Mother's Day is a holiday to thank mothers, which first appeared in ancient Greece, while modern Mother's Day originated in the United States and is the second Sunday of May every year.Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnations are regarded as flowers for their mothers, while Chinese mothers'flowers are Hemerocallis fulva, also known as Forget Sadness Grass.The earliest known Mother's Day originated in ancient Greece. On this day, the ancient Greeks paid tribute to Hera, the mother of the Greek gods. Then, in the middle of the 17th century, festivals spread to England.On this day, young people who go out will return home and give their mothers some small gifts.母亲节（Mother's Day），是一个感谢母亲的节日，这个节日最早出现在古希腊；而现代的母亲节起源于美国，是每年5月的第二个星期日。
母亲们在这一天通常会收到礼物，康乃馨被视为献给母亲的花，而中国的母亲花是萱草花，又叫忘忧草。
目前所知最早的母亲节起源于古希腊。
在这一天，古希腊人向希腊众神之母赫拉致敬。
其后17世纪中叶，节日流传到英国。
在这一天里，出门在外的年青人会返家，送给母亲一些小礼物。
有关母亲节的英语格言
