第一篇：父亲节母亲节
世界上的一切光荣和骄傲，都来自母亲。（高尔基）
母爱是一种巨大的火焰。（罗曼罗兰）
世界上有一种最美丽的声音，那便是母亲的呼唤。（但丁）
妈妈你在哪儿，哪儿就是最快乐的地方。（英国）
慈母的胳膊是慈爱构成的，孩子睡在里面怎能不甜？（雨果）
人的嘴唇所能发出的最甜美的字眼，就是母亲，最美好的呼唤，就是“妈妈”。（纪伯伦）
母爱是世间最伟大的力量。（米尔）
世界上一切其他都是假的，空的，唯有母亲才是真的，永恒的，不灭的。（印度）母爱是多么强烈、自私、狂热地占据我们整个心灵的感情。（邓肯）
在孩子的嘴上和心中，母亲就是上帝。（英国）
全世界的母亲多么的相象！他们的心始终一样。每一个母亲都有一颗极为纯真的赤子之心。（惠特曼）
女人固然是脆弱的，母亲却是坚强的。（法国）
没有无私的，自我牺牲的母爱的帮助，孩子的心灵将是一片荒漠。（英国）
朱自清 的 <背影> 家庭是父亲的王国，母亲的世界，儿童的乐园。——爱默生 父亲和母亲们，你们在孩子身上延续自己!－－苏霍姆林斯基 在儿子面前，我不是总统只是父亲。－－罗斯福 孩子是看着父亲的背影长大的，是和母亲面对面长大的。－－西方名言 父亲是一个银行，发行知识，支付爱„„ －－马英
九 父亲！对上帝，我们无法找到一个比这更神圣的称呼了----（华兹华斯）●一个父亲胜过一百个老师（英国）●让自己的儿女们光宗耀祖是父亲们的主要缺点（伯·罗索）●在所有的青年人眼里，父亲是多么严厉的法官啊！（忒壬斯）●没有几个父亲对子女是关心备至的，至少他们中的绝大多数对金钱更加关心（切斯特菲尔德）●没有哪一个人真正了解自己的父亲，但是，我们大家都有某种推测或某种信任（米南德）●在批评父辈狭隘的时候，我们切不可忘记他们的深沉----（福尔克斯）●父亲和儿子的感情是截然不同的：父亲爱的是儿子本人，儿子爱的则是对父亲的回忆（欧洲）●对做父亲的人来说，失去父亲不一定就是不幸；对做儿子的人来说，没有儿子也不一定就是痛苦（切斯特菲尔德）●一个父亲能管好一百个儿子，而一百个儿子却难管一个父亲----（欧洲）●每一代人总是反抗自己的父辈，却和祖父交上了朋友----（芒福德）●父亲的名声有时无助于儿子，却反而会淹没他：他们彼此站得太近，阴影扼杀了成长（本·琼森）●只要父亲在世，你总是年轻 ●父子无隔宿之仇22
第二篇：母亲节,父亲节
母亲节和父亲节
母亲节，是一个感谢母亲的节日。这个节日最早出现在古希腊；而现代的母亲节起源于美国，是每年5月的第二个星期日。母亲们在这一天通常会收到礼物，康乃馨被视为献给母亲的花，而中国的母亲花是萱草花，又叫忘忧草。
父亲节，是一年中特别感谢父亲的节日，是每年6月的第三个星期日。每个国家的父亲节日期都不尽相同，也有各种的庆祝方式，大部分都与赠送礼物家族聚餐或活动有关。世界上有52个国家和地区是在6月的第三个星期日庆祝父亲节。
在父亲节这天，人们选择特定的鲜花来表示对父亲的敬意。人们选择了佩戴白丁香，宾夕法尼亚人用蒲公英向父亲表示致意。在父亲节或父亲的生日时赠送父亲的花，寓意父亲的刚毅、亲切而威严，表达对父亲的敬意。
现在母亲节与父亲节也进入了我们的国家，可以说母亲节与父亲节已经成为了我们国家年轻人的重要的节日了。在现在的社会里，我们的生活条件好了，我们的物质生活富足了。我们该在母亲节与父亲节送给父母些什么呢？我在思索，是送件华丽的衣服，还是请父母吃一顿豪华的大餐；是带着父母去旅游，还是……
我们的父母都进入了花甲之年，我感觉他们其实并不需要什么漂亮的衣服，他们也不需要豪华的大餐，那他们需要什么？
我感觉父母需要的是精神上的需求，他们需要孩子们能与自己在一起团聚，他们也需要身心上的清静。可是现代的社会是一个物欲横流的社会，人们之间缺乏理解，缺乏温暖是很正常之事。那么我们该给父母送什么才能让父母得到需要之物呢？为了我们的责任，我想还是给父母送健康，送心情的愉悦，送心灵的放松之地吧。
