母亲节英文资料.doc

母亲节英文资料.doc母亲节的英文资料
母亲节的英文资料
母亲节的英文资料
母亲节的英文资料
【篇一：母亲节手抄报资料 -英文版】
母亲节手抄报资料 -英文版
母亲节英语手抄报资料 (material) ：
despite popular belief, mothers 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, t
he 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 . ’ 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 . holiday to
recognize mothers. tho ugh mother ’s day had been celebrated
informal