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1、Unit6WhenwasitinventedAhistoryofMother'sDayThefirstcelebrationsinhonorofmotherswereheldinthespringinancientGreece.Theypaidtribute(贡物)toRhea(瑞亚),theMotheroftheGods.Duringthe17thcentury,Englandhonoredmotherson"MotheringSunday," celebrated onthefourthSundayofL
2、ent(大斋节).IntheUnitedStates,Julia Ward HowesuggestedtheideaofMother'sDayin1872.Howe,whowrotethewordstotheBattle Hymn(圣歌) oftheRepublic,sawMother'sDayasbeingdedicated topeace.AnnaJarvisofPhiladelphiaiscreditedwithbringingabouttheofficialobservance(惯例)ofMother
3、'sDay.Hercampaigntoestablishsuchaholidaybeganasaremembranceofhermother,whodiedin1905andwhohad,inthelate19thcentury,triedtoestablish"Mother'sFriendshipDays"asawaytohealthescarsoftheCivilWar.Twoyearsafterhermotherdied,JarvisheldaceremonyinGrafton,W.Va.,tohono
4、rher.Shewassomovedbythe proceedingsthatshebeganamassivecampaigntoadoptaformalholidayhonoringmothers.In1910,WestVirginia(西佛吉尼亚州)becamethefirststatetorecognizeMother'sDay.Ayearlater,nearlyeverystateofficiallymarkedtheday.In1914,PresidentWoodrowWilsonofficiall
5、yproclaimed(公告)Mother'sDayasanationalholidaytobeheldonthesecondSundayofMay.ButJarvis' accomplishment soonturnedbitterforher. Enraged(被……激怒) bythecommercialization(商业化)oftheholiday,shefileda lawsuit tostopa1923Mother'sDayfestivalandwasevenarrestedfordisturbi
6、ngthepeaceatawarmothers'convention(习俗)wherewomensoldwhite carnations(康乃馨) --Jarvis'symbolformothers--toraisemoney."ThisisnotwhatIintended,"Jarvissaid."Iwantedittobeadayofsentiment,notprofit!"Whenshediedin1948,atage84,Jarvishadbecomeawomanofgreat ironies.Nev
7、eramotherherself,her maternal fortunedissipated(消散)byhereffortstostopthecommercializationoftheholidayshehadfounded,JarvistoldareportershortlybeforeherdeaththatshewassorryshehadeverstartedMother'sDay.She spoke thesewordsinanursinghomewhereeveryMother'sDayher
8、roomhadbeenfilledwithcardsfromallovertheworld.Today,becauseanddespiteJarvis'efforts,manycelebrationsofMother'sDaysareheldthroughouttheworld.Althoughtheydonotallfallatthesametime,suchcountriesasDenmark,
