Mother's Day tradition originated in ancient Greece. In January 8th this day, the ancient Greeks to pay tribute to the mother of the Greek gods rhea. In ancient Rome, the scale of these activities becomes bigger, to celebrate the grand often lasted for three days. The ancient people of the goddess worship is only a superstition, is not the same with people today respect of motherhood.
母親節的傳統起源於古希臘。在壹月八日這壹天，古希臘人向希臘眾神之母瑞亞致敬。到古羅馬時，這些活動的規模就變得更大，慶祝盛況往往持續達三天之久。古時人們對女神的崇拜只不過是壹種迷信，同今天人們對母性的尊敬是大不相同的。