據記載,美國母親節的設立是與一位女士 Anna Jarvis的努力分不開的。該女士住在美國東部的費城,照顧病臥在床的母親多年,並因此終生未婚。在她的母親於1905年5月9日故去後,她晝思夜想,思念之極,痛感很多孩子在母親在世時未能及時照顧關愛母親,決定傾其後半生的精力倡議設立母親節,以榮耀無論是健在抑或故去的母親們(honor mothers, living and dead)。她的倡議漸漸地得到了越來越多的人們的響應,終於在1914年5月9日,也就是她的母親去世九周年的忌日,當時的美國總統威爾遜宣布母親節為美國的全國節日,時間在每年五月的第二個星期日。
"...recent practice, derived from the U.S. tradition. "
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這種寫法表現出他們一些人的自大狂!很無聊!完全是沒有價值的字句!所以世界上大多數人都不喜歡他們,除了"呆瓜"中國人!
我常常給我的白人朋友講"謙虛",要考慮其他人的存在,有的真的變好了點.
回複eeaglefly的評論:
"...wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day:有下麵一句話:
...derived from the U.S. tradition."
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我們看的還是不同!
這就是要小心的地方!千萬不要把"美國的"wikipedia當成""聖經一樣看待,它的編輯絕對是有偏心的!它絕對是給美國家香料的!並且,他的資料常常不對!
母親節絕對不是從美國開始的!
又,看看韓國人,他們已經把中國的端午節"搶"走了.還說孔子,孫中山都是韓國人!
記住!美國若沒有(母親節),世界上的人,照樣慶祝母親節!
Many countries around the world now celebrate a "Mother's Day", generally this is a recent practice, derived from the U.S. tradition.
Wiserman 發表評論於
I] 母親節在西方(REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day)
I-A) Earliest History of Mothers Day
The earliest history of Mothers Day dates back to the ancient annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.
Ancient Romans, too, celebrated a spring festival, called Hilaria dedicated to Cybele, a mother goddess. It may be noted that ceremonies in honour of Cybele began some 250 years before Christ was born. The celebration made on the Ides of March by making offerings in the temple of Cybele lasted for three days and included parades, games and masquerades. The celebrations were notorious enough that followers of Cybele were banished from Rome.
Early Christians celebrated a Mother's Day of sorts during the festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ. In England the holiday was expanded to include all mothers. It was then called Mothering Sunday.
I-B) ENGLAND'S MOTHERING SUNDAY
History of Mother's Day: Mothering Sunday
The more recent history of Mothers Day dates back to 1600s in England. Here a Mothering Sunday was celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter) to honor mothers. After a prayer service in church to honor Virgin Mary, children brought gifts and flowers to pay tribute to their own mothers. ................
I-C) 美國是1914年開始慶祝的....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day
據記載,美國母親節的設立是與一位女士 Anna Jarvis的努力分不開的。該女士住在美國東部的費城,照顧病臥在床的母親多年,並因此終生未婚。在她的母親於1905年5月9日故去後,她晝思夜想,思念之極,痛感很多孩子在母親在世時未能及時照顧關愛母親,決定傾其後半生的精力倡議設立母親節,以榮耀無論是健在抑或故去的母親們(honor mothers, living and dead)。她的倡議漸漸地得到了越來越多的人們的響應,終於在1914年5月9日,也就是她的母親去世九周年的忌日,當時的美國總統威爾遜宣布母親節為美國的全國節日,時間在每年五月的第二個星期日。