Is Mother's Day a holiday in China or a foreign holiday?

Mother's Day is a western festival, which spread from western countries to China and has now become an international celebration festival. Mother's Day is a time to thank your mother. Modern Mother's Day originated in America, and it is the second Sunday in May every year.

First, the origin of Mother's Day

Mother's Day originated in America. The founder of this festival is anna jarvis, a Philadelphia native. This woman has never been married and has no children. 1906 On May 9th, anna jarvis's mother passed away, and she was very sad. The following year, on the anniversary of his mother's death, Jarvis organized activities to commemorate his mother and encouraged others to express their gratitude to their beloved mother in a similar way.

Jarvis wrote to Andrews Methodist Church in grafton, West Virginia, asking for a special memorial service for her mother. Her mother served the Sunday school of this church for more than 20 years before her death. 1908, the church declared the anniversary of Jarvis' mother's death-the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Jarvis also organized a Mother's Day Committee and began a large-scale publicity, calling for Mother's Day as a legal holiday.

Her appeal received a warm response. 1913 On May 10, the US Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution, and President Wilson signed an announcement to decide that the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day every year. This move has caused countries all over the world to follow suit. By the time Jarvis died in 1948, Mother's Day had been established in 43 countries.

II. Introduction and popularization

Mother's Day was introduced to the mainland after it became popular in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Precious jewels, carnations symbolizing maternal love, special love desserts and exquisite handmade greeting cards have all become loving gifts for mothers.

In 1980s, Mother's Day was gradually accepted by China people. Starting from 1988, some southern cities such as Guangzhou began to hold mother's day celebrations, and "good mother" was selected as one of the contents.

At the end of the 20th century, with the international integration of China, Mother's Day became more and more popular in Chinese mainland, and more and more people began to accept the concept of Mother's Day. On the second Sunday of May every year, people in China and other countries in the world express their gratitude to their mothers in various ways. Of course, Mother's Day in China is more like China. China people express their deep affection in their own unique way. On Mother's Day, people will give their mothers flowers, cakes, homemade meals and other gifts. Children in China who have been filial to their parents since childhood will try their best to cook, wash their faces, make up, play music and draw pictures for their mothers and celebrate the New Year happily. On this day, people will not only commemorate their biological mothers, but also repay more mothers through charitable fund-raising and voluntary service.

On Mother's Day, mothers in China will hold cooking competitions, fashion shows and other activities to celebrate their festivals. Various activities will be held in various places, such as organizing mothers to travel and selecting outstanding mothers.

According to the information available on the Internet, Mother's Day first appeared in a report of Sina Sports in 2004, about an American sports star who didn't spend Mother's Day with his mother for the first time in his life. Finally, the sports star comforted his dead mother with a victory in a basketball game. Filial piety is a fine tradition in China, so this article touched the netizens in China. Since then, American Mother's Day has taken root in the media in China, and articles about American Mother's Day have increased year by year. ?

Third, Mother's Day in China.

In 2004, Li, president of China Mother's Day Promotion Association, proposed to establish China Mother's Day.

On June 5438+065438+1October 13, 2006, Li, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed to establish China people's own Mother's Day with the theme of creating China Mother's Day, and suggested that it could be the image representative of China Mother's Day.

June 5438+February 2006, China People's Association Festival Emblem Culture Committee, Zoucheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, Beijing Oriental Moral Institute,

Four core sponsors of "Mother's Day", including Shijiazhuang Comprehensive Practice Base for Primary and Secondary School Students, formally established "China Mother's Day Promotion Association", determined the second day of the fourth lunar month, that is, the day when Meng Mu gave birth to Mencius, as China Mother's Day, and decided to hold a series of celebrations on the occasion of the first China Mother's Day.

