The Origin and Customs of Mother's Day

The origins and customs of Mother's Day are as follows:

Origin:

This festival first appeared in ancient Greece; Modern Mother's Day originated in America, and it is the second Sunday in May every year. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnation is considered as a flower dedicated to mother, while China's mother flower is Hemerocallis, also known as the girl without sorrow. From June 5438 to February 2006, China People's Association Festival Emblem Cultural Committee and other organizations designated the second day of the fourth lunar month, the day when Meng Mu was born with Mencius, as China Mother's Day.

Customs:

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.

Mother's Day, which respects mothers and promotes maternal love, has become a customary festival in China, and the second Sunday of May every year has also become a public holiday. With Mother's Day becoming a public holiday, China people can finally express their deep feelings for their mothers generously on this day.

On June 5438+065438+1October 13, 2006, Li, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed to set up 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.

From June 5438 to February 2006, four core sponsors of Mother's Day, namely, the Cultural Committee of Festival Emblem of China People's Association, Zoucheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, Beijing Oriental Moral College and Shijiazhuang Comprehensive Practice Base for Primary and Secondary School Students, formally established the "China Mother's Day Promotion Association", determined the second day of the fourth lunar month, when Mencius was born in Meng Mu, as China Mother's Day, and decided to hold a series of celebrations on the occasion of the arrival of the first Chinese mother.