5月***日 母親節(jié)(Mothers' Day)(五月的第二個星期日)

美國節(jié)日、美國五月份節(jié)日風(fēng)俗人們一致決定將每年5月的第二個星期日定為母親節(jié)。

1911年，慶祝母親節(jié)的活動已經(jīng)開展得非常廣泛，不僅席卷美國各州，而且連加拿大、墨西哥和南美的一些國家也都開始慶祝這個節(jié)日。此后幾年中，慶祝母親節(jié)的熱潮有增無已。1912年，美國專門成立了母親節(jié)國際協(xié)會。1913年5月，美國眾議院一致通過決議，號召總統(tǒng)及內(nèi)閣、參眾兩院和聯(lián)邦政府的所有官員一律在母親節(jié)佩帶白色石竹花

1914年，美國國會正式命名5月的第二個星期二為母親節(jié)。緊接著，威爾遜總統(tǒng)昭告全國公民在自己的住宅上懸掛國旗以表達(dá)人們對美國全體母親的熱愛和尊敬。此后美國總統(tǒng)每年都要發(fā)表一篇內(nèi)容相同的宣言。在胸前佩帶石竹花，顏色是有講究的。初時一律為白色，后來則變成那些母親已經(jīng)去世的人佩帶白色石竹花，而母親仍然健在的人則佩帶紅色石竹花。這一天，人們總要想方設(shè)法使母親愉快地度過節(jié)日，感謝她們一年的辛勤勞動。最普通的方式是向母親贈送母親節(jié)卡片或禮物，還有些家庭則由丈夫孩子們把全部家務(wù)活包攬下來。

May

Mother's Day is observed in the United States in honor of mothers on the second Sunday in May. Julia Ward Howe wrote a Mother's Day proclamation in 1870. She wanted to have an international day when all mothers of the world would stand up and speak for peace， so their sons would not have to die in war. In 1907， Anna Jarvis proposed a day to remember all mothers. Today， Mother's Day is a holiday to remember mothers with cards， flowers and presents. Many people in the U.S. celebrate "el cinco de mayo". This means the 5th of May in Spanish. This holiday celebrates a battle won by Mexicans against the French. In some areas of the U.S.， there are parades on this day. Many people eat Mexican food and listen to Mexican Music. The last Monday in May is Memorial Day. Since 1868， this federal holiday has honored the Union Civil War soldiers who died. Now， we remember all soldiers who died for this country. people decorate soldiers' graves. Many people also decorate the graves of their families.