于是我在咱们河南寻找那样的地方，找啊找啊，终于发现了香格里拉.上河湾。他是一个美丽的地方，春天我来到那里。
不知不觉，春飘然而至，在渐渐泛绿的山丘上燃起了如火的春色，灼穿了冬日的沉沉寒意。轻柔的风夹着湿润的芳香，轻轻拂过，那是春的旋律。
春是什么春是那明月清风，柔媚清朗，在苔痕映照的静寂林间，清冽缠绵的旋律翩然飘临，希望伴着歌声在阳光中冉冉升起。春是那淡雨疏风，薄雾浓云，笼住水边清香的荫影，生命在这朦胧凄迷的氛围中孕育而生。
绿，到处是一片绿。绿的草，绿的树，绿的林，绿的山，绿的世界。看！在阳光照耀下的树林，就像画卷上翠绿欲流的林海。
快看！绿色的山坡上开满了含苞欲放的各色小花，像给山冈铺上了一块彩色的绒毯……一只小蝴蝶还在和花儿嬉戏呢！这些花散发出来的芬芳，引来了一个天真的小姑娘，她衣服搭配的很协调，黄裙蓝帽小红鞋，乍一看去，就像春天里的小天使。绿叶还流着露似珍珠的雨滴，像是刚下过一场春雨。一滴大水珠包住了小姑娘，飘啊飘啊，飘到了一处风景秀丽，环境幽雅的地方。这就是香格里拉.上河湾，这里的树木抽出了新芽，也长出了嫩绿的叶子，几株高大挺拔的树上面的树叶已经缀满枝头。一阵春风吹来，柳叶晃动着它那嫩绿的辫子，歌唱着春天的旋律。青山绿水总是撩人心魄的，因为那些源于纯真自然的颜色和成长；青枝绿叶总是慑人眸凝的，因为那些始自原始可爱的生存和努力；朱颜绿发总是引人愔羡的，因为那些无人可
及的经验和气魄。就让绿色包容我们曾经的无知和自私，在绿色中重新认识自己，也是一次全新的开始。五月母亲节到了，让我们和大自然拥抱——蜂蝶翩迁，莺歌燕舞，草虫呢喃，鸟儿啾啾——
六月父亲节也会来到的，草长莺飞，绿肥红瘦，着一袭淡绿的薄纱，染一地粉嫩浅白，携一缕沁人的花香，与你相约芳草地！蝶儿站在野花的枝头摇曳舞蹈，鸟儿栖在树的叶尖上轻吟浅唱......让我们带着父母伴着一地的花草，看着蝶儿翩然起舞，听着鸟儿站在叶尖上唱歌。在这鸟语花香的世界里，比听上一段优美的乐曲还惬意，意境里，神旷。即便是我们的心情有什么不快，都会随之烟消云散，偷偷溜走，这时候的我们，已与大自然融为一体，与蓝天白云、与青草绿叶、与蝶舞花香为伴，躺在松软的草坪上，微微闭起眼睛，静静倾听大自然的声音，与灵魂相约，任思绪飘渺，在心的另一端，寻梦......陶醉！
或许，心再累，身临其境，心怀、豁然开朗。
亦或许，我们带着父母去旁边的池塘，看鱼儿戏水。各色各样的鱼自由自在的在她们自己的王国里快乐的游来游去，嬉戏耍闹，你追我赶，生怕自己掉队，个个都不甘示弱，而此时的我们，一定会和他们一起快乐着、开心着。静观、心怡。一个沉醉在这样美妙意境里的女子，一切都那么宁静、那么自然优雅 而美丽......看着，一对对、一双双，自由飞翔的蝶舞翩翩，绿了爱恋的滕蔓，五彩缤纷的野花，也便盈满了心灵的释怀，芳香馥郁，沁人心脾，任你怎么嗅都是丝丝的甜；暖日柔柔的春阳，洒在身上，静静品读，慢慢陶醉 而是别样一份安恬在心中萌动......五月六月份是父母亲的节日，心香一缕，思绪恬静。婉约一段墨香，与父母相约于芳草地和大自然拥抱——感受着你的情，吻着含羞的春阳清顔欢逸，醉了父母、醉了孩子、也便醉了我！
这，何尝不是一种美丽。盈握，一份淡然，轻语，岁月静好。
香格里拉.上河湾这么美丽的地方，他在哪里呢？香格里拉.上河湾位于尧山5A级风景区内，地理位置优势明显，紧邻311国道，郑尧高速直达，距拟建的鲁山旅游机场仅8公里。项目门前清澈透明的沙河水川流不息，他背靠重峦叠嶂的伏牛山，空气清新，负氧离子含量高达每立方厘米9800个。他附临画眉谷、珍珠潭、蝴蝶泉、上中下汤温泉、六羊山、林彪地下指挥所、十八垛、尧山峡谷漂流、森海湾……等众多旅游景点。
香格里拉.上河湾一期的电梯洋房（含多层、高层）销势强劲，更大占地规模、开发体量的高端物业——二期别墅项目正在规划设计之中，另外产权式酒店也即将动工建设。到那时候，我们来到尧山的香格里拉.上河湾，就会看到在幽静的山林一套套欧式电梯洋房映入眼帘，让人心神荡漾。一幢幢具有乡村风情的精致别墅散落在苍翠树木的掩映之中，置身其中恍如远离了所有的都市尘嚣，宁静幽远的感受令人神驰。
