The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers, It is the day to celebrate motherhood and to thank her for all small and big things she has done for her children. However, do you know that Mother's Day celebration is not a recent thing?
England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1914. An American woman, Anna, asked governors to set a festival for mothers for their love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.
On Mother's Day morning, some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they have made themselves or bought in shops. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flowers. If their mothers left the world, they might bring white carnations to their grave sites (基地). This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On the special day, family members do not want mothers to cook dinner!
