How did Mother's Day come to China? Analysis of the Origin of Chinese Mother’s Day!
As we all know, although China attaches great importance to filial piety, Mother's Day is not a traditional celebration in our country. So how did Mother's Day come to China? Let’s learn more about it with Huayi.com. The Fortune Teller website has carefully compiled detailed information about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2018. If you want to know about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the lunar calendar days in the third month, please come to Mr. Shui Mo!How did Mother's Day come to China?Mother's Day originated in ancient Greece. On this day, the ancient Greeks paid tribute to Hera, the mother of the Greek gods. Later, in the middle of the 17th century, the festival spread to England. On this day, young people who are away from home will return home and give their mothers some small gifts.The modern Mother's Day originated in the United States and was initiated by Anna Jarvis, who remained unmarried throughout her life and always stayed with her mother. Anna Jarvis's mother was kind-hearted and compassionate. She suggested that a memorial day should be established to commemorate the mothers who made silent contributions, but she died before this wish was realized. Her daughter Anna Jarvis began the campaign in 1907, applying to make Mother's Day a legal holiday. The festival officially began on May 10, 1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, USA. In 1913, the U.S. Congress designated the second Sunday of May each year as Mother's Day, and stipulated that every household must hang the national flag on this day to express respect for mothers. The carnation, which was Anna Jarvis' mother's favorite flower during her lifetime, has become the symbol of Mother's Day. In China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Mother's Day is not an official holiday. Like April Fools' Day and Christmas, this holiday has a lot to do with the spread of American culture and is mainly celebrated by young people. The Chinese government does not recognize International Mother's Day or the dates of the above countries as official statutory celebration days, and the same is true for Hong Kong and Macau. But since the reform and opening up in 1980, China has gradually celebrated Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. Stores big and small offer special items in the lead up to Mother's Day. Flower shops will also increase their promotional efforts when Mother's Day approaches and sell carnations, the flowers that represent Mother's Day. On Mother's Day, children usually make or buy greeting cards and write their own blessings to their mothers. Buy flowers or gifts for your mother. Or wish mothers good health through phone, Internet, etc. In Hong Kong and Macau, children usually go to teahouses with their mothers to drink tea. On May 14, 1989, the first Mother's Day celebration was held in Hangzhou, China. |
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