世界節(jié)假日博覽 第131期:父母節(jié)

Everyone knows Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but not many people know about Parents’ Day. This started in July 1994. President Bill Clinton signed a law that made the fourth Sunday of July a day we can celebrate both of our parents. The law says Parents’ Day is for “recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children”. The day came about because of campaigning by religious leaders. They decided it was important to have a day to promote responsible parenting. Parents must also celebrate their children on this day. One important theme is to strengthen the idea of the traditional, two-parent family. Campaigners say the increase in one-parent families is leading to a rise in social problems.

所有人都知道母親節(jié)和父親節(jié)，但許多人還不知道有父母節(jié)。父母節(jié)開始于1994年的7月?？肆诸D總統(tǒng)簽署法案，將7月的第四個周日定為父母節(jié)。據(jù)該法案表示，此節(jié)日旨在認(rèn)識養(yǎng)育兒女的艱辛，為父母提供支持和鼓勵。宗教人士的不斷宣揚是該節(jié)日設(shè)立的原因。他們認(rèn)為該節(jié)日可宣揚父母責(zé)任感。在這一天，父母也可以為自己的孩子慶祝一番。該節(jié)日的重要主題之一就是鞏固傳統(tǒng)意義上的雙親家庭?；顒尤耸糠Q單親家庭的不斷增加將加重社會問題。


Parenthood is the most important responsibility any of us can have. The parent-child relationship is the most powerful human bond. Becoming and being a parent brings countless joys and happiness. It becomes the responsibility of every parent to uphold their duty of raising their God-given gift with love, care and support. Being a parent can be an almost life-long endeavour. One of the most popular activities in many communities is to honor “Parents of the Year“. It is an almost impossible decision to make because there are so many truly wonderful parents. Make sure that on this Parent’s Day, your parents and children know exactly how special and important they are.

父母肩負(fù)著最重要的責(zé)任。親子關(guān)系是人類的重要紐帶。成為父母的你會享受無盡的快樂和幸福。每一位父母都有責(zé)任用愛，關(guān)懷和支持來養(yǎng)育子女。父母幾乎是一部終身奮斗史。最為熱鬧的社區(qū)活動要數(shù)“年度父母”評選。由于優(yōu)秀父母太多，我們幾乎很難做出最終決定。在父母節(jié)，父母和子女都要認(rèn)識到自己那特殊而又重要的地位。