Mother’sdayhistory•In1907,AnnaM.Jarvis(1864-1948),aphiladephia•schoolteacher,beganamovementtosetupanational•Mother'sDayinhonorofhermother,AnnMariaReeves•Jarvis.Shesolicitedthehelpofhundredsoflegislators•andprominentbusinessmentocreateaspecialdayto•honormothers.ThefirstMother'sDayobservancewasa•churchservicehonoringAnna'smother.Annahanded•outhermother'sfavoriteflowers,thewhiteincarnations,•ontheoccasionastheyrepresentsweetness,purity,and•patience.Anna'shardworkfinallypaidoffintheyear•1914,whenPresidentWoodrowWilsonproclaimedthe•secondSundayinMayasanationalholidayinhonorof•mothers.•SlowlyandgraduallytheMother'sday•becameverypopularandgiftgivingactivity•increased.Allthiscommercializationofthe•Mother'sdayinfuriatedAnnaasshe•believedthattheday'ssentimentwasbeing•sacrificedattheexpenseofgreedandprofitRegardlessofJarvis'sworries,Mother'sDayhasflourishedintheUnitedStates.Actually,thesecondSundayofMayhasbecomethemostpopulardayoftheyear.AlthoughAnnamaynotbewithusbuttheMother'sdaylivesonandhasspreadtovariouscountriesoftheworld.ManycountriesthroughouttheworldcelebrateMother'sDayatvarioustimesduringtheyear,butsomesuchasDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,andBelgiumalsocelebrateMother'sDayonthesecondSundayofMay.各国母亲节的日期•China/Japan/canada/Denmark/Finland•onthesecondSundayofMay•NorwayonthesecondSundayoffebruary•ArgentinaonthesecondSundayofoctober•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。•花语：康乃馨(爱、美丽、尊敬)康乃馨是所有女性的神圣之花，美好典雅的典范。•康乃馨：母亲我爱您、热情、真情•康乃馨（红）：相信你的爱•康乃馨（粉红）：热爱、亮丽•康乃馨（白）：吾爱永在、真情、纯洁•AllthatIamoreverhopetobe,IowetomyangelMother.Iremembermymother'sprayersandtheyhavealwaysfollowedme.Theyhaveclungtomeallmylife.•无论我现在怎么样，还是希望以后会怎么样，都应当归功于我天使一般的母亲。我记得母亲的那些祷告，它们一直伴随着我，而且已经陪伴了我一生。——亚伯拉罕·林肯•MymotherwasthemostbeautifulwomanIeversaw.AllIamIowetomymother.Iattributeallmysuccessinlifetothemoral,intellectualandphysicaleducationIreceivedfromher.•我的母亲是我见过的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都归功于我的母亲。我一生中所有的成就都归功于我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的教育。——乔治·华盛顿•慈母的胳膊是由爱构成的，孩子睡在里面怎能不香甜？——雨果•全世界的母亲是多么的相像！她们的心始终一样，每一个母亲都有一颗极为纯真的赤子之心。——惠特曼•我给我母亲添了不少乱，但是我认为她对此颇为享受。——马克·吐温
