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On the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day.
American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the
day when children, young and old try to show their love to mothers. It is the
day to celebrate motherhood and to thank her for all small and big things she
has done for her children. However, do you know that Mother's Day celebration
is no recent thing?
In the United States, Mother's Day became an
official holiday in 1910. An American girl, Anna, asked her governor to set a
festival for mothers for their love. And they set the second Sunday in May as
Mother's Day and a year later all the other states began to celebrate it.
On Mother's Day morning some American children
serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers
presents which they have made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their
mothers red carnations(康乃馨), the official
Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world they may take white
carnations to their gravesites(墓地). This is the busiest
day of the year for American restaurants. On the special day, family members do
not want Mum to cook dinner!