On June 5438+February 65438+March 2007, the inaugural meeting and the first plenary meeting of the Mother's Day Promotion Association were held in Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the hometown of Mencius. At the meeting, the initiative of "Creating Mother's Day in China" was issued. The full text is as follows: Who has no mother in the world? Who in the world is not subject to maternal love? Who doesn't love mom in the world? Motherly love and loving mother are human nature, the starting point and cornerstone of love, and the initial source of building a harmonious society. Designing China's Mother's Day well, so that the heritage can be highlighted and recognized with heart, and the children in the world can be awakened and expressed exquisitely, should be put on the agenda today in building a harmonious society. This is a good platform for inheriting Chinese virtues, strengthening the education of minors, improving the quality of mothers, fostering family harmony, cultivating the love of the whole society and improving the moral standards of the whole society.

Mencius' hometown, Zoucheng City, Shandong Province, has been handed down from generation to generation to commemorate Mencius' birthday, which has a corresponding basis in the book Sanyun in the Ming Wanli. Mencius' birthday is the second day of the fourth lunar month. It is more appropriate to regard this day as Mother's Day in China. In order to promote the establishment and development of Mother's Day in China, scholars and social workers from all over China have voluntarily formed a "Mother's Day Promotion Association" and started their work according to law.

Mother's Day in China coincides with Mother's Day in the West on 20 16.

Fourth, allusions and legends.

1, Meng Mu moved three times.

Meng Mu moved three times: Mencius' mother moved many times to choose a good environment to educate her children. In case he fails in his studies.

Source: Liu Xiang's Biography of Woman in the Western Han Dynasty: "Mencius was born with a gentle temperament and was taught by his loving mother three times when he was young."

2. The Legend of Wanger Mountain in Yingkou

On the southern plain of Liaoning, there is an ancient city of more than 2,000 years-Bayuquan Xiongyue City. In the sea green fruit forest to the east of Xiong Yue, there is a mountain with a butte protruding. There is a blue brick pagoda on the top of the mountain, which looks like a loving mother from a distance, looking forward to her son's early return. This mountain is called Wanger Mountain.

According to legend, a long time ago, the suburb of Xiong Yue was a beach. There is a poor family by the sea, only mother and son live alone. The mother worked hard for her son to study, and the son was determined to repay his mother's kindness by studying hard and becoming a talent. Then my son went to Beijing by boat to catch the exam. Many years have passed and there has been no news of my son. Mother is very anxious and goes to the seaside to look out every day. One year, two years, three years ... the mother's hair turned white, but her son was gone. Mother called to the sea again and again, "Come back, my child!" " ! Mom misses you, misses you ... "The elderly mother fell down and turned into a stone statue, and she didn't expect her son to come back.

In fact, her son was on his way to Beijing to catch the exam, but unfortunately he capsized and fell into the sea and died. God was moved by the great maternal love, and a high mountain stood where the mother expected her son. The earth was moved by great maternal love, and the tears shed by the mother turned into underground hot springs, nourishing countless red apples; The villagers were moved by the great maternal love. They called the unique Xiufeng, which rose from the ground, "Wanger Mountain", built a loving mother tower at the top of the mountain and a loving mother pavilion at the foot of the mountain, so that future generations could remember the ordinary and great kindness of their mothers.

With the development, Bayuquan people still retain the ancient style of respecting their mothers. On Mother's Day in May every year, we should carry out various activities to respect our mothers. Many people also set up a monument for their mother in the mother's hall to show their respect for their mother.

Ode to mother's ancient poems

The Wandering Son, Tang Meng Jiao

The mother used the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her long-distance son.

Before leaving, I had a stitch for fear that my son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged.

But how much love an inch of grass has is three times!

Don't be old, Huang Qing Nakazawa.

The bow curtain goes to the mother river beam, and the tears are white.

This is a tragic snowy night in Chai Men. It is better to have children than nothing at this time.

Wang Anshi in Song Dynasty in the Tenth Five-Year Plan

Put mother in the ditch and leave her home in the shade.

When I heard about Du Yu in the moonlight, I was always worried about the North and the South.

Get home at the end of the year Qingjiang Shiquan

I love my son endlessly, and I'm glad to go home. Cold clothes are needle and thread, and letters from home are ink stains.

If you encounter pity, you will ask for it. I am ashamed of the son of man and dare not sigh.

