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Mother's day
The first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 17th century, England honored mothers on "Mothering Sunday," celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day in 1872. Howe saw Mother's Day as being dedicated to peace.
最早为母亲们庆祝节日是在古希腊的时候。庆祝活动在春天举行，人们向众神之母莉娅献祭。十七世纪时英国人用“拜望双亲日”来表示对母亲们的尊敬，定于四旬斋的第四个星期日庆祝。 在美国朱莉娅•沃德•荷于1872年提出了“母亲节”的建议。荷把“母亲节”当作是对和平的贡献。
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day in the USA. Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish "Mother's Friendship Days" as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War.
费城的安娜•查维丝为母亲节成为美国官方节日做出了努力。她发起成立母亲节的运动是从纪念她的母亲开始的。安娜的母亲去世于1905年，曾在十九世纪末期提倡过建立“母亲友好日”以抚慰内战带来的创伤。
In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day. A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.
1910年西弗吉尼亚成为第一个认可母亲节的洲。一年后几乎每个洲都将这一天定为官方节日。1914年美国总统胡佛•威尔森公开宣布将母亲节定为国家节日，定于五月的第二个星期天。
Today many celebrations of Mother's Days are held throughout the world. Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States.
现在全世界有很多地方庆祝母亲节，虽然这些庆祝活动并不是在同一天举行。丹麦、芬兰、意大利、土尔其、澳大利亚和比利时等国家和美国在同一天庆祝母亲节。
Don't forget Mother's Day. Make your Mom breakfast in bed, buy her a bunch of flowers and some chocolates and, most importantly, tell her how much you love and respect her.
不要忘记母亲节。把早餐端到你妈妈床前，给她买一大束花和一些巧克力，最重要的是，告诉她你是多么爱她和尊敬她。