看著母親一絲一絲的白發，一條一條逐日漸深的皺紋，多年含辛茹苦哺育我成人的母親，一個母親節的來歷，你知道了?

　　母親節的來歷

　　在美國,人們在五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節.在這一天,孩子們把卡片,禮物和鮮花獻給他們的母親.第一次慶祝母親節是發生在1907 年的費城,是由朱莉婭·瓦德·豪和安妮塔·賈威斯分別在 1872 年和 1907 年提議設立的.

　　雖然美國直到 1907 年才慶祝母親節,但是尊敬母親的節日甚至可以追溯到古希臘.盡管那時人們是慶祝上帝的母親羅伊的.

　　后來, 在17世紀初的英格蘭,人們有一個慣例,就是在每年六月的第四個星期天慶祝"省親節".在省親節那一天, 通常與雇主住在一起的仆人了, 被勸說回家和他們的母親團聚.按照慣例,他們要帶一塊特殊的蛋糕回家慶祝.

　　在美國, 1907年有一個來自費城的叫阿納·賈維斯的人,發起了一場建立全國的母親節的運動.在西弗吉尼亞的格拉夫頓,賈維斯說服了她母親的教堂,在她母親去世2周年的紀念日那一天慶祝母親節,即五月的第二個星期天.下一年費城也慶祝了母親節.

　　賈維斯和其它人開始給部長,商人,以及政治家們寫信,要求建立全國性的母親節.他們取得了成功.1914年在任的伍德羅·威爾森總統,向全國發布官方通告,宣布在每年五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節,并使之成為一種傳統.

　　世界上許多其它國家在全年的不同時間慶祝他們自己的母親節.丹麥,芬蘭,意大利,土耳其,澳大利亞,以及比利時同美國一樣,在五月的第二個星期天慶祝母親節.

　　以下是翻譯：

　　In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.

　　Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.

　　Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.

　　In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. 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. The next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.

　　Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

　　Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.

　　母親節的意義

　　母親節和父親節并非起源于中國，不是我們傳統的節日。但不知從什么時候開始，母親節和父親節開始走入了我們的生活。我想有一部分的原因歸結于商業炒作，但想想這也沒什么不好的，讓我們有一個特殊的時間來感恩。感謝我們的父母，帶給我們生命;感謝我們的父母，無私的奉獻自己。

　　感謝母親節的存在，它提醒我們復習尊重、孝敬和感恩，這些為人子女所應具備的最起碼的品質。趁父母健在的時候，趕緊把握住機會，使他們歡喜、快樂!要讓母親擁有“天天都在過母親節”的歡喜、快樂。至于怎樣慶祝、吃不吃蛋糕、送不送康乃馨，都只是細枝末節的小事了。

　　每個人的父母都盡自己最大的努力為自己的孩子盤算著一切，盡管有些事情在我們看來是多余的或是不合理的，但無可厚非的是，他們都是為了我們好。

　　母親節意義，我想每個孩子心中都有一個答案!那就用我們自己不同的方式去表達對偉大母親的愛吧。