EP.114 母親節的由來/The Origin of Mother's Day

EP.114 母親節的由來/The Origin of Mother's Day

From Bear老師的中英雙語故事/Bilingual Story in Chinese & English by Bear Weir

May 4, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode explores the origins of Mother's Day, tracing its history from ancient Greece to modern celebrations.

本集的YouTube影片有動畫和字幕喔。This episode’s YouTube video includes animation and subtitles. https://youtu.be/BM2YXTIW4UM 💝感謝贊助Bear老師喝杯咖啡，支持永續經營： https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/f2cb33e1-02d1-4fce-9e8e-68b636579fd0 Bear老師的故事每個月月中、月底各上架一集。一個月兩集。 📃如果需要PDF文字檔或想知道更多關於每集的英語小知識，請追蹤： 🅸🅶：bear.bilingual 𝓕𝓑：Bear老師的中英雙語故事 本集背景音樂： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOm7-e6qJzo&list=RDoOm7-e6qJzo&start_radio=1 母親節的由來/The Origin of Mother's Day 大家好，我是平平，今天我要給大家介紹母親節的由來。 Hello everyone, I’m Ping Ping. Today I’m going to introduce the origin of Mother’s Day. 在古老的希臘，人們會舉辦熱鬧的節慶，感謝一位像媽媽一樣的女神——西貝萊。 In ancient Greece, people held lively festivals to thank a goddess like a mother—Cybele. 大家相信，是她帶來生命，照顧世界，就像媽媽照顧孩子一樣。 People believed that she brought life and took care of the world, just like mothers take care of their children. 後來，古羅馬繼承了這個文化，稱西貝萊為「Magna Mater」，意思是「偉大的母親」。 Later, ancient Rome adopted Cybele, calling her Magna Mater – “Great Mother”. 他們用唱歌、跳舞和祭典，來表達對「母親」的感謝。 They used singing, dancing, and festivals to express their gratitude to mothers. 可是，那時候還沒有我們現在知道的「母親節」。 However, at that time, there was no Mother’s Day like we have today. 過了很久很久，一百多年前的美國，有一個女孩，名字叫做安娜·賈維斯。 A long, long time later…

People in this episode

Host: Bear Weir

Guest: 平平

Topics covered

  • Mother's Day
  • history
  • cultural traditions
  • gratitude
  • celebration

Keywords

  • Mother's Day
  • history
  • Cybele
  • Anna Jarvis
  • celebration

Sponsors

Bear老師

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 美國, 伍德羅·威爾遜

Places: 古老的希臘, 古羅馬, 美國

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