口语Festival素材:Mother#039;s Day（母亲节）
<p> <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span> <span word="Daythe">Daythe</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span></p><p> <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crayon">crayon</span> <span word="scribbled">scribbled</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="Yous">Yous</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rhea">Rhea</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gods">Gods</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1600<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="England">England</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mothering">Mothering</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="Celebrated">Celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lent">Lent</span> , <span word="Mothering">Mothering</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Englands">Englands</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employers">employers</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Mothering">Mothering</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothering">mothering</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="blended">blended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mothering">Mothering</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> . <span word="People">People</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1872 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="Mothers">Mothers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="Mass">Mass</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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