HAPPY-MOTHER'S-DAY- - 副本

In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass every year. In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day had been celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. While many countries celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
"Happy Mother's Day"

"Happy Mother's Day" means more than having a nice day. Within those words lie lots of things,we never get to say. It means I love you, first of all and thanks for all you do. It means you mean a lot to me,and I honor you. But most of all, I guess it means that I am thinking of your happiness on this, your day, with pleasure and with love.
无论我现在怎么样，还是希望以后会怎么样，都应当归 功于我天使一般的母亲。我记得母亲的那些祷告，它们 一直伴随着我，而且已经陪伴了我一生。 ——亚伯拉罕·林肯
celebrated dictum
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. —George Washington
celebrated dictum
A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster. —George Herbert 一位好母亲抵得上一百个教师。 ——乔治· 赫伯特 Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all. —Oliver Wendell Holmes 青春会逝去；爱情会枯萎；友谊的绿叶也会凋零。而一个母 亲内心的希望比它们都要长久。 ——奥利弗· 温戴尔· 荷马
M-O-T-H-E-R
M-O-T-H-E-R －－By Howard Johnson
“M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she’s growing old, “T” if for the tears she shed to save me, “H” is for her heart of purest gold, “E” is for her eyes, with love-light shinning,
“R” means right, and right she’ll always be.
Put them all together, they spell “Mother”,
A word that means the world to me
.
Mom----A Special Angel
You’ll always be my
Dearest Mother!
always young and beautiful
health and longevity
The Story of Mother's Day
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter*), "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England. During this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy.
celebrated dictum
All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother. I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. —Abraham Lincoln
中国：五月的第二个星期日，会用贺卡和康乃馨 来表示爱，也有人建议以忘忧草来表达母爱 挪威：母亲节定于二月的第二个星期天。 阿根廷：则在十月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。
黎巴嫩：在春天的第一天庆祝母亲节。
南非：母亲节则定于五月的第一个星期天。 西班牙与葡萄牙的母亲节则与教会有密切 的关系。12月8号是纪念圣母 玛利亚的日子， 同时也是孩子们表达对母亲的爱的节日。 瑞典在五月的最后一个星期日庆祝母亲节。 在母亲节前夕，瑞典红十字会会举办塑料制的 母亲花的义卖，义卖所得将作为赞助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.
我的母亲是我见过的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切 都归功于我的母亲。我一生中所有的成就都归功于 我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的教育。 ——乔治· 华盛顿
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There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness… The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and on that capital I have made my way. —Andrew Jackson 从来没有一个女人像她那样。她非常温柔，就像一只鸽子； 她也很勇敢，像一头母狮……毕竟，对母亲的记忆和她的教 诲是我人生起步的惟一资本，并奠定了我的人生之路。 ——安德鲁· 杰克逊
Rhea
Miss Anna Jarvis