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1、有关节日一．西方节日一览表：Westernfestivals:Advent(耶稣)降临节LadyDay,Annunciation天使报喜节(3月25日)AscensionDay耶稣升天节(复活节后第四十日)Assumption圣母升天节(8月15日)Candlemas圣烛节(2月2日)NewYear,NewYear'sDay新年(1月1日)CorpusChristi圣体节Quadragesima四旬节(四旬斋的第一个星期日)Lent四旬斋,大斋期(复活节前的第四十个星期日)Low(或Quasimodo)Sunday,复活节后第一个星期日AllSouls'Day(天主教)万灵节(11月2日)(

2、如遇星期日则顺延一天)PalmSunday棕枝全日(复活节前的星期日)EasterSunday,Easter复活节Epiphany,TwelfthDay主显节(1月6日)dayofobligation每人需停止工作参加礼拜的日子MaundyThursday濯足星期四(耶稣受难节)ShroveTuesday忏悔节(四旬斋开始的前一天)AshWednesday复活节前的第七个星期三Christmas圣诞节(12月25日)ChristmasEve圣诞前夕NewYear'sEve新年前夕Easter复活节Whitsun,Whitsuntide圣神降临周(复活节后的第七周,尤指前三天)Quinquag

3、esima四旬斋前的星期日Ramadan斋?/P>RogationDays祈祷节(耶稣升天节的前三天)Sabbath安息日FeastoftheSacredHeart圣心节MidsummerDay施洗约翰节(6月24日)PassionWeek复活节前第二周HolyWeek圣周(复活节前一周)Septuagesima四旬斋前的第三个星期日Sexagesima四旬斋前的第二个星期日EmberDays四季节AllSaints'Day万圣节TrinitySunday,Trinity圣三主日(复活节后的第八个星期日)GoodFriday耶稣受难节Visitation圣母往见节(7月2日)1.Mother

4、’sDay:ACelebrationInHonorofAllMothersMother'sDayisatimeofcommemorationandcelebrationforMom.Itisatimeofbreakfastinbed,familygatherings,andcrayonscribbled"ILoveYou"s.ThehistoryofMother'sDayTheearliestMother'sDaycelebrationsaretracedbacktothespringcelebrationsofancientGreeceinhonorofRhea,theMotherofth

5、eGods.Duringthe1600's,Englandcelebratedadaycalled"MotheringSunday",celebratedonthe4thSundayofLent."MotheringSunday"honoredthemothersofEngland.DuringthistimemanyoftheEngland'spoorworkedasservantsforthewealthy.Asmostjobswerelocatedfarfromtheirhomes,theservantswouldliveatthehousesoftheiremployers.OnMo

6、theringSundaytheservantswouldhavethedayoffandwereencouragedtoreturnhomeandspendthedaywiththeirmothers.Aspecialcake,calledthemotheringcake,wasoftenbroughtalongtoprovideafestivetouch.AsChristianityspreadthroughoutEuropethecelebrationchangedtohonorthe"MotherChurch"--thespiritualpowerthatgavethemlifean

7、dprotectedthemfromharm.OvertimethechurchfestivalblendedwiththeMotheringSundaycelebration.Peoplebeganhonoringtheirmothersaswellasthechurch.IntheUnitedStatesMother'sDaywasfirstsuggestedin1872byJuliaWardHoweas