 在美国，以写「共和国战歌」而闻名的女作家朱莉亚?瓦德?霍耶，曾建 议在六月中选定某一天为「母亲节」。由於美国内战的爆发，许多母亲 尝到战争的恐怖，及失去爱子的痛苦，朱莉亚极力鼓吹订定一个节日以 提倡和平。她的建议只有少数几个地方采行而已。
The history Of Mothers’
Day
• Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessman, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful, by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow