人们在5月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。这是西弗吉尼亚州一位老师的主意。她看到很多老年人受到子女的虐待，于是发起了一场写信运动，陈请商人们和国会议员们在一年中规定一天来对母亲表示敬意。现在，孩子们在这天给自己的母亲送卡片、鲜花或礼物已成为一种习俗。母亲节也是人们参加宗教活动纪念死去父母的日子。

People celebrated mother's day on the secondly week of May,the idea was found by teacher in West Virginia.She saw many the elderly who had ill treat by filial,so she initiated a write sport,she lay out tradespeople and congressman ordained the day for showing their respect for mother.Now,filials will sent card,fresh flowers or present for their mother on the day,which has became a consuetude.Mother's day is people attended religion activity which memory the death parent,too.