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The origin of mother's day
Mother's Day has been officially celebrated for more than 80 years, but the idea of finding a day to express my high respect for my mother can be traced back to a long time ago. The ancient Greeks and Romans held "Spring Festival" to express their reverence for "Mother God".
Later, in medieval England, the fourth Sunday of Lent, a religious activity to commemorate Jesus' fasting or repentance in the wilderness, lasted from the end of February to the beginning of April every year, which was called "Mother's Day". On that day, adult children must take gifts home and give them to their mothers.
In order to advocate peace, the woman writer suggested setting up Mother's Day.
In the United States, Julia, a famous female writer who wrote "* * * and national war songs"? Wade? Hoie once suggested that one day in mid-June should be designated as "Mother's Day". Due to the outbreak of the American Civil War, many mothers have tasted the horror of war and the pain of losing their beloved son. Julia strongly advocates the establishment of a festival to promote peace. Her suggestion was adopted only in a few places.
Soon, an American named Mrs Jarvis organized a committee in her hometown of grafton, West Virginia, to launch a friendship day for Mother's Day. The purpose of this festival is to unite families in the eastern States who fought for the North and the South in the Civil War. Although Mrs Jarvis's plan won local support, the idea of Mother's Day didn't really come true until her death.
Anna inherited her will and realized her mother's ideal.
Mrs Jarvis died in Philadelphia on May 9, 1905, the second Sunday of that month. She is a widow, living with her son Claude and her two daughters Elsinore and Anna. Claude is a successful businessman, while Elsinore is almost blind.
Anna has always loved her mother, so after her mother died, she wanted to find a way to express her eternal respect for her mother and continue her idea of making Mother's Day.
1907, she wrote to the pastor of grafton church, asking him to hold a special memorial service for her mother who died two years ago. On that day, Anna donated 500 white carnations to all the children and mothers attending the ceremony, which was her mother's favorite flower.
The following year, the church officially declared the third anniversary of Mrs Jarvis's death as Mother's Day. But she didn't attend that day because she was busy organizing the Mother's Day Committee in Philadelphia.
Launch a letter-writing campaign and make Mother's Day a national holiday.
With the help of the Committee, Anna began to launch a large-scale letter-writing campaign. She wrote letters to hundreds of churches, business leaders, newspaper editors, politicians, etc. Ask them to join in the activities to make Mother's Day a national holiday.
19 10 In response to her request, the governor of West Virginia issued the first Mother's Day proclamation, requiring all West Virginians to wear white carnations to church on the second Sunday in May. Oklahoma and Washington also began to celebrate Mother's Day that year. By 19 1 1 year, Mother's Day services will be held in all states in the United States.
Congress passed a resolution to designate the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
Anna was overjoyed and decided to organize the Mother's Day International Association. Since 19 12, she has devoted all her time and energy to promoting Mother's Day. Her efforts finally came to fruition on May 8 19 14, because Congress passed a joint resolution requiring Americans to fly the national flag on the second Sunday in May of that year to show their unparalleled respect and love for all American mothers. The next morning, Anna became a guest of the White House and watched President Wilson sign the resolution. At the same time, the president gave Anna a signature pen.
By the 1920s, Anna had deeply rooted the concept of Mother's Day in 43 other countries.
Friends helped Anna solve the difficulties in her later years.
Anna has been living in Philadelphia with her brother Claude. They take care of Elsinore who is completely blind. When Claude died in 1926, he left all his property to two sisters. She thought these properties were enough for them to spend the rest of their lives, but the economic panic in the 1930s reduced the value of those properties to zero.
By the 1940s, Anna was bankrupt and, like Elsinore, almost completely blind. She no longer has the strength and vision to write letters. 1943 1 1 month One day, she came to a public hospital in Philadelphia and asked the hospital to take her in the name of charity. When Anna's friends heard about her plight, they immediately arranged for her to live in a private nursing home and receive proper care.
Later that year, Anna's friends wrote to state governors asking them to announce another celebration of Mother's Day. Many governors have responded and promised to make a special announcement on Mother's Day every year to show their attention to this festival.
1948 1 1 On 24th, August, 84-year-old Anna died in a nursing home. Today, every year on Mother's Day, the President of the United States will re-announce the importance of this festival in memory of this great woman, anna marie Weiss, who founded this international festival almost by herself. Other countries also hold various programs and activities to celebrate Mother's Day.
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A "carnation" on Mother's Day.
Carnation: Great, Holy and Kind Mother
Carnation (red): I wish my mother a long and healthy life.
Carnation (pink): I wish my mother always young and beautiful.
Carnation (yellow): Long-term friendship
Carnation (white): pure friendship