初中語文 母親節(jié) 主題班會(huì)

Mother’sDayTheHistoryOfMothers’DayTheearliestMother'sDaycelebrationsaretracedbacktothespringcelebrationsofancientGreeceinhonorofRhea,theMotheroftheGods.母親節(jié)正式被慶祝的歷史，至今雖然才八十多年，但是，專門找一天來表達(dá)對(duì)媽媽崇高敬意的觀念，卻可以追溯到很久以前。古代的希臘人和羅馬人都會(huì)舉行「春季節(jié)日」，以表達(dá)他們對(duì)「母親神」〈泛指女性神〉的崇敬。Duringthe1600's,Englandcelebratedadaycalled"MotheringSunday”,whichhonoredthemothersofEngland.十七世紀(jì)的英國用“母親的星期天”來感恩所有的母親。DuringthistimemanyoftheEngland'spoorworkedasservantsforthewealthy.在那個(gè)時(shí)期，英國有很多窮苦的人為富有的人打工。OnMotheringSundaytheservantswouldhavethedayoffandwereencouragedtoreturnhomeandspendthedaywiththeirmothers.Aspecialcake,calledthemotheringcake,wasoftenbroughtalongtoprovideafestivetouch.在母親星期日這一天，窮人們會(huì)休假一天并且回家與母親共同渡過這個(gè)節(jié)日。通常飯桌上還會(huì)有特制的“母親蛋糕”以增加節(jié)日的氣氛。IntheUnitedStatesMother'sDaywasfirstsuggestedin1872byJuliaWardHoweasadaydedicatedtopeace.PresidentWoodrowWilson,in1914,madetheofficialannouncementproclaimingMother'sDayasanationalholidaythatwastobeheldeachyearonthe2ndSundayofMay.在美國，母親節(jié)首先在1872年被提出，起初是慶祝和平。1914年，威爾遜總統(tǒng)將母親節(jié)—-五月的第二個(gè)星期天定位法定假日。WhilemanycountriescelebratetheirownMother'sDayatdifferenttimesthroughouttheyear,therearesomecountriessuchasDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,andBelgiumwhichalsocelebrateMother'sDayonthesecondSun