Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly on the second Sunday of May every year.
While some countries have a multi-century history of a day to celebrate mothers, the modern American version of the holiday began in the United States in the early 20th century at the initiative of Anna Jarvis, who organized the first Mother's Day service of worship and celebration at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which serves as the International Mother's Day Shrine today.
Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnations are regarded as flowers for their mothers, while Chinese mothers' flowers are Hemerocallis fulva, also known as Forget Sadness Grass. The earliest known Mother's Day originated in ancient Greece. On this day, the ancient Greeks paid tribute to Hera, the mother of the Greek gods.
(By Yang Jiming/Wang Wenchao)
