The earliest Mother‘s Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece（古希腊） in honor of Rhea,the Mother of the Gods.
During the 1600‘s,England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”（拜望双亲日）,celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent ."Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England.During this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy.As most jobs were located far from their homes,the servants would live at the houses of their employers.
On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers.A special cake,called the mothering cake（母亲蛋糕）,was often brought along to provide a festive touch.
As Christianity（基督教） spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" -- the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm.Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration .People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.
In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace.