母亲节的由来

Thehistory ofMother’sDayiscenturies old and goes back to the times of ancient Greeks，whoheld festivitiesto honorRhea， the mother of the gods. The early Christians celebrated theMother’sfestival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary， the mother of Christ. Interestingly， later on a religious order stretched the holiday to include all mothers， and named it as the Mothering Sunday. The English colonists settled in America discontinued the tradition of Mothering Sunday because of lack of time.In 1872 Julia Ward Howe organizeda day for mothersdedicated to peace.Itis a landmark in the history of Mother's Day.

In 1907，Anna M.Jarvis （1864-1948），a Philadelphia schoolteacher，began a movement to setupa national Mother'sDayin honorof hermother.She solicited the help of hundreds of legislators and prominent businessmen to createa specialdayto honormothers.Thefirst Mother'sDayobservancewasachurch service honoringAnna’s mother.Anna handed out her mother'sfavorite flowers，thewhiteincarnations，on the occasion as they represent sweetness，purity，andpatience.Anna'shardworkfinallypaidoffin the year1914，whenPresident Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sundayin May as anational holidayin honorof mothers.

母亲节的历史可以追溯到几百年前的古希腊，当时，人们都会举行庆祝活动纪念Rhea（瑞亚），古希腊的众神之母，她是主神宙斯和天后赫拉的母亲。（剩余407字）