母親節由來及相關內容

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　　母愛就像空氣，陽光和水，擁有它就擁有了世上的珍寶，什么也不能換取，它讓平凡的生活充滿色彩，但沒有它，即使有世上的珍寶，也不過是一堆貨物而已。

　　節日起源/母親節中文

　　母親節的傳統起源于古希臘。在一月八日這一天，古希臘人向希臘眾神之母瑞亞(英文：Rhea、Cybele，希臘文：宙斯、波塞冬、哈德斯、得墨忒耳、赫拉和赫斯提亞的母親，故稱眾神之母)致敬。到古羅馬時，這些活動的規模就變得更大，慶祝盛況往往持續達三天之久。當然，古時人們對女神的崇拜只不過是一種迷信，它同今天人們對母性的尊敬是大不相同的。

　　17世紀中葉，母親節流傳到英國，英國人把封齋期的第四個星期天作為母親節。在這一天里，出門在外的年輕人將回到家中，給他們的母親帶上一些小禮物。

母親節由來及相關內容

　　1876年，美國還在悲悼南北戰爭的'死者。安娜·查維斯夫人(Anna Jarvis)在禮拜母親節由來堂講授美國國殤紀念日的課程，講到戰役中捐軀的英雄故事后，她進行祈禱時說：“但愿在某處、某時，會有人創立一個母親節，紀念和贊揚美國與全世界的母親。”

　　查維斯夫人為她的禮拜堂服務超過25年，當她在72歲逝世時，41歲的女兒安娜，立志創立一個母親節，來實現母親多年前祈求的心愿。安娜先后寫信給許多有名望的人物，要求他們支持設立母親節，以發揚孝道，初時反應冷淡，但她不氣餒，繼續向各界呼吁.1907年5月12日，安德烈衛理教堂應安娜之邀為母親們舉行一個禮拜儀式。隔年，此儀式在費城舉行，反應熱烈，終于獲得維州州長的支持，并于1910年宣布在該州設立母親節。1911年，慶祝母親節的活動已經開展得非常廣泛，不僅席卷美利堅合眾國的每一個州，而且連加拿大、墨西哥和南美的一些國家也都開始慶祝這個節日。美利堅合眾國人還把宣傳母親節的傳單用十種不同文字印發到各國去，以便擴大影響。此后幾年中，慶祝母親節運動的熱潮有增無減。1912年，美利堅合眾國專門成立了母親節國際協會。

　　1913年5月，美利堅合眾國眾議院一致通過決議，號召總統以及內閣、參眾兩院和聯邦政府的一切官員一律在母親節佩戴白色石竹花。1914年，美利堅合眾國國會正式命名5月的第二個星期日為母親節，并要求總統發布宣言，號召政府官員在所有的公共建筑物上懸掛國旗。緊接著，威爾遜總統昭告全國公民也在自己的住宅上掛國旗以表達人們對美利堅合眾國全體母親的熱愛和尊敬。此后美利堅合眾國總統每年都要發表一篇內容相同的宣言。此后，母親節便在各國開展。

　　母親節的來歷英文版：

　　The history of Mother's Day

　　The earliest Mother's Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.

　　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.

　　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.

　　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.

　　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

　　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.

　　Richer Than Gold

　　Strickland Gillilan (1869-1954)I had a mother who read me things .That wholesome life to the boy heart brings .Stories that stir with an upward touch,Oh, that each mother of boys were such!

　　You may have tangible wealth untold,Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.Richer than I you can never be .I had a mother who read to me.

　　母親節習俗

　　按慣例，“國際母親節”被定在每年的5月11日舉行。母親節是個充滿人間溫情的節日，這一天，家里的男成員要把全部家務活都包下來，兒女們每人都要做一件讓母親高興的事，以盡孝道。

　　即使遠在異地的孩子，也要打電話向母親表示祝賀。

　　這一天，美國人民都要在胸前佩上一朵花。母親健在的，戴一朵有色的花，表示歡愉;母親逝世的，戴一朵白花，表達哀思。

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