What is mother's Day 2018? What is the origin of mother's Day
4hw.com.cn: I believe that for everyone, mother is a holy and great role. Mother's Day is to commemorate this great crowd. Do you know what day 2018 mother's Day is? What is the origin of mother's day? Let's have a look.
What day is mother's Day 2018?
Mother's Day 2018 is May 13, 2018, Sunday, March 28 of the lunar calendar.
Original origin
How does mother's day come? Mother's day first appeared in ancient Greece. It is said that on January 8, ancient Greeks paid homage to Rhea, the mother of Greek gods. In ancient Rome, the scale of these activities became larger, and the celebration lasted for three days, which was the earliest legend of mother's day.
Mother's day in America
Mother's Day is a mother's day. Now we say mother's Day originated in the United States. It is the second Sunday in May every year. In 1907, in order to mourn her mother, an American woman decorated the church with white carnations to mourn her mother. Since then, this kind of behavior has spread in the United States, so there has been a mother's day to send flowers to express gratitude.
Mother's day in China
In China, mother's Day is only a regional Festival, which first appeared in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. After the reform and opening up, mother's Day was also accepted by the mainland. Since 1988 in Guangdong Province and 1989 in Hangzhou, women's federations at all levels have organized Mother's Day celebrations, with the selection of "good mothers" as one of the contents of the festival.