我就在这里给父母送一套自己的房子，可以说是我们全家人的房子。当我们身心疲惫时来到这里与父母团聚，当孩子放假时，带着孩子领着媳妇来到这个山清水秀之地放松心灵，与父母共享天伦之乐。
第三篇：母亲节与父亲节
In North America, people do special things for their mothers and fathers on one day each year.Mother's Day is in May-right about now!If you do something special for your mother this month, you can think about millions of people in North America doing the same thing.What day is Mother's Day?
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May every year.How do people celebrate it?
People give presents to their mothers.Sometimes children make a special breakfast for their mother.They also try to help their mother all day, so their mother can rest.When was the first Mother's Day?
In England in the 1600s, people celebrated “Mothering Sunday.” In the United States, a woman named Anna started Mother's Day in the early 1900s, after her own mother had died.She asked the president of the United States to make it a special day.She wanted children to say “thank you” to their mothers, while their mothers were still alive.Do other countries have Mother's Day?
Many countries of the world celebrate Mother's Day, but not all of them celebrate it in May.Is there Father's Day?
In North America, Father's Day is the third Sunday of June.People give their fathers presents.On Father's Day, fathers can do whatever they want!
How did Father's Day start?
The first Father's Day was in 1910 in the United States.Mrs.John Dodd wanted a special day for her father.Her father was her hero.Since his wife had died young, he alone had taken care of his five children.
