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1、AlthougheverydayshouldbeMother'sDay,wemakesurethatonthesecondSundayinMay,mothersarefetedmorethanatanyothertimeoftheyear.Cards,gifts,andflowersaresentenmasse.Ibelieveitisthe#1dayforbothdiningout,aswellasforphoneconversations.AllthiswouldhaveinfuriatedAnnaJarvis,whoisofficiallycreditedwithhavi
2、ngbegunMother'sDay.Shesawitasadaytohonormothersinanintimatesettingandmanner.Allthecommercialismarounditissomethingshefeltcheapenedtheholiday,althoughshewasquitenaivetonothaveknownthatanyspecialoccasionwouldeventuallyproducetheseresults.OriginsofHonoringMothersThetraditionofhonoringmothers,ho
3、wever,isarevivalofapracticethatdatesbacktotheGreekempire.TheancientGreeksdedicatedtheirannualspringfestivaltoRhea,thewifeofCronusandmotherofvariousdeities.TheRomanscalledthiseventtheHilaria,bymakingofferingsinthetempleofCybele,themotherofthedeities(samemother)ontheIdesofMarch.EarlyChristians
4、celebratedthefestivalonthefourthSundayinLentinhonoroftheVirginMary,theMotherofChrist.Theyadornedthechurcheswithflowers,jewels,richmetals,andexpensivegifts.InEngland,anecclesiasticalorderdecreedthisdayasMotheringSunday,expandingtheholidaytoincludeallmothers.Besidesattendingchurchservicesinhon
5、oroftheVirginMary,childrenwent"a-mothering,"returninghomefromthecitieswithgifts,flowers,andspecialcakes.Englandwasoneofthefirstcountriestosetasideadaytorecognizemothers.AlthoughmanyofthecustomsandbeliefsofEnglandweretransferredovertothisAnglocountry,thiswasoneofthemthatwouldnotbecelebratedna
6、tionallyinAmericauntilthe1900's,althoughitdidexisttosomeextentinsomesmallpockets.America&EarlyAttemptsatMother'sDay.IntheUnitedStates,JuliaWardHowesuggestedtheideaofMother'sDayin1872.Howe,whowrotethewordstotheBattleHymnoftheRepublic,sawMother'sDayasbeingdedicatedtopeace.Inaddition,onMay13,18
7、77,thesecondSundayofthemonth,JulietCalhounBlakeleysteppedintothepulpitoftheMethodist-EpiscopalChurchandcompletedthesermonfortheReverendMyronDaughterty.Allegedly,Daughtertywasdistraughtbecauseananti-temperancegrouphadforcedhissontospendthenightinasa
