翻译How Mother's Day Started[母亲节的起源]
Festivals that started in the modern times have clearer beginnings,for example,mother's day. This is how this special day started.
On may 9th,1906,a certain miss anna jarvis of philadelphia lost her mother .nexy year on thay day she invited a friend to keep the anniversary with her and explained the plan she had made.she wanted to make the entire american people honour their mothers on a certain day .her friend thought it would be be very difficult,but miss jarvis was determined .she began a national campaign,writing or talking to people all across the united states,including members of congress.the idea soon spread,and the very next year,on the second anniversary of miss jarvis's mother's death,philadelphia announced the day as a public holiday.then miss jarvis was determined.she began a national campaign,writing or talking to people all across the united states,including members of congress,the idea soon spread,and the very next year ,on the second anniversary of Miss Jarvis's mother's death,Philadelphia announced the day as a public holiday.Then Miss Jarvis made greater efforts.Interviews were carried out about the day and thousands of letters were written.Soon Pennsylvania State accepted the day as a state holiday .On May 10th,1913,the Congress of the USA officially announced the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day.
In American today,Mother's Day is often celcbrated by giving mothers a "day off". Other family members take the mother out to dinner or cook dinner for her.Churches houour mothers in their Sunday morning services.Millions of people send their mothers cards and flowers or telephone them to express their good wishes .Carnations are the flowers that are worn on Mother's Day .People wear red carnations to honour living mothers;people whose mothers have died wear white carnations.

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