MOTHER’S_DAY_母亲节英文.ppt

Mothers Day ;carnation ;;On Mothering 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. ;In the United States Mothers Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mothers Day meetings in Boston, Mass every year. In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mothers Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mothers church in West Virginia to celebrate Mothers Day on the second anniversary of her mothers death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mothers 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 Mothers Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mothers Day had been celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mothers Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. While many countries celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May.;LOVE;A Celebration in Honor of All Mothers;Celebrating Mothers Day;After the food is cooked, arrange everything nicely on a tray. Dont forget the vase with a single flower. When everything is ready, carry the tray and moms favorite sections up to her bedroom. Cards and little presents from the children can be placed on the tray before it is presented to mom in the bed. Many Families make a special Mothers Day dinner or take mom out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a day to gratify your mom and let her see what a wonderful family she has.;Not until I became a mother did I understand