母親節英語作文12Mother's Day12

母親節英語作文12Mother's Day12         Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It's a day to show thanks to mothers. This festival first appeared in ancient Greece and modern Mother's Day originated in the United States which usually falls on the second Sunday of May each year. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day and carnation（康乃馨） is regarded as the flower for mother. In China, the flower for mother is day lily（萱草花）, also known as Nepenthe（忘憂草）. In addition, cleaning up the room, doing housework and a big dinner are considered to be the best Mother's Day gifts.
       母親節是紀念母親，贊揚母愛和母性情結，以及社會上母親的影響的節日。這是向母親表達感謝的一天。這個節日最初出現于古希臘，現代母親節源于美國，通常是在每年五月的第二個星期六。母親們通常會在這一天收到禮物，康乃馨被看做是母親之花。在中國，給母親的花通常是萱草花，也叫做忘憂草。另外，打掃屋子，做家務，做一頓豐盛的晚餐都被當做是給母親最好的禮物。