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carnation 康乃馨 Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day 母亲节 The History Of Mothers’ Day The earliest Mothers Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. 母亲节正式被庆祝的历史，至今虽然才八十多年，但是，专门找一天来表达对妈妈崇高敬意的观念，却可以追溯到很久以前。古代的希腊人和罗马人都会举行「春季节日」，以表达他们对「母亲神」〈泛指女性神〉的崇敬。 During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday”, which honored the mothers of England. 十七世纪的英国用“母亲的星期天”来感恩所有的母亲。 During this time many of the Englands poor worked as servants for the wealthy. 在那个时期，英国有很多穷苦的人为富有的人打工。 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. 在母亲星期日这一天，穷人们会休假一天并且回家与母亲共同渡过这个节日。通常饭桌上还会有特制的“母亲蛋糕”以增加节日的气氛。 In the United States Mothers Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mothers Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. 在美国，母亲节首先在1872年被提出，起初是庆祝和平。 1914年，威尔逊总统将母亲节—-五月的第二个星期天定位法定假日。 While many countries celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. 不同国家庆祝母亲节的日期各不相同。丹麦，芬兰，意大利，土耳其，澳大利亚和比利时等国家也是在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。 M is for the million things she gave me,M代表着妈妈为我所付出的一切 O means only that she’s growing old,O意味着妈妈为我操劳 T is for the tears she shed to save me, T意味着我的成长离不开妈妈的付出 H is for her heart of purest gold;H代表着妈妈对我的一片心 E is for her eyes, with love-light shining,E是妈妈永远关注着我 R means right, and right she’ll always be. R是母爱永恒 mother Celebrating Mothers Day One of the best ways to celebrate Mothers Day is to give your mom the day off. Let her relax while the rest of the family do the work