despite popular belief, mother's day is not just a holiday invented by hallmark, but rather it is a holiday dating back several millennia. the earliest known mother’s day originated in ancient greece honoring rhea, mother of all deities, in an annual spring festival. the romans honored cybele, the same mother of all deities, and celebrated this festival by calling it the “hilaria.” early christians continued the tradition by celebrating the virgin mary, on the fourth sunday of lent. in england, the celebration eventually expanded to include all mothers. mother’s day was not an official holiday in the united states until 1914. modern americans can thank the perseverance and determination of a woman named anna jarvis who, deeply devoted to her own mother, helped to make mother’s day an official u.s. holiday.jarvis’s mother, anna maria reeves jarvis, was an activist during the civil war and lost 8 of her 12 children before they reached adulthood. when she died in 1905, anna (daughter) was distraught and vowed to devote her life to honoring her mother. her devotion led her to strive to appoint an official u.s. holiday to recognize mothers. though mother’s day had been celebrated informally for many years, jarvis wrote many important figures (including u.s. congressmen and prosperous businessmen), imploring them to back mother’s day as an official holiday. anna’s efforts finally paid off. in 1910, the governor of west virginia declared mother's day a state holiday on the second sunday in may. the following year, every other state followed suit. by 1914, president woodrow wilson signed a bill declaring mother’s day a federal holiday. 篇三：母亲节英文手抄报：母亲节的由来和诗歌 母亲节英文手抄报：母亲节的由来和诗歌 母亲节的由来 the writer julia ward howe made the first known suggestion for a mother’s day in the united states. that was in eighteen-seventy-two. she said it should be a day to celebrate peace. mother’s day as it is celebrated today began with a woman named anna jarvis. in nineteen-oh-seven, she held a ceremony to honor her mother at a church in the state of west virginia. she held the ceremony on the anniversary of her mother’s death. later, she and others wrote thousands of letters to public officials urging that the second sunday in may be declared mother’s day. 母亲节英文手抄报：母亲节的由来和诗歌 mother's daythe 2nd sunday in may (universally) 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. blended with the mothering sunday celebration . people began honoring their mothers as well as the church. 献给母亲的英语诗歌：the reading mother i had a mother who read me things that wholesome life to a child's heart brings stories that stir with an upward touch. oh that every mother were such! you may have tangible wealth untold caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. richer than i you can never be. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/0093d57a26c52cc58bd63186bceb19e8b9f6ec53.html