摘 要: | IntheU.S.,Mothers’Dayisaholidaycele-bratedonthesecondSundayinMay.Itisadaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,gifts,andflowers.Althoughitwasn’tcelebratedintheU.S.until1907,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece.Inthosedays,however,itwasRhea,themotherofthegodsthatwasgivenhonor.Later,inthe1600’s,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalled“MotheringSunday.”ItwascelebratedduringJune,onthefourthSunday.OnMotheringSunday,theservants,whogenerallylivedwiththeiremployers,w…
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