1. What is the origin of Mother's Day?
Mother's Day originated in Greece, and the ancient Greeks paid tribute to Hera, the mother of the gods in Greek mythology. /kloc-In the middle of the 0/7th century, Mother's Day spread to Britain, and the British took the fourth Sunday of fasting as Mother's Day. On this day, young people who are far away from home will return home. Bring some small gifts to their mother.
Mother's Day in the modern sense originated in America and was founded by Amanm and Jarvis( 1864- 1948)? After initiation, she never got married and stayed with her mother.
/kloc-in the 0/905th century, the mother died, and Oman was devastated. Two years later (1907), Amam and her friends began to write letters to influential ministers, businessmen and parliamentarians for support, thus making Mother's Day a legal holiday. Amam believes that children often ignore their feelings for their mothers. She hopes that mothers can save energy and make people think more about what their mothers have done for their families.
Mother's Day was held in West Virginia and Pennsylvania on May 1908. On this festival, carnation was chosen as a flower dedicated to mother and passed down from generation to generation.
19 13, the us congress passed a bill to designate the second Sunday in may as the legal mother's day. Mother's Day has spread since then!
2. When is Mother's Day? The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day every year. For example, Mother's Day on 20 17 is: May/20 14.
Mother's Day, as a festival to thank mothers, originated in ancient Greece and falls on 1 8th every year. In China, the United States, Canada and some other countries, it falls on the second Sunday of May every year, and the date in other countries is different. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnation is considered as a flower dedicated to mother. The mother flower of our country is day lily, also called worry-free girl.
3. What is the significance of Mother's Day? Modern Mother's Day originated in the United States, initiated by a woman named Jarvis and founded by her daughter anna jarvis (1864- 1948).
Mrs Jarvis was a mother of 65,438+00 children, and was then the director of the church Sunday school in grafton. After the American Civil War aimed at liberating black slaves, she was in charge of the Memorial Day course at school. She told the story of heroes who died for justice in the war. Looking at the childish faces in the audience, an idea suddenly came to her mind: didn't those mothers contribute so many brave soldiers to the motherland and ensure the victory of the war?
Aren't these unknown mothers the people whose sons have suffered and sacrificed with their blood? So she suggested setting up a memorial day or Mother's Day to give these ordinary women some comfort and express their filial piety to their mothers.
Mother's Day has won the support of people all over the world since it was founded. When anna jarvis was alive, Mother's Day had been established in 43 countries. Today, more countries celebrate this festival.
Mother's Day has become a veritable international festival. Traditionally, May 1 1 day is "International Mother's Day". Although some countries celebrate Mother's Day at different times of the year, most countries, including China, such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium, celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May.
4. What flowers are suitable for Mother's Day? 1) carnation
Carnations mostly represent love, charm and respect, and red represents love and care. The legend of pink carnations is that the Virgin Mary left sad tears when she saw the crucifixion of Jesus, and carnations grew in tear drops, so pink carnations became a symbol of immortal maternal love. Different from roses, the love represented by carnations is relatively faint and warm, and carnations are suitable to describe family ties, so children send more carnations to their parents.
2) A girl without sadness
Hemerocallis has always been called "Mother Flower" in China. As far away as the Book of Songs Feng Wei Bo Xi, he said, "How can you get grass and talk about the back of the tree?" Weeds are day lilies, and the ancients also called them worry-free girls, shellfish, shellfish, referring to the northern house where mother lives. Where can I plant daylily in front of my mother's hall to make her forget her troubles?
3) roses
Many friends from different places want to express their thoughts on their mothers on this day, and usually choose some matching bouquets of roses and carnations. In my mother's time, I liked big red and purple, which represented joy. However, they are over 60 years old now. First of all, red roses and carnations are in line with their ideas. In addition, they are reminded that life is booming now.
5. What are the customs on Mother's Day? Traditionally, International Mother's Day is celebrated on May 1 1 day every year. Mother's Day is a festival full of human warmth. On this day, the male members of the family should be responsible for all the housework, and every child should do something to make his mother happy to express his filial piety. Even people who are far away from home should call their mothers to congratulate them.
On this day, Americans wear a flower on their chest. If mother is alive, wearing a colorful flower means happiness; If mother dies, wear a white flower to express grief.