is a great holiday today - Mother's Day . Although Mother's Day does not have a fixed date, it has a fixed time mark, which is the Sunday of a certain week in May every year.
On this day, many children who go out will choose to call their mothers and send their blessings. And by the mother's side, will choose to accompany the mother. Because young people are usually busy with work, it is rare that this major festival is on Sunday, and the next year will be next year.
The origin of Mother's Day
The founder of Mother's Day is Ms. Anna Chalves from the United States. She was born in West Virginia, USA in 1864. Anna is not only naturally beautiful, but also a filial daughter who deeply loves her mother.
1905, when Anna was 41 years old, her mother passed away, and she was deeply saddened. In order to commemorate her mother and advocate filial piety (which coincides with Chinese filial piety), Anna is determined to fulfill her mother's last wish: to create Mother's Day.
She first proposed her own ideas to the mayor of Philadelphia, and at the same time sent letters to state governors, Congressmen , church members, business leaders, women's groups, charitable organizations and social celebrities, she made public opinion, made a loud appeal, and All the energy and financial resources have been devoted to this. As a result, it has received good responses and enthusiastic support from all quarters.
That's it, the first Mother's Day took place on May 10, 1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania . In this festival, Kang Naiqing was also selected as the flower dedicated to Mother's Day. On that day, people wear carnations to pay tribute to their mothers. If the mother is still alive, wear red carnations; if the mother has passed away, wear white to express the heart's thoughts.
1911, the celebration of Mother's Day has been carried out very widely, not only sweeping every state in the United States, but even some countries in Canada , Mexico and South America have begun to celebrate this holiday.
Americans also printed and distributed leaflets promoting Mother's Day in ten different languages to various countries in order to expand their influence. In 912 , the United States established the Mother's Day International Association. Since then, Mother's Day has spread all over the world.
In the 1980s, Mother's Day was gradually accepted by the people in China mainland. Since 1988, some cities in southern China, such as , Guangzhou, , have started to hold Mother's Day celebrations, and selected " good mothers " as one of the contents.
Chinese Mother's Day is a festival proposed by experts and scholars in recent years to promote traditional Chinese culture and to cherish mother's love, such as Chinese Christmas, Chinese Thanksgiving, Chinese Father's Day, etc. ". Although
was introduced to my country on Mother's Day, it is also accepted. But I always feel that the subtlety of traditional Chinese culture is missing. Looking forward to the development and spread of Chinese filial piety, what do you think?