第四篇：母亲节父亲节dinggao
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a holiday to give thanks to mothers.It is on the second Sunday of May.The idea for a Mother’s Day holiday in the U.S.came from two women.In 1872, Julia had the idea of Mother's Day.She was the first person to celebrate Mother’s Peace Day.But In 1913 Annahelped Mother’s Day become anofficial holiday in the U.S.She is sometimes called the “mother of the Mother’s Day”.Anna was very close to her mother.Anna's mother died in May of 1905, Anna missed her mother very much.She felt that children should love their mothers more when they're still alive.Anna gave out carnations at a church.Carnations were her mother’s favorite flower.Today, carnation is the official Mother’s Day flower.Peoplegive their mothers presents and cards.Children help with housework and the whole family go out for an outing.Father’s Day
Father’s Day is on the third Sunday of June.An American, Mrs.Doddwas the first person to celebrate Father’s Day.Mrs.Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father.When her mother died, her father had to bring up six children on his own.She was the oldest child in the family.In 1910,she chose June 19th as the day to celebrate Father's Day because that was her father's birthday.Roses are the flowers for Father’s Day.Some people wear a red rose if their father is alive and a white rose if he has passed away.On father’s Day people like to send cards and presents.Father is like the sun and all things depend on the sun.Father’s Day
Father’s Day is on the third Sunday of June.An American, Mrs.Doddwas the first person to celebrate Father’s Day.Mrs.Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father.When her mother died, her father had to bring up six children on his own.She was the oldest child in the family.In 1910,she chose June 19th as the day to celebrate Father's Day because that was her father's birthday.Roses are the flowers for Father’s Day.Some people wear a red rose if their father is alive and a white rose if he has passed away.On father’s Day people like to send cards and presents.Father is like the sun and all things depend on the sun.Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a holiday to give thanks to mothers.It is on the second Sunday of May.The idea for a Mother’s Day holiday in the U.S.came from two women.In 1872, Julia had the idea of Mother's Day.She was the first person to celebrate Mother’s Peace Day.But In 1913 Anna helped Mother’s Day become an official holiday in the U.S.She is sometimes called the “mother of the Mother’s Day”.Anna was very close to her mother.Anna's mother died in May of 1905, Anna missed her mother very much.She felt that children should love their mothers more when they're still alive.Anna gave out carnations at a church.Carnations were her mother’s favorite flower.Today, carnation is the official Mother’s Day flower.Peoplegive their mothers presents and cards.Children help with housework and the whole family go out for an outing.
第五篇：父亲节、母亲节
Father＇s Day
Yesterday was Father＇s Day.I had planned to give my father a present.But I didn＇t remember it until in the morning.It was too late to post a card to him.So I decided to buy something.When I was in the department store.I found it was not easy for me to choose something right for him.Suddenly I got an idea.I ran home and opened my computer.I made a beautiful card and mailed him through the Internet.then I began to make supper.When father came home, he was very glad to find a big meal on the table.then I asked him to check his e-mail.He was amazed to find a beautiful card in his e-mail-box.What a wonderful surprise!
父亲节英语作文My Father There is always a brilliant image living in my heart.That is my dear father.Seen through the eyes of many other people, father seems to be a very ordinary person.But he is quite extraordinary in my eyes, I have never lost my wonder at his good-personalities such as diligence, devotion, care, optimism ever since my childhood.Being a farmer, father works very hard in the fields all the year round.He works from dawn till dusk every day and even till midnight when it is the harvest season.He seldom enjoys leisure with other farmers even if the farm work is not much.He chooses to live a busy life with reluctance to stop for a while.Father devotes all himself to our family.As we are poor, he always tries his best to support our family and afford the tuitions for my brother and me.For the whole family, for brother and me, he never stops working laboriously in the fields 人人听力网 throughout the year.Now he has got a wrinkled face and white hair because of excessive hard work, looking much older and weaker than any other person of his age.In spite of all this, father never complains to us.It is his full devotion that we're living a better life now.It is his full devotion that both my brother and I are able to study at college.Father shows much care to us children and my mother as well.Whenever there is any