Mother's Day & Father's Day
母亲节和父亲节
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring one's own mother, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. The celebration of Mother's Day began in the United States in the early 20th century; it is not related to the many celebrations over thousands of years ago, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration (originally a celebration of the mother church, not motherhood). Despite this, in some countries Mother's Day has become synonymous with these older traditions.
母亲节是庆祝母亲、母爱、母系纽带或母亲角色在社会中影响的一项活动。世界各地庆祝母亲节的时间有所差异，但通常是在3月或5月的一天。母亲节的庆祝要追溯到20世纪早期的美国历史，但与几千年前的类似节日却毫无关系，比如古希腊人向众神之母瑞亚的祭祀，古罗马人向母亲女神西拉里娅致敬的“狂欢节”，还有基督教以庆祝母教为原意的礼拜日庆典活动。但是，在其他一些国家，母亲节的历史渊源已久。
Nine years after the first official United States Mother's Day, commercialization of the holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become.
在美国确立母亲节为官方节日的9年之后，曾经的发起人安娜·贾维斯恰恰成了时下母亲节的主要反对者，因为母亲节已经过度商业化。
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, though it is also celebrated widely on other days by many other countries. Father's Day was created to complement Mother's Day.
父亲节是一项庆祝父亲、父爱、父系纽带以及父亲在社会中影响的活动。尽管庆祝的时间各有不同，但是许多国家将它设在6月的第3个周日。父亲节是顺应母亲节之潮流而生的产物。
