In China, Mother’s Day is becoming more popular, and carnations（康乃馨）are a very popular gift. In 1997 48 was set as the day to help poor mothers, specially to remind people 49_ the poor mothers in rural areas. In the People’s Daily, 50_ article explained that “despite originating in the United States, people in China take the holiday 51 it goes in line with（符合） the country’s traditional ethics（道德标准）—respect to the elderly and filial piety（子女的孝顺）to parents.” In recent years many people began 52 advocate for the official adoption of Mother’s Day 53 memory of Meng Mu, the mother of Meng Zi, and some officials even formed a non-governmental organization called Chinese Mothers’ Festival Promotion Society, with the support 100 Confucian scholars and lecturers of ethics. They also ask to replace the Western gift of carnations with lilies（百合花), 54_, were planted by Chinese mothers 55 children left home in ancient times.
