Rhea, Mother of the Greek gods

　　Stories behind Mother's Day

　　Thanks to Anna M. Jarvis, Mother's Day has become an official holiday in the United States. Actually, People in many ancient cultures celebrated holidays honoring motherhood, personified as a goddess such as Rhea.

　　母亲节得以成为官方节日，得归功于一位伟大的女性——安娜·贾维思。不过，在这之前，母亲节最早可追溯到古希腊的众神之母Rhea（瑞亚），她是主神宙斯和天后赫拉的母亲。

　　Carnation: the symbol of Mother's Day

　　Memorable lines for Mother's Day

　　"M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold; "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" means right, and right she'll always be……

　　M-O-T-H-E-R意味着什么？有一首诗这么说，“M”代表她赐予了我整个世界，“O”意味着她正慢慢衰老，“T”是她为我留下的泪，“H”指她那颗金子般的心……

　　Easter bunnies and eggs

　　English songs for mothers-to-be

　　Chinese songs for delightful mothers

　　A Chinese song for industrious and thrifty mothers

　　The above songs give voice to different emotions as far as three types of mothers are concerned, namely, mothers-to-be, cheerful mothers with their children in harmony as well as those industrious and thrifty mothers.

　　母亲节来临之际，谨此献给“正在孕育新生儿的准妈妈、与孩子融洽相处的快乐妈妈，以及普天下勤俭持家的好妈妈……”