Mother\’s Day

Mother\’s Day
Historical AntecedentsTheearliestMother\’sDaycelebrationscanbetracedbacktothespringcelebrationsofancient Greece inhonorofRhea,theMotheroftheGods.AncientRomans,too,celebratedaspringfestivalbythe nameofHilariainhonorofCybele,amothergoddess.
Mother\’s Day in EnglandDuringthe1600\’s,Englandcelebratedadaycalled“MotheringSunday”.Celebratedonthe4thSunday ofLent(the40dayperiodleadinguptoEaster), Mother\’s Daythis holiday was expanded to include all mothers.
Children of poor families who were send to work as apprentice and domestic servants with the rich were allowed to visit their “Mother Church” or the Cathedral of their home town annually in the middle of Lent. Children met their mothers after visiting the church and presented them with flowers and special“Mothering Cakes”. The custom received a set back with the advent of Industrial Revolution when the lifestyles changes.

Mother\’s Day in the USIntheUnitedStatesMother\’sDaywasfirstsuggestedin1872byJuliaWardHowe(whowrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother\’s Day meeting in Boston, Mass ever year.
In1907AnaJarvis,fromPhiladelphia,beganacampaigntoestablishanationalMother\’sDay.Ms.Jarvis persuadedhermother\’schurchinGrafton,WestVirginiatocelebrateMother\’sDayonthesecond anniversaryofhermother\’sdeath,the2ndSundayofMay.BythenextyearMother\’sDaywasalso celebratedinPhiladelphia.
Ms.Jarvisandhersupportersbegantowritetoministers,businessman,andpoliticiansintheirquest toestablishanationalMother\’sDay.Itwassuccessfulasby1911Mother\’sDaywascelebratedin almosteverystate.PresidentWoodrowWilson,in1914,madetheofficialannouncementproclaiming Mother’sDayasanationalholidaythatwastobeheldeachyearonthe2ndSundayofMay.

Mother\’s Day in ChinaInChina,Mother\’sDayisbecomingmorepopular,andcarnationsareaverypopulargiftandthemost soldtypeofflower.In1997itwassetasthedaytohelppoormothers,especiallytoremindpeopleofthepoormothersinruralareassuchasChina\’swesternregion.InthePeople\’sDaily,theChinesegovernment\’sofficialnewspaper,anarticleexplainedthat“despiteoriginatingintheUnitedStates, people inChinataketheholidaywithnohesitancebecauseitgoesinlinewiththecountry\’s traditionalethics- respecttotheelderlyandfilialpietytoparents.”
InrecentyearstheCommunistPartymemberLiHanqiubegantoadvocatefortheofficialadoptionof Mother\’sDayinmemoryofMengMu,themotherofMenciusandformedanongovernmentalorganization calledChineseMothers’FestivalPromotionSociety,withthesupportof100Confucianscholarsand lecturersofethics.TheyalsoasktoreplacetheWesterngiftofcarnationswithlilies,which,in ancienttimes,wereplantedbyChinesemotherswhenchildrenlefthome.Itremainsanunofficial festival,exceptinasmallnumberofcities.

Mother\’s Day Gift FlowersCarnationMothers Day is a perfect time to thank your Mother and what better way to express your feelings than to say it with flowers. Delight your mother on her special day with Mothers Day Flower Bouquet and show her how much you love her.

Here is a list of the Most Popular Mothers Day Flower Arrangements:
Mixed bouquets
Carnations
Daffodils
Roses
Tulips
Freesia
Pot chrysanthemums
Iris
Lily
Foliage plants

BlessingsYouarethebestmomthatasoneverhad.
您是儿子心中最好的妈妈。

Here\’salittletokenofmyappreciationforallthatyouhavedoneformeoverthe years.
这是我一点小小的心意，感谢您这么多年来所付出的一切。

Sometimesitmaynotseemlikeit,butIreallydoloveyou.
有时候可能您看不出，但是我真的爱您。

IwanttowishyouahappyMother’sDay.
母亲节快乐！

Thankyouforeverythingovertheyears,mom.
妈妈，谢谢您这些年来所做的一切。

Wewouldlovetofixbreakfastforyoumom,butwethinkitwouldbesaferforusallifwetookyouout.妈妈，我们很想为您准备早餐，不过我们想，如果带您上馆子，会比较保险一点。

Thisisthedaythatweappreciateallthethingsthatmomsdoforus.Thankyou!
在这个日子里，我们感谢妈妈为我们所做的一切。谢谢您！