"Mother Biezi" Don Bai Juyi

Mothers are different from children, and children are different from mothers. During the day, there are no lights and crying.

General Guan, an ancient general title, won a new title last year.

Welcome Luoyang as a flower with a gift of 2 million yuan.

New people welcome old people and abandon them. Lotus in the palm is a thorn in the side.

It's not sad to welcome the new and abandon the old, it's sad to leave two children at home.

At first, I walked with my hands. At first, I sat and cried and grabbed people's clothes.

With your new beauty, my mother and son will be separated.

It is best to have a crow and a magpie in the forest, and the mother will not lose the young males and females.

It should be like a peach and plum tree in the garden, with flowers falling on the branches with the wind.

Newlyweds, newlyweds, listen to me, Luoyang infinite red chamber girl.

I hope the general will make contributions and there will be more new people who are better than you.

"Motherly Love" Yuan Yang Weizhen

A loving mother loves her young, and Zhao is the Crown Prince.

The dragon and tiger are different every day, and the dog looks forward to the eagle.

If there is no six-foot lonely soul under the knee, a Zhao may not be born.

At night, the ghost lights are blurred, and the snow leaks more than four drums.

A hundred officials don't hold Dong Hu's pen, so why do widowed wives shout?

What's more, Han Wangjin stabbed a silver axe in front of the bed, which was a disaster.

Wang Yuan noodles in Xuan Mo Map

Brilliant day lily flowers, Luosheng North Hall.

The south wind blows the heart, for whom do you vomit?

A loving mother leans against the door, but a wanderer cannot walk.

May the sun be sparse and the day be fearful.

Looking up at Yunlin, I am ashamed to listen to birds.

Who is Tang Hanyu's son?

Who is not crazy, who is not crazy, who will go to the palace to call the Taoist priest?

The old white-headed mother hid her face and cried bitterly, and her shirt sleeves were torn.

Cui Mei's bride, twenty years old, sent her home and cried all over the city.

Or Yun wants to learn to fight, Mu Biqiang.

It's also vulgar and ordinary, risking your position.

Although there are legends about immortals, everyone who knows them knows their falsehood.

Sages can be bullied, but how can they die of poverty?

Alas, Yu Xincheng is my brother, and I am willing to teach in the end.

It's never too late to punish a hundred strategies.

Whose relatives and friends can pity me and write my poems as gifts?

"Short Song" Tang

When a person is born, he rises at dawn. Going up the mountain late, going down the mountain ill.

Thirty-six thousand dynasties in a hundred years, half a day at night will be better.

There are songs and dances, so be sure to be early. Yesterday was better than today.

People see men and women as good, but they don't know that men and women make people old.

Short songs, no music.

Tang Zhangwei's Answer to the Old People in Daibei County

The old man with a negative salary went to Zhou Bei. He looked at Wang Bei's hometown.

He said that the old man had three sons, all of whom had died in Huangsha.

Now that the child has just grown up, he will confess next year.

Knowing this, we will fall apart and cannot live and die together.

Borrow a farm house from Wu next door, and then go to the countryside alone.

It's even harder to have more children.

Recently, it is said that the Emperor advocates martial arts and vegetables, and Qiang Bing wants to be quiet.

Ensuring border security is a long-term policy, so there is no need to expel China people.

Except at night, Don.

The cold light in the hotel stayed alone and didn't sleep, and the guest turned sad.

Tonight, my hometown is full of thoughts, and the Ming Dynasty is worried for another year.

The Book of Songs Li Feng Kaifeng

The wind blew from the south, blowing his spine. I want to die, and my mother has a reward.

The wind blows from the south, and the wind blows from the other side. My mother is very nice, and I have no one.

Is there any cold in the spring? Under Xun. With seven children, my mother is very hard.

The yellow bird, with its voice. There are seven children, don't comfort your mother.

Worthless Tangsikongtu

A mother failed to teach, and three yuan was sent to the kettle.

Shao Yunyun vulgar stop Yao color, Luan River low flying brush treasure furnace.