母亲节的由来英语资料
母爱是春天的雨，滋润我们成长;母爱是夏天的风，给我们凉爽;母爱是秋天的果实，给我们能量;母爱更是冬天的阳光，给我们温暖。
母亲节的起源 History of Mother′s Day
In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907. Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.
Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.
In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.
节日礼物/母亲节
康乃馨
1934年5月，美国首次发行母亲节纪念邮票，邮票上一位慈祥的母亲，双手放康乃馨在膝上，欣喜地看着前面的花瓶中一束鲜艳美丽的康乃馨。随着邮票的传播，在许多人的心目中把母亲节与康乃馨联系起来，康乃馨便成了象征母爱之花，受到人们的敬重。国际上献给母亲的花是康乃馨，它在纤细青翠的花茎上，开着鲜艳美丽的花朵，花瓣紧凑而不易凋落，叶片细长而不易卷曲，花朵雍容富丽，姿态高雅别致。红色的康乃馨象征热情，正义，美好和永不放弃，祝愿母亲健康长寿;粉色的康乃馨，祈祝母亲永远年轻美丽;白色的康乃馨，象征儿女对母亲纯洁的爱和真挚的谢意;黄色花朵象征感恩，感谢母亲的辛勤付出。
萱草
萱草，在我国一向有“母亲花”的美称。远在《诗经、卫风、伯兮》里载：“焉得谖草，言树之背?”谖草就是萱草，古人又叫它忘忧草，背，北，指母亲住的北房。这句话的意思就是：我到哪里弄到一支萱草，种在母亲堂前，让母亲乐而忘忧呢?母亲住的屋子又叫萱堂，以萱草代替母爱，如孟郊的游子诗：“萱草生堂阶，游子行天涯;慈母依堂前，不见萱草花。”叶梦得的诗云：“白发萱堂上，孩儿更共怀。”萱草就成了母亲的代称，萱草也就自然成了我国的母亲之花。
萱草花，又叫忘忧草。它是百合科多年生草本植物，根茎肉质，叶狭长，细长的枝顶端开出
桔红或桔黄色的花，十分艳丽，非常适合供人观赏，它的花蕾叫金针，所以也叫金针蕾。在母亲节，子女为母亲送上一株忘忧草，祝福母亲远离烦恼和忧愁，身心愉悦，健康长寿。
节日礼物——花束
真情不变
永恒的爱组成：11枝粉色康乃馨，1枝多头白香水百合，满天星，排草，内层粉色绵纸包装，外层粉色皱纹纸包装，淡紫色缎带打结。圆形花束。
组成：20枝粉色康乃馨，绿叶，石松，满天星，粉红色布纹包装纸，红色丝带。
吾爱吾家
组成：5枝金百合+5枝玫瑰+2枝非洲菊给你一个心灵的港湾，给你一个永远的归宿，家，你不悔的选择!
母恩永远
组成：2枝火百合+18枝康乃馨您曾说坚持虽不一定成功，但放弃的结果一定是失败。
给母亲的爱
组成：18枝康乃馨+满天星
灿烂笑容
组成：16枝非洲菊+6枝紫莺花
幸福安康
组成：4枝火百合+18枝红色康乃馨+黄莺总让你担心的我，祝妈妈一生幸福!
深谷幽兰
组成：6枝洋兰+星花是您给我的感觉
康乃馨花语
康乃馨：最普遍的切花，价格低廉，花期很长。代表的意义是健康、热情、真情、伟大、神圣、慈祥的母亲、亲情、思念等，是母亲节、教师节的主题花材。
康乃馨(红)：相信您的爱、祝母亲健康长寿。
康乃馨(粉)：热爱、美丽、祝母亲永远年轻。
康乃馨(白)：表示吾爱永在、真情、.纯洁的友谊。
康乃馨(黄)：长久的友谊。
香水百合：高档切花，花期长，清香悠远，花束及插花中一般作为焦点花出现，可以有效提高档次，象征纯洁、富贵、百年好合、顺利、心想事成、祝福。是婚礼上必不可少的花材。
百合(白)：纯洁、庄严、心心相印。
葵百合：胜利、荣誉、富贵。
姬百合：财富、高雅。
火百合：热烈的爱。
黄百合：衷心祝福。
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