龙源期刊网 http://www.qikan.com.cn 母亲节的由来 作者： 来源：《阅读与作文（英语初中版）》2012年第05期 In a modern sense, Mothers’ Day originated [源于] from the United States and initiated[发起] by Anna Jarvis. She was unmarried all her life. She always accompanied her mother around. His mother died in 1905, and Anna was distraught[悲痛欲绝的]. Two years later, Anna and her friend began to write letters to the influential[有影响力的] ministers, businessmen, congressmen[议员] to seek support to make Mothers’ Day become a statutory holiday [法定假日]. Anna believed that children often ignore their mothers’ feeling. She hoped Mothers’ Day could remind people of what their mothers did for the family. The first Mothers’ Day was celebrated in West Virginia and Pennsylvania on May 10, 1908. During the festival, Carnation was chosen for mothers and then passed on. In 1913, the United States Congress[议会] passed a bill[法案] to make the second Sunday of May each year become statutory Mothers’ Day. Since then, Mothers’ Day spread. 从现代意义上讲，母亲节起源于美国，由安娜·贾维斯(1864年-1948年)发起，她终身未婚，一直陪伴在她母亲身边。1905年，母亲去世时，安娜悲痛欲绝。两年后，安娜和她的朋友开始写信给有影响力的部长，商人和议员寻求支持，以便让母亲节成为一个法定的节日。 安娜认为子女经常忽视母亲的感情，她希望母亲节能够让人们多想一想母亲为家庭所付出的一切。第一个母亲节于1908年5月10日在西弗吉尼亚州和宾夕法尼亚州举行，在这次节日里，康乃磬被选中为献给母亲的花，并以此流传下来。 1913年，美国国会通过了一份议案，将每年5月的第二个星期天作为法定的母亲节。母亲节从此流传开来！ 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/358d2ea03069a45177232f60ddccda38366be10c.html