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1、Unit5Parents9LovePassage1Time:5minsTotalwords:400wordsNowadays,therearemanyfestivalsinChinawhichoriginatefromtheWestcountries.Theyare:Chirstmas,Vallentine'sDay,ThankgivingDay,Mother^Day,Father'sDay,etc.TheearliestMother'sDaycelebrationscanbetracedbacktothespringcelebrationsofancientGree
2、ceinhonorofRhea,theMotheroftheGods.Duringthe1600Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistheoriginofMother'sDay?A.EnglandB.GreeceC.theUniteStatesD.countriessuchasDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,andBelgiumWhodopeoplehornorasChristianitygotpopularinEurope?Whichofthefollowingisnottur
3、e?s,Englandcelebratedadaycalled“MotheringSundaytCelebratedonthe4thSundayofLent,“MotheringSunday"honoredthemothersofEngland・DuringthattimemanyoftheEngland*spoorworkedasservantsforthewealthy.Asmostjobswerelocatedfarfromtheirhomes,theservantswouldliveatthehousesoftheiremployees.OnMothering
4、Sundaytheservantswouldhavethedayoffandwereencouragedtoreturnhomeandspendthedaywiththeirmothers.Aspecialcake,calledthemotheringcake,wasoftenbroughtalongtoprovideafestivetouch.AsChristianityspreadthroughoutEuropethecelebrationchangedtohonorthe“MotherChurch一thespiritualpowerthatgavethemlif
5、eandprotectedthemfromharm.FromthattimethechurchfestivalblendedwiththeMotheringSundaycelebration.Peoplebeganhonoringtheirmothersaswellasthechurch.IntheUniteStatesMother'sDaywasfirstsuggestedin1872byJuliaWardHoweasadaydedicatedtopeace.Ms.HowewouldholdorganizedMother'sDaymeetingsinBostonev
6、eryyea匚In1907AnaJarvis,fromPhiladelphia,beganacampaigntoestablishanationalMother'sday.Ms.JarvispersuadedhermotherschurchinGrafton,WestVirginiatocelebrateMother'sDayonthesecondanniversaryofhermother'sdeath,thesecondSundayofMay.BythenextyearMother'sDaywasalsocelebratedinPhiladelphia.Ms.Ja
7、rvisandhersupportersbegantowritetoministers,businessman,andpoliticiansintheirquesttoestablishanationalMother'sDay.Itwassuccessfulasby1911MothersDaywascelebratedinalmosteverystate.PresidentWoodrowWilson,in1914,madetheofficialannouncementproclaimingMother'sDayasanationalholidayth
