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XX 有关于母亲节的资料 XX 有关于母亲节的资料 三毛曾写过一篇守望的天使文章说，每个人生命 中最真最诚的天使是自己的父母，天使终其一生舍尽全力 来为自己的孩子挡风遮雨。在犹太人的谚语里，也有一句 类似的表述，而且更为精辟“God could not be everywhere and therefore be made mothers。“母亲节来 临之际，首先让我们了解母亲节来历，并用心写上最为朴 实的祝福：母亲节快乐! Mothers Day History The history of Mothers Day is centuries old and goes back to the times of ancient Greeks, who held festivities to honor Rhea, the mother of the gods. The early Christians celebrated the Mothers festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. Interestingly, later on a religiousorder 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 organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace. It is a landmarkin the history of Mothers Day. 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)。早期的基督徒在大 斋节的第四个星期日节日庆祝母亲节来纪念荣 Mary(基督的 母亲)。有趣的是，宗教秩序的改革使得这一节日包括了全 体的母亲，并将这一日命名为“母亲节” 。后来，在美国定 居的英国殖民者由于缺少时间停止了这项传统。1872 年朱 丽娅伍德霍夫以致力于和平为母亲们设立一个节日。这是 母亲节在历史上的里程碑。 In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a movement to set up a national Mothers Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She solicited the help of hundreds of legislators and prominent businessmen to create a special day to honor mothers. The first Mothers Day observance was a church service honoring Annas mother. Anna handed out her mothers favorite flowers, the white incarnations, on the occasion as they represent sweetness, purity, and patience. Annas hard work finally paid off in the year 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers. 1907 年，一位费城教师，安娜米贾维斯(1864-1948)， 开始了一项在全国范围内纪念母亲的的节日，安娜米贾维 斯荣誉日。她征求了数以百计的立法者和商界翘楚一起来 创立一个特殊的日子来纪念母亲。第一个母亲节庆祝表彰 是在一个教堂为安娜母亲举办的。安娜在仪式上发放了她 母亲最喜爱的白色花朵，这是甜蜜，纯洁，耐心的化身。 安娜的努力终于在 1914 年得到了回报，时任总统伍德罗威 尔逊宣布将五月的第二个星期天作为母亲。 Slowly and gradually the Mothers day became very popular and gift giving activity increased. All this commercializationof the Mothers day infuriated Anna as she believed that the days sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit. 渐渐地，母亲节变得非常流行，送礼活动日趋增加。 所有这一切商业化的活动激怒了安娜，她认为这一天的情 绪都因为贪婪和利益所玷污了。 Regardless ofJarviss worries, Mothers Day has flourished in the United States. Actually, the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year. Although Anna may not be with us but the Mothers day lives on and has spread to various countries of the world. Many countries throughout the world celebrate Mothers Day at various times during the year, but some such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium also celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. 尽管 Jarvis