The origins of modern Mother's Day can be traced back to the United States in the 19th century. Ann Reeves Jarvis, a social reformer at the time, worked to strengthen women's status and rights in the family and society. She organized a campaign called "Mother's Workday" to improve sanitation to reduce child mortality. The campaign was originally held once a year on the second Sunday in May.
In 1908, Andrews Judy's daughter, Anna Jarvis, launched a citizens' movement calling for Mother's Day to be made a national holiday. She wrote to government officials and even to the president, lobbying them to support the holiday. In 1914, after years of hard work, U.S. President Wilson officially declared Mother's Day a national holiday, with the second Sunday in May every year as Mother's Day.
Since then, Mother's Day has gone international, and countries have begun to celebrate the holiday. On this day, people will give gifts to mothers to express gratitude and respect for their mother's love. Mother's Day is not only a day to remember your mother, but also a day to promote family virtues and wish your family happiness.
Chinese not only has its own Father's Day, but also Chinese its own Mother's Day, which day is Mother's Day in China? Some people say that it is the second day of April on Meng's mother's birthday, some people say that it is the sixth day of June when the Yellow Emperor and his ancestor got married, and some people also think that Mother's Day is the 18th of July on the birthday of the Western Queen Mother, but in fact, Chinese Mother's Day is June 6, Chinese the long-standing "Mother's Day" - the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.
"On June 6, the girl gave her mother a piece of meat." This folk song is well known to women and children in the vast Central Plains, and this custom is still prevalent in the vast countryside. Every June 6th, whether walking on the road or on the country road, you can see an endless stream of women walking to their mother's house, whether they are walking with their husbands or alone, they are indispensable for a common gift - meat, the difference is only how much. The purpose is to go to the mother-daughter affection and fulfill the filial piety. Moreover, when a mother turns 66, the children must celebrate their mother's birthday as grandly as possible. It can be seen that "June 6th" has been a convention in the Central Plains for a long time before Mother's Day, and it has become a common practice and has been passed down from generation to generation.