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1、母亲节是 Mother s Day还是 Mothers Day母亲节到了但一个问题也来了母亲节在英文中是Mothers Day还是 Mothers Day? 看了下面的解释应该能清楚些了吧 Mothers Day in the United States is annually heldon the second Sunday of May.It celebrates motherhood and it is a time to appreciate mothers and mother figures. Many people give gifts, cards, flowers, cand

2、y, a meal in a restaurant or other treats to their mother and mother figures, including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers. BackgroundThe origins of Mothers Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis were import

3、ant in establishing the tradition of Mothers Day in the United States.Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother s Day in Albion, Mic higan, in the late 1800s. Her sons paid tribute to her each year and urged others to honor their mothers.Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for M

4、others Day to be celebrated each year to encourage pacifism anddisarmament amongst women. It continued to be held in Boston for about ten years under her sponsorship, but died out after that.In 1907, Anna Jarvis held a private Mothers Day celebration in memory of her mother, Ann Jarvis, in Grafton,

5、West Virginia. Ann Jarvis had organized Mothers Day Work Clubs to improve health and cleanliness in the area where she lived. Anna Jarvis launched a quest for Mothers Day to be more widely recognized. Her campaign was later financially supported by John Wanamaker, a clothing merchant from Philadelph

6、ia.In 1908, she was instrumental in arranging a service in the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which was attended by 407 children and their mothers. The church has now become the International Mothers Day Shrine. It is a tribute to all mothers and has been designated as

7、 a National Historic Landmark. Mothers Day has become a day that focuses on generally recognizing mothers and mother figures roles. Mothers Day has also become an increasingly important event for businesses in recent years. This is particularly true of restaurants and businesses manufacturing and sel

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