第1个回答 2011-11-30
一。Mid-autumn festival is one of the Chinese traditional festivals. People celebrate it on Aug.15th according to the Chinese lunar calendar for the purpose of family reunion. Eating moon cakes and enjoying the beautiful moon together with family members are the most popular activities that people often do on that day.
二、Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day began many, many years ago in Rome, Italy as a celebration of a goddess who was a mother of many gods. Later, Christians celebrated Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the spring. In England, people began to honor all mothers on this day. Then in America, a woman named Anna Jarvis wanted to honor her mother. Her mother had worked hard to help the poor people in her become healthy. Anna gave people white carnations because that was her mother抯 favorite flower. Anna talked to the president about her mother and many government leaders began wearing white carnations to honor Anna’s mother. The president decided to make a special day to celebrate all mothers.
Today in America, we have Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. On this day, people appreciate their mothers and grandmothers. They tell them that they love them, and thank them for all of their care and hard work. Children buy or make presents for their mothers, and sometimes give them flowers to wear or to put in vases. On this day, children usually take their mothers and grandmothers out to eat in a restaurant, so they don’t have to cook on this special day.
三、Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a special day when we celebrate fathers and grandfathers. After Mother’s Day became a holiday in America, a woman named Sonora Dodd wanted to have a day for fathers, too. Her mother had died when she was a baby, and her father had raised her all by himself. So she began a special holiday, Father’s Day, to honor her own father, and all fathers. It is on the third Sunday in June.
On Father’s Day children make or buy presents for their fathers and grandfathers. The children also tell their fathers that they love them, and thank their fathers for all of the love and support that fathers give their children. Sometimes children make breakfast for their fathers and bring it to them in bed. It is a day to show love and respect for fathers