History of Mother's Day

　　It is believed that Mother's Day is 2nd Sunday in May. Mother's Day was first recognized in 1907. Ana Jarvis, who was from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May.

be recognized：被正式地承认。
　例如：Professor Smith is recognized to be one 　of the greatest scholars in English Philology.
（史密斯教授被公认为最了不起的英语语音
　 学者之一。）
campaign：运动、宣传活动。
　例如：a campaign for funds 募捐运动

　　Six years later President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May for public observance of Mother's Day. It is now observed in countries all around the world, including England, France, Sweden, Denmark, India, China, and mother's Day flowers: pink to be worn for a living mother and white if the mother has died. Children honor their mothers on this day with gifts, visits.

observance：惯例

　　In Queen Victoria's era, Mother's Day was not actively celebrated although she would have approved of it since she was known as the great-grandmother of Europe and was devoted to her family and her nine children. She would have approved of a tea party to celebrate Mother's Day since she never missed afternoon tea. Bring out your best china, silver and linens to honor the queen of your family ~ Mom!

approve of：对……同意，赞成。

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