From November 6th Class E,F

I studied Reading Section Level3 Unit43, the title was 'Mother's Day'.
Through this story, I learned that nowadays, Mother's Day is celebrated in countries around the globe, though not the same day in each country.
I was surprised at this fact because I had ever thought that Mother's Day is the event which is held in Japan only.
I thought that the feeling, to love mother is common in the world.

>>Summary
Mother's Day originally derived from ancient Greece.
At that time, a goddess who is called Demeter and Mary, the mother of Jesus were placed great esteem.
This tradition developed into Mother's Day.
Nowadays, Mother's Day is celebrated in countries in the world.

>>Unknown vocabulary list
esteem ... a feeling of respect for someone
goddess ... a female god
abundance ... a large quantity of something
secure ... safe from and protected against damage or attack
initially ... at the beginnig

09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)