母亲节由来的英文故事

1/4母亲节由来的英文故事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“GODCOULDNOTBEEVERYWHEREANDTHEREFOREBEMADEMOTHERS。“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MOTHERSDAYHISTORY母亲节由来THEHISTORYOFMOTHERSDAYISCENTURIESOLDANDGOESBACKTOTHETIMESOFANCIENTGREEKS,WHOHELDFESTIVITIESTOHONORRHEA,THEMOTHEROFTHEGODSTHEEARLYCHRISTIANSCELEBRATEDTHEMOTHERSFESTIVALONTHEFOURTHSUNDAYOFLENTTOHONORMARY,THEMOTHEROFCHRISTINTERESTINGLY,LATERONARELIGIOUSORDERSTRETCHEDTHEHOLIDAYTOINCLUDEALLMOTHERS,ANDNAMEDITASTHEMOTHERINGSUNDAYTHEENGLISHCOLONISTSSETTLEDINAMERICADISCONTINUEDTHETRADITIONOFMOTHERINGSUNDAYBECAUSEOFLACKOFTIMEIN1872JULIAWARDHOWEORGANIZEDADAYFORMOTHERS2/4DEDICATEDTOPEACEITISALANDMARKINTHEHISTORYOFMOTHERSDAY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。IN1907,ANNAMJARVIS18641948,APHILADELPHIASCHOOLTEACHER,BEGANAMOVEMENTTOSETUPANATIONALMOTHERSDAYINHONOROFHERMOTHER,ANNMARIAREEVESJARVISSHESOLICITEDTHEHELPOFHUNDREDSOFLEGISLATORSANDPROMINENTBUSINESSMENTOCREATEASPECIALDAYTOHONORMOTHERSTHEFIRSTMOTHERSDAYOBSERVANCEWASACHURCHSERVICEHONORINGANNASMOTHERANNAHANDEDOUTHERMOTHERSFAVORITEFLOWERS,THEWHITEINCARNATIONS,ONTHEOCCASIONASTHEYREPRESENTSWEETNESS,PURITY,ANDPATIENCEANNASHARDWORKFINALLYPAIDOFFINTHEYEAR3/41914,WHENPRESIDENTWOODROWWILSONPROCLAIMEDTHESECONDSUNDAYINMAYASANATIONALHOLIDAYINHONOROFMOTHERS1907年，一位费城教师，安娜米贾维斯18641948，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。SLOWLYANDGRADUALLYTHEMOTHERSDAYBECAMEVERYPOPULARANDGIFTGIVINGACTIVITYINCREASEDALLTHISCOMMERCIALIZATIONOFTHEMOTHERSDAYINFURIATEDANNAASSHEBELIEVEDTHATTHEDAYSSENTIMENTWASBEINGSACRIFICEDATTHEEXPENSEOFGREEDANDPROFIT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。REGARDLESSOFJARVISSWORRIES,MOTHERSDAYHASFLOURISHEDINTHEUNITEDSTATESACTUALLY,THESECONDSUNDAYOFMAYHASBECOMETHEMOSTPOPULARDAYOF4/4THEYEARALTHOUGHANNAMAYNOTBEWITHUSBUTTHEMOTHERSDAYLIVESONANDHASSPREADTOVARIOUSCOUNTRIESOFTHEWORLDMANYCOUNTRIESTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLDCELEBRATEMOTHERSDAYATVARIOUSTIMESDURINGTHEYEAR,BUTSOMESUCHASDENMARK,FINLAND,ITALY,TURKEY,AUSTRALIA,ANDBELGIUMALSOCELEBRATEMOTHERSDAYONTHESECONDSUNDAYOFMAY尽管JARVIS对此很担忧，但母亲节已盛行于美