delicious food on the table, he just leaves it to us while he takes the simple one himself.If my brother and I fall ill, he will not hesitate a moment to get some medicine for us or take us to see the doctor.My mother suffers a bad disease.Father looks after her very carefully.He never lets mother do any heavy work both at home and in the field.Mother appreciates him m much that she often praises him as a model husband before others.Father is a person full of optimism.He never complains about our poor life.He is never frustrated by trouble.He often tells us that everything will be all right if we have enough confidence in life.Due to his optimism, we are all confident to face our life and work.We all think that father is not in the least an ordinary man.He plays an extraordinary role in my family.We can't have anything without him.Now I'm pursuing further studies at college far away from father.I miss him very much.And I often see him in my dreams.His great image is deeply carved in my mind.父亲节英语作文 评语：
本文作者以朴实的语言充满感情地刻画了父亲的不平凡的形象，分别从四个不同的角度描述了父亲的勤劳、奉献、关爱和乐观。内容真实感人，行文简洁流畅，结构清晰，组织有条有理，首尾呼应，给读者以强烈的感染力。
作者用词简洁精确，并能很好地尝试一些新学的词汇及表达，使简洁的行。文更为生动。作者没有运用太多复杂的句式，但能适当运用介词短语、分词结构、强调及重复的手法，恰到好处 地突出了行文句式的变化，使文章更耐读。
父亲节英语作文范文：我的爸爸
My Father If someone asks me who affects me most in my life，I will definitely tell him or her that the person should be no one else but my father.As a matter of fact，I have been much affected by father's humor，kindness，enterprise，strong will ever since I was a little girl.Father is well-known for his humor.He always makes use of his wit and humor to relax tense situation at work.He is m humorous that his colleagues and friends all enjoy staying with him.He also uses humor to create a very happy family atmosphere.My mother tends to chatter over little things.Sometimes she talks angrily without any pause.When this happens，father just listens to her without a word.“Why don't you say a word，man？”，mother is more angry at father.At this time father would give a cup of tea to mother，then replies： “Why not have tea first，my dear？ Just take your time to enjoy it.I'm always your attentive listener.” Hearing these words，mother stops talking with her anger gone at once.Such funny scenes often appear between father and mother which makes our family life happy and interesting.Father is also very kind to people.He often invites those poor temporary workers who are far away from home to have dinner with us.He always helps our neighbors repair bikes，fill the flat，fix locks，and so on.Whenever any one is in trouble，he never hesitates to offer his warm hands.All this earns him lots of friends and their respect as well.Father is filled with enterprise in his life.He lost many chances of studying before for.some reasons.But he has never given up learning all the time.He has read many books on architecture in order to work much better as a house-builder.He has gone through lots of difficulties because of his inadequate education.But he hasn't lost heart at all.He keeps learning with strong will.Now he has become a very excellent worker in his company.My father is the greatest man in the world.His humor，kindness，enterprise，and strong will are always the power of my life.I am very proud of my father.本文作者从三个不同的角度描述了父亲的幽默、善良及执着的进取心，作者善于挖掘典型的细节，分别描述了父亲感人至深的品行，尤其对父亲幽默的描写，层层递进、栩栩如生。全文布局合理，结构清晰，层次分明。开头直接切入主题，中间分层推进，逐一展开铺陈描述，详略得当，结尾概括精练，父女情深跃然纸上。本文语言朴实，通篇未见十分复杂的语句，但措辞准确，各类短语、句式运用到位；行文流畅，用词精练。
关于父亲节（Father's Day）
Father's Day，contrary to popular misconception，was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.In fact when a “father's day” was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards！
Mrs.John B.Dodd，of Washington，first proposed the idea of a “father's day” in 1909.Mrs.Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father，William Smart.William Smart，a Civil War veteran，was widowed when his wife（Mrs.Dodd's mother）died in childbirth with their sixth child.Mr.Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.It was after Mrs.Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.The first Father's Day was observed on June 19，1910 in Spokane Washington.At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a “father's day.” In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day.Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father，but all men who act as a father figure.Stepfathers，uncles，grandfathers，and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.父亲节(Father's Day)
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children.On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.The origin of Father’s Day is not clear.Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908.Others say the first Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.The president of the Chicago branch of the Lions’ Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated the first Father’s Day with his organization in 1915;and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek’s own birthday!
