The Real Mother’s Day

The Real Mother’s Day

真正的母亲节

When do people in the United States make the most telephone calls? On what day do most people in the United States go out to eat? The answer is Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May. On this day, sons and daughters thank their mothers for all their hard work and care.

美国人什么时候打电话最多? 大多数美国人在哪一天出去吃饭? 答案是母亲节，五月的第二个星期天。 在这一天，儿女们感谢母亲们的辛勤劳动和照顾。

Anna Jarvis is the woman who started Mother’s Day in 1914. Why? What was the real Mother’s Day supposed to be about? In the 1800s, the United States was fighting a civil war. Injured soldiers and many other people needed care. In 1858, a woman from Pennsylvania named Ann Jarvis wanted to help.

1914年，安娜·贾维斯创立了母亲节。 为什么?真正的母亲节应该是关于什么的? 在19世纪，美国正在打内战。受伤的士兵和其他许多人需要照顾。 1858年，来自宾夕法尼亚州的一位名叫安·贾维斯的妇女想要帮忙。

Ann Jarvis was the mother of Anna Jarvis. She organized women to provide medical care for soldiers and people affected by the war. The women volunteered in groups called Mother’s Day Work Clubs. The clubs were neutral. They helped soldiers and their families on both sides of the war.

安·贾维斯是安娜·贾维斯的母亲。她组织妇女为士兵和受战争影响的人提供医疗服务。 这些女性在名为“母亲节工作俱乐部”的组织中担任志愿者。俱乐部是中立的。 他们帮助了战争双方的士兵及其家属。

Ann Jarvis and the Mother’s Day Work Clubs helped thousands of people to eat, live, and work safely. Near the end of the war, Ann held a Mother’s Friendship Day to bring everybody together in peace. Soldiers who had fought each other sat next to each other as friends.

安·贾维斯和母亲节工作俱乐部帮助了成千上万的人安全地吃饭、生活和工作。 战争快结束时，安举办了母亲友谊日，让大家和平地聚在一起。 曾经打过仗的士兵像朋友一样坐在一起。

This day was so successful that it was repeated for many years after. All her life, during wartime and peacetime, Ann Jarvis helped other people. After she died in 1905, her daughter Anna wanted her mother’s good work to be remembered. In 1908, Anna Jarvis held a church service to remember her mother. At the church, Anna handed people white carnations.

这一天是如此成功，以至于许多年之后都在重复。 在她的一生中，无论是战时还是和平时期，安·贾维斯都在帮助别人。 1905年她去世后，她的女儿安娜希望人们记住她母亲的出色工作。 1908年，安娜·贾维斯举行了一场教堂仪式来纪念她的母亲。在教堂里，安娜递给人们白色康乃馨。