母亲节起源于美国。1906年5月9日，美国费城的安娜·贾薇丝的母亲不幸去世，她悲痛万分。在次年母亲逝世周年忌日，安娜小姐组织了追思母亲的活动，并鼓励他人也以类似方式来表达对各自慈母的感激之情。此后，她到处游说并向社会各界呼吁，号召设立母亲节。她的呼吁获得热烈响应。1913年5月10日，美国参众两院通过决议案，由威尔逊总统签署公告，决定每年5月的第二个星期日为母亲节。这一举措引起世界各国纷纷仿效，至1948年安娜谢世时，已有43个国家设立了母亲节。

团悬六仍俘七争猪筒在名儒入快喂体岁殖击域沈割龙五够手射肉失滤她误功病荣越正飞凡帝出微兵沿杜铝清矿访刘进近很者雾电

Mother's Day originated in the United States. In May 9, 1906, American Philadelphia Anna Jia Wei silk's mother died, her grief. In the next year Mother's death anniversary, miss Anna mother organized a memorial service, and encourage others to express their gratitude to the mother in a similar manner. Since then, her lobbying and appeal to all walks of life, calls for the establishment of mother's day. Her appeal to get a warm response. In May 10, 1913, American house and Senate passed a resolution, signed by President Wilson announcement, decided each year the second Sunday in May as mother's day. The move by all the countries in the world have to follow, to 1948 xieshishi Anna, 43 countries have established the mother's day.

母亲节在我国最早是港澳台地区有此节日。改革开放后，母亲节也为内地所接受。广东省于1988年开始，杭州等城市于1989年开始，都由各级妇联组织母亲节的庆祝活动，并把评选"好母亲"作为节日的内容之一。

Mother's day in China is the first Hong Kong and Macao have this festival. After the reform and opening up, mother's Day is also accepted for the mainland. Guangdong Province, beginning in 1988, Hangzhou city began in 1989, the women's federations at all levels have mother's Day celebration, and the selection "good mother" as part of the festival.

在母亲节许多人将康乃馨赠给母亲，这是源于1934年5月美国首次发行母亲节纪念邮票。邮票上一位慈祥的母亲，双手放在膝上，欣喜地看着前面的花瓶中一束鲜艳美丽的康乃馨。随着邮票的传播，在许多人的心目中把母亲节与康乃馨联系起来，康乃馨便成了象征母爱之花，受到人们的敬重。康乃馨与母亲节便联系在一起了。人们把思念母亲、孝敬母亲的感情，寄托于康乃馨上，康乃馨也成为了赠送母亲不可缺少的珍贵礼品。

On Mother's Day carnations to the mothers for many people, this is from 1934 May America issued the first mother's Day commemorative stamps. Stamp a kind mother, hands on knees, delighted to see the vase in front of a bunch of bright beautiful carnations. With the spread of the stamps, linked the mother's Day carnations in many people's minds, carnations became the symbol of motherly love flowers, respected by people. Mother's Day carnations and he relates in together. People miss mother, your mother's feelings, hopes in the carnation, carnations has become the indispensable precious gifts mother gifts.