Regardless of when the first true Father’s Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs.Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington.Mrs.Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father.He was a veteran of the Civil War.His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.In 1909, Mrs.Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father’s birthday.That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th.From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father’s Day.In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to “establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.” Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card.Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental.Most greeting cards are whimsical so fathers laugh when they open them.Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.Father’s Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure.Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father’s Day.辅助阅读：
美国是少数几个将“父亲节”作为法定节日的国家之一。在六月的第三个星期天，全美国的父亲都将收到礼物、被邀请就餐或以其他一些方式有一种特别的感受。
“父亲节”的起源并不很清楚，有人说它起始于1908年西弗吉尼亚的一种教堂仪式，也有人说第一个“父亲节”仪式是在华盛顿的范库弗峰举行的，还有人说是Lions俱乐部芝加哥分部的会长Harry Meek于1915年在其俱乐部庆祝了第一个“父亲节”。
不管“父亲节”到底是什么时候出现的，这个节日最强大的推动者都是多德太太。在她的推动下，华盛顿州将六月的第三个星期天定为“父亲节”。其后，其他的州及组织开始游说国会将“父亲节”作为每年的例行节日。1916年，Woodrow Wilson总统批准了这一提议，但是直到1924年，“父亲节”才在全国范围内风行起来。
在“父亲节”这一天，孩子们会为父亲做特别的甜点，如果和父亲不住在一起则会邀请父亲到家中来。如果无法邀请父亲到家或到外面就餐，他们会寄上一张贺卡。通常，父亲会更喜欢不太感伤的贺卡。大部分贺卡都很古怪，这样当父亲打开的时便会大笑。一些贺卡也会送上一些衷心的感激之辞，感谢父亲在需要之时一如既往的守护。
现在，“父亲节”已经成为向父亲及所有扮演父亲角色的人表达敬意的节日。继父、伯父、祖父，所有成年男性都将在父亲节受到尊敬。
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day(母亲节和父亲节)
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day，on the second Sunday in May，and Father’s Day，on the third Sunday in June．
Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Wood row Wilson in １９１５．Ann Jarvis from Grafton，West Virginia，had started the idea to have a d ay to honor mothers．She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation1)．
In １９０９，Mrs．Dodd from Spokane，Washington，thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers．She wanted to honor her own father，William Smart．After her mother died，he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter．In １９１０，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane．Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father’s Day as a national commemorative2)day，in １９７２．
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens．They give love and care．
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother’s Day people wear carnations．A red one symbolizes a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery3)．On these days families get together at home，as well as in restaurants．They often have outdoor barbecues4)for Father’s Day．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．
Another tradition is to give cards an d gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are valued more than the ones bought in stores．It is not the value of the gift that is important，but it is “the thought that counts”．Greeting card stores，florists5)，candy makers，bakeries，telephone companies，and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays．
母亲节和父亲节
美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意：这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日的父亲节。
母亲节作为一个全国性节日是伍德罗•威尔逊总统于１９１５年宣布的。西弗吉尼亚州格拉弗顿区的安•贾维斯女士首先想到应有一个特殊的日子向母亲致意。是她选择了五月的第二个星期日，也是她开始了佩戴康乃馨的习俗。
１９０９年，华盛顿州斯波肯区的多德夫人想到应为父亲设一个特殊日子以示敬意。她想向自己的父亲---威廉姆•斯马特表示感激之情。她母亲去世后，是父亲担起了养活五子一女的责任。１９１０年，第一个父亲节在斯波肯区诞生。参议员玛格丽特•切斯•史密斯于１９７２年帮助把父亲节推广成为全国性节日。
这两天是儿女向父母表示一片爱心和敬重之情的日子。父母们把孩子们带大，教育他们成为有责任感的公民，并给予他们爱心和关怀。
人们用各种形式来庆贺这两个特殊的日子。在母亲节那天，人们佩戴康乃馨。佩戴红色康乃馨表示母亲依然健在，佩戴白色康乃馨则表示母亲已经去世。许多人参加宗教仪式以向父母致意，或去公墓缅怀逝去的父母。在这两天，家家都会聚在餐馆或家中。人们也常在父亲节那天举办露天烧烤聚会。这是充满欢歌笑语、美好情感和无限深情的日子。
另一传统习俗是赠送卡片和礼物。孩子们在学校亲手制作，许多成年人也自制礼物。这些亲手制作的礼物比那些花钱买来的更有价值。礼物的贵贱并不重要，“重要的是对父母的拳拳之心”。贺卡屋、花店、糖果店、面包房、电话公司，还有许多其他商店在节日里会大做生意。
NOTE 注释：
1.carnation n.荷兰石竹, 康乃馨
2.commemorative adj.纪念的
3.cemetery n.墓地, 公墓
4.barbecue n.吃烤烧肉的野餐
5.florist n.花商;花店
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