Traditional Mother's Day
Mother's Day
In seventeenth Century, mother's day spread to Britain, the British on the fourth Sunday of Lent as a mother's day. In this day, the young people will be back home, to their mother to bring some small gifts.
In 1876, the American civil war still mourn the dead. Mrs. Anna Chavez (Anna Jarvis) in the mother church festival origin hall teach us to commemorate the day of course, talked about the heroes who died in the battle of the story after, she prayed, said: "I wish somewhere, sometime, be the creation of a mother's day, to commemorate and pay tribute to the mother of the United States and around the world."
Mrs. Chavez served more than 25 years for her chapel, when she died at the age of 72, her 41 year old daughter, Anna, determined to create a mother's day, to achieve the desire of the mother many years ago. Anna has written to the many famous people, asking them to support the establishment of mother's day, to promote filial piety, lukewarm at first, but she was not discouraged, continue to appeal to all walks of life. Finally, on May 12, 1907, Andre Methodist Church should was invited by Anna held a liturgy for mothers. The following year, this ceremony is held in Philadelphia, the enthusiastic response, finally won the support of the governor of Victoria, and in 1910 announced the establishment of mother's day in the state. In 1911, the celebration of mother's day has been carried out very widely, not only in every state of the United States of America, but also in Canada, Mexico and South America, some countries have begun to celebrate this festival. The United States of America also to promote mother's Day leaflets with ten different languages to the country to expand in order to expand the impact of. After a few years, to celebrate Mother's day on the movement of the boom continues unabated. 1912, the United States of America devoted to the establishment of the International Association of the mother's day.
In May 1913, the United States House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution called on the president and cabinet, the house and Senate and the federal government all officials shall white carnations on Mother's day wear. In 1914, the United States of America officially named the second Sunday in May as mother's day, and asked the president to issue a declaration calling for government officials to fly the flag on all public buildings. Next, President Wilson proclaim that the citizens of the country also in their own homes hang the national flag to show their love and respect for all the mothers in the United States of America. Since then, the president of the United States of America each year to publish a declaration of the same content. Since then, the mother's day will be carried out in various countries.