1. Origin: Mother’s Day originated in the United States. On May 9, 1906, Anna Jarvis's mother in Philadelphia, USA, passed away unfortunately, and she was extremely grieved. On the anniversary of her mother's death the following year, Miss Anna organized an event to commemorate her mother and encouraged others to express their gratitude to their loving mothers in a similar way. After that, she lobbied everywhere and appealed to all walks of life, calling for the establishment of Mother's Day. Her appeal received an enthusiastic response. On May 10, 1913, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed a resolution, and President Wilson signed a proclamation, deciding that the second Sunday in May each year would be Mother's Day.
2. The meaning of Mother’s Day: Mother’s Day, which respects mothers and promotes maternal love, has become a customary holiday in China. Now, Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May every year has become a public A must-celebrate holiday. As Mother's Day has become a public holiday, Chinese people can finally express their deep feelings for their mothers openly on this day.
Chinese people take this "Mother's Day" very seriously. After all, mothers gave birth to us and raised us, and devoted a lot of effort to our growth. Sending blessings and expressing gratitude on this annual festival is also a manifestation of human ethics and filial piety.
Although Mother's Day is a foreign festival, for the Chinese nation, which has a traditional tradition of "loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and justice", respecting and being filial to mothers has long been a courtesy. Whether it is Bao Wenfang, a late Han Dynasty man in the Twenty-Four Filial Piety, he was not afraid of all dangers to save his mother, leaving behind an eternal legend for future generations: "Many dangers make perseverance more difficult, and unparalleled filial piety is enough to be proud." Liu Heng, who was famous for his benevolence and filial piety and tasted the decoction himself, was the king of a country. His mother had been ill for three years, but he had to taste the decoction first. He also set an example of filial piety to his mother at the national level.
Extended information:
Carnations are mainly given to mothers on Mother’s Day.
If the emotion you want to express focuses on gratitude, you can give your mother 19 carnations or 29 carnations;
If the emotion you want to express focuses on blessings, you can give your mother 19 carnations or 29 carnations. 12 carnations and 16 carnations;
If the emotion you want to express focuses on longing, you can give your mother 20 or 33 carnations.
Of course, this is just for reference, and the specific meaning will be affected by the color of the carnation and the matching flowers.