母亲节的由来
<p>三毛曾写过一篇《守望的天使》，文章说，每个人生命中最真最诚的天使是自己的父母，天使终其一生舍尽全力来为自己的孩子挡风遮雨。在犹太人的谚语里，也有一句类似的表述，而且更为精辟：<span word="God">God</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>. 母亲节来临之际，首先让我们了解母亲节来历，并用心写上最为朴实的祝福：母亲节快乐！</p><p><span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="History">History</span> 母亲节由来</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</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="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lent">Lent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>. <span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mothering">Mothering</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="discontinued">discontinued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mothering">Mothering</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1872 <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>母亲节的历史可以追溯到几百年前的古希腊，当时，人们都会举行庆祝活动纪念<span word="Rhea">Rhea</span>（瑞亚），（古希腊的众神之母，她是主神宙斯和天后赫拉的母亲）。早期的基督徒在大斋节的第四个星期日节日庆祝母亲节来纪念<span word="Mary">Mary</span>（基督的母亲）。有趣的是，宗教秩序的改革使得这一节日包括了全体的母亲，并将这一日命名为“母亲节”。后来，在美国定居的英国殖民者由于缺少时间停止了这项传统。1872年朱丽娅伍德霍夫以致力于和平为母亲们设立一个节日。这是母亲节在历史上的里程碑。</p>
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