Mother's day originated in Greece, the ancient greeks in the day to honor the mother of the gods in Greek mythology Hera. In the 17th century, mother's day spread to England, the British fasting period of the fourth Sunday as mother's day. In this day, away from children will return to their home, to bring small gifts for their mothers.
In the modern sense of mother's day originated in the United States.
On May 9, 1906, Philadelphia Anna Jia Wei silk's mother died, her grief. In the next year mother's death anniversary of, miss Anna organized memorial mother's activities, and encourage others in a similar manner to express appreciation for their mother. Since then, she lobbying and appeal to the society from all walks of life, called for the establishment of mother's day. She calls received a warm response. On May 10, 1913, the United States senate and house by a resolution, signed by President Woodrow Wilson, decided on the second Sunday of may is mother's day every year. The move caused the world to emulate, Anna Xie Shishi, 1948 existing 43 countries set up a mother's day.
母亲节起源于希腊，古希腊人在这一天向希腊神话中的众神之母赫拉致敬。在17世纪中叶，母亲节流传到英国，英国人把封斋期的第四个星期天作为母亲节。在这一天里，出门在外的儿女们将回到家中，给他们的母亲带上一些小礼物。
现代意义上的母亲节起源于美国。
1906年5月9日，美国费城的安娜·贾薇丝的母亲不幸去世，她悲痛万分。在次年母亲逝世周年忌日，安娜小姐组织了追思母亲的活动，并鼓励他人也以类似方式来表达对各自慈母的感激之情。此后，她到处游说并向社会各界呼吁，号召设立母亲节。她的呼吁获得热烈响应。1913年5月10日，美国参众两院通过决议案，由威尔逊总统签署公告，决定每年5月的第二个星期日为母亲节。这一举措引起世界各国纷纷仿效，至1948年安娜谢世时，已有43个国家设立了母亲节。