母亲节的起源HistoryofMother′sDayIntheU
Mothers'DayisaholidaycelebratedonsecondSundayinMay
Itisadaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,gifts,andflowers
FirstobservanceinPhiladelphia,Pa
in1907,itisbasedonsuggestionsbyJuliaWardHowein1872andbyAnnaJarvisin1907
Althoughitwasn'tcelebratedintheU
until1907,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece
Inthosedays,however,itwasRhea,theMotherofthegodsthatwasgivenhonor
Later,inthe1600's,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalled"MotheringSunday
"ItwascelebratedduringJune,onthefourthSunday
OnMotheringSunday,theservants,whogenerallylivedwiththeiremployers,wereencouragedtoreturnhomeandhonortheirmothers
Itwastraditionalforthemtobringaspecialcakealongtocelebratetheoccasion
IntheU
,in1907AnaJarvis,fromPhiladelphia,beganacampaignt