美国人在每年五月的第二个星期天以特别的方式庆祝母亲节。

美国在每年五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。在数百万个家庭中，人们通过各种方式表达对母亲的敬意，比如鲜花、贺卡、糖果、特制蛋糕，也很可能是端上床的早餐、特殊午餐或者到饭店用餐。

这个节日的起源归功于安娜·贾维斯（Anna Jarvis），她在1899年为她的母亲举办了纪念活动。贾维斯的母亲在西弗吉尼亚的家乡创办了妇女工作坊，以改善卫生条件和健康状况。贾维斯曾争取让“母亲节”成为公认的全国性节日。

1914年，伍德罗·威尔逊总统（Woodrow Wilson）将母亲节定为正式节日。

根据美国人口普查局的数据，估计美国现有8500万名母亲，每人平均有2.5个子女。人口普查局的数据还显示，美国的母亲中有55%走出家门在外上班。

Americans remember their mothers in a special way each year on the second Sunday in May.

Mother’s Day in the United States is celebrated each year on the second Sunday in May. In millions of households, mothers will be honored with flowers, greeting cards, candy, a special cake and, perhaps, breakfast in bed or a special lunch or dinner at a restaurant.

This holiday owes its start to Anna Jarvis, who held a memorial to her mother in 1899. Jarvis’s mother had founded work clubs for women in her home state of West Virginia to improve sanitary and health conditions. Jarvis campaigned to have “Mother’s Day” recognized as a national celebration.

President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day official in 1914.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are an estimated 85 million mothers in the United States and the average number of children they have is 2.5. Most American mothers — 55 percent — are employed outside the home, according to the Census Bureau.