母亲节（Mother's Day），是一个感谢母亲的节日。这个节日最早出现在古希腊；而现代的母亲节起源于美国，是每年5月的第二个星期日。母亲们在这一天通常会收到礼物，康乃馨被视为献给母亲的花，而中国的母亲花是萱草花，又叫忘忧草。

All that I am or ever hope to be,I owe to my angel Mother. I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

—Abraham Lincoln(1809—1865)

无论我现在怎么样，还是希望以后会怎么样，都应当归功于我天使一般的母亲。我记得母亲的那些祷告，它们一直伴随着我，而且已经陪伴了我一生。

——亚伯拉罕·林肯

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral,intellectual and physical education I received from her.

—George Washington(1732—1799)

我的母亲是我见过的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都归功于我的母亲。我一

生中所有的成就都归功于我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的教育。

——乔治·华盛顿

There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness... The memory of my mother and her teachings were,after all,the only capital I had to start life with,and on that capital I have made my way.

—Andrew Jackson

从来没有一个女人像她那样。她非常温柔，就像一只鸽子；她也很勇敢，像一头母狮……毕竟，对母亲的记忆和她的教诲是我人生起步的惟一资本，并奠定了我的人生之路。

——安德鲁·杰克逊

A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster.

—George Herbert(1593—1633)

一位好母亲抵得上一百个教师。

——乔治·赫伯特