敬重母亲、弘扬母爱的母亲节,至今已成为一个约定俗成的国际性节日。古母亲节起源于希腊。古希腊人在这一天向希腊神话中的众神之母赫拉致敬。在17世纪中叶,母亲节流传到英国,英国人把封斋期的第四个星期天作为母亲节。在这一天里,出门在外的年轻人将回到家中,给他们的母亲带上 The Mother’s Day, which honors mothers and promotes maternal love, has become an established international holiday. Ancient Mother’s Day originated in Greece. On this day, the ancient Greeks paid tribute to Hera, the mother of gods in Greek mythology. In the middle of the 17th century, Mother’s Day was spread to the United Kingdom, and the British used Mother’s Day for the fourth Sunday of the Lent. On this day, the young people who are away from home will return home and bring their mothers with them.