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Page 1 PASSAGE 15 THE MOTHER DAY The earliest Mother’s Day celebration can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600’s England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, “Mothering Sunday” honored the mothers of England. During this time many of the England’s poor worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the house of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch. Later, in the United States, Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe organized Mother’s Day meetings in Boston, Massachusetts since then. In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia. By 1911, Mother’s Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother’s Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May. Question 1. The first Mother’s Day was celebrated by ______. A. The English B. The American C. The Greek D. Julia Ward Howe Question 2. What did poor servants in England do on Mothering Sunday? A. They returned home to see their mothers. B. They had a day off and went to the church. C. They sent a mothering cake to their mothers. D. They invited their mothers to spend the day with them. Question 3. The first Mother’s Day in the United States was devoted to ______. A. American mothers B. peace C. Ms. Howe’s mother D. Ana Jarvis’s mother Question 4. The third place in the US celebrated Mother’s Day was _______. A. Massachusetts B. West Virginia C. Boston D. Philadelphia Question 5. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about the Mother’s Day nowadays? A. The second Sunday of May is the international Mother’s Day. B. Many countries celebrate Mother’s Day in different times. C. Australia does not celebrate Mother’s Day on the same day as the US. D. Each state in the US has its own Mother’s Day