The origin of mother's day
Mother's Day originated in ancient Greece. This is a festival for the ancient Greeks to pay tribute to Rhea, the mother of Greek gods. Mother's Day, which is popular in China now, originated in the United States and is the second Sunday in May every year.
It is said that this Philadelphia woman's name is anna jarvis. This woman has never been married and has no children. 1906 On May 9th, anna jarvis's mother passed away, and she was very sad. The following year, on the anniversary of his mother's death, Jarvis organized activities to commemorate his mother and encouraged others to express their gratitude to their beloved mother in a similar way.
Jarvis wrote to Andrews Methodist Church in grafton, West Virginia, asking for a special memorial service for her mother. Her mother served the Sunday school of this church for more than 20 years before her death. 1908, the church declared the anniversary of Jarvis' mother's death-the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Jarvis also organized a Mother's Day Committee and began a large-scale publicity, calling for Mother's Day as a legal holiday.
Her appeal received a warm response. 1913 On May 10, the US Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution, and President Wilson signed an announcement to decide that the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day every year. This move has caused countries all over the world to follow suit. By the time Jarvis died in 1948, Mother's Day had been established in 43 countries.
The Story and Legend of Mother's Day —— The Legend of Wanger Mountain in Yingkou
On the southern plain of Liaoning, there is an ancient city of more than 2,000 years-Bayuquan Xiongyue City. In the sea green fruit forest to the east of Xiong Yue, there is a mountain with a butte protruding. There is a blue brick pagoda on the top of the mountain, which looks like a loving mother from a distance, looking forward to her son's early return. This mountain is called Wanger Mountain.
According to legend, a long time ago, the suburb of Xiong Yue was a beach. There is a poor family by the sea, only mother and son live alone. The mother worked hard for her son to study, and the son was determined to repay his mother's kindness by studying hard and becoming a talent. Then my son went to Beijing by boat to catch the exam. Many years have passed and there has been no news of my son. Mother is very anxious and goes to the seaside to look out every day. One year, two years, three years ... the mother's hair turned white, but her son was gone. Mother called to the sea again and again, "Come back, my child!" " ! Mom misses you, misses you ... "The elderly mother fell down and turned into a stone statue, and she didn't expect her son to come back.
In fact, her son was on his way to Beijing to catch the exam, but unfortunately he capsized and fell into the sea and died. God was moved by the great maternal love, and a high mountain stood where the mother expected her son. The earth was moved by great maternal love, and the tears shed by the mother turned into underground hot springs, nourishing countless red apples; The villagers were moved by the great maternal love. They called the unique Xiufeng, which rose from the ground, "Wanger Mountain", built a loving mother tower at the top of the mountain and a loving mother pavilion at the foot of the mountain, so that future generations could remember the ordinary and great kindness of their mothers.
With the development, Bayuquan people still retain the ancient style of respecting their mothers. On Mother's Day in May every year, we should carry out various activities to respect our mothers. Many people also set up a monument for their mother in the mother's hall to show their respect for their mother.
Mother's day habits
Mother's Day is a time to thank your mother. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day, carnations are regarded as flowers dedicated to their mothers, and China's mother flowers are day lilies, also called worry-free girls.
Mother's Day came into the mainland after it became popular in other regions. Precious jewels, carnations symbolizing maternal love, special love desserts, exquisite handmade greeting cards, etc. It has become a love gift for mothers. In 1980s, Mother's Day was gradually accepted by China people. Starting from 1988, some southern cities such as Guangzhou began to hold mother's day celebrations, and "good mother" was selected as one of the contents.
I think our mother gave us life and selfless love. We should all be grateful to our mother. The real Mother's Day should be rooted in our hearts to experience our maternal love.
The above is the origin of Mother's Day and the introduction of some legends and holiday habits. I hope everyone can also express their love for their mother on Mother's Day ~ ~ ~