英文版母亲节.pptx

Mother’s Day
六师附小（4-10班）
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Guess
First,she is a woman.
Then,she is close to each of us.
Third,sometimes she is nagging(唠叨的)，but it’s good for us.
Fourth,she takes care of us for many years.
Finally,she is a member of our families,and she gives us life.
mother
What is the Mother’s day
Mother’s Day was first suggested in the United States in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. A campaign（运动） to establish(设立) a National Mother’s Day was begun in 1907. It was successful, by 1911 Mother’s Day was celebrated in almost every state in recognition of the influence of mothers have in the making of better citizens.
Mother’s Day first appeared in ancient Greece, and it was the annual （每年的）January 8th , while in the United States, Canada and other countries , it is the second Sunday in May every year. A number of other countries’ dates were also the same. On this day mothers often receive gifts.
China :the second Sunday in May.
Japan :the third Sunday of October each year.
Canada :the second Sunday of May each year.
France :29th May each year.
India :5th April each year.
Date
Gifts
Cards
Today, millions of Americans observe Mother's Day in some way. They buy more than one- hundred- fifty million Mother's Day greeting cards. Most of the cards show pictures of flowers or hearts or other things that people feel are linked to being a mother.  They have messages that express a person's love and thanks for his or her mother.  Some are humorous, and some have no words -- people can express their own feelings for their mother.
Flowers
Many people give flowers for Mother's Day.  It is one of the busiest days of the year for the flower industry.  Even Americans who live far away from their mothers can send flowers. They order and pay for the flowers at a local flower store.  The local store places a telephone call or sends a fax message to a flower store in a faraway city.  And that store carries the flowers to the person's mothe