In March, 2002, the revised edition of New Three-Character Classics by Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference member Li was published. It inherits the tradition of the famous Three-Character Classics since the Southern Song Dynasty, and takes Meng Mu as the representative of the image of a virtuous mother, which writes: "In the past, Meng Mu worked hard and became a good neighbor." Many schools in Beijing, Harbin and other places use it as an auxiliary teaching material. In May, Professor Li went to some primary schools in nangang district, Harbin to hold an exhibition on learning new three-character classics. He saw some primary school students writing essays for Mother's Day, and saw their deep love for their mother overflow from their innocent hearts, which moved his eyes to be moist. But after reading it, he found that the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day in America. When children open their mouths to suck the cultural milk of Mother's Day, the image of this Mother's Day is represented by American mothers! Since the child recognizes his mother, he recognizes the American mother! It made him feel like an electric shock. Later, he couldn't help thinking deeply: My new three-character sutra wanted children to receive more nourishment from China culture, but on Mother's Day, they were suckled by American culture! When people celebrate their festivals, they follow their culture. If this goes on from generation to generation, will our descendants remember the cultural mother of China? If a nation's collective cultural memory is lost, what is left as a nation? In March, 2004, Li put forward some suggestions about festivals at the meeting in Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which were published in How Do You Design a Good Festival in the 6th issue of Forward Forum in 2004, and revised to How Do We Design a Festival in the 5th issue of Red Flag Manuscript in 2005. Clearly put forward the establishment of China Mother's Day with Meng Mu as the image representative. At that time, he looked through many books and failed to find the date when Meng Mu gave birth to Mencius (that is, Mencius' birthday), so he failed to put forward a reasonable date for Mother's Day in China. In September 2006, Professor Wang Dianqing, director of Beijing Institute of Oriental Morality, went to Qufu for a meeting. Li Rang went to find out the date when Mencius was born. At the beginning of 10, Wang Dianqing sent good news to Li: Zoucheng and Fucun, Mencius' hometown, have always commemorated Mencius' birthday on the second day of the fourth lunar month, which has become a custom. Li believes that folk customs, as the collective cultural memory of the people, can be based on. He immediately wrote the article "Creating Mother's Day in China" and formally proposed that the second day of April be designated as Mother's Day in China. One month later, it was officially published in China People's Political Consultative Conference 165438+ 10/3 in 2006. At the second East Asia Confucian Ethics and Civic Moral Education Forum held at 65438+ 10 in late June, 2006, Professor Luo Chenglie brought the Ming Wanli edition of San Yun and other documents collected by Mencius' descendants in Taiwan Province Province, which proved that Meng's birthday on April 2 had not only customary basis, but also historical basis. Scholars at home and abroad warmly agreed to take this day as Mother's Day in China, and decided to make a joint initiative, which was agreed by Professor Chen Ying, President of the Chinese Ethics Society, and President Lv Zonghai of Shijiazhuang City. The joint initiative of experts such as Li, Chen Ying, Wang Dianqing, Luo Chenglie, (Hong Kong), Chen Qisheng (Malaysia), Tang Enjia (Hong Kong), Zheng Tao and Lv Zonghai was published on Guangming. com. Promoting career needs system. As the director of the Festival Committee of China Folk Writers and Artists Association (ADPL), with the consent of Bai Gengsheng, secretary of ADPL, Li held the preparatory meeting of "China Mother's Day Promotion Association" in Beijing National Culture Palace on February 2, 2006. Li invited Xiang Yunju, Zhao Tiexin and Yang Jixing, secretaries and deputy secretaries of China People's Association and Zoucheng Municipal Committee. On June 5th+February 6th+March, 2006, the inaugural meeting of China Mother's Day Promotion Association was held in Zoucheng, Meng Mu's hometown. Scholars and social workers from 9 provinces and more than 20 cities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region heard the news. After careful consultation, the Council of China Mother's Day Promotion Association was established, with Li as the president, Wang Dianqing as the vice president, Wang, Chen Ying and Luo Chenglie as consultants, Lu Zonghai as the deputy secretary general, Zheng Tao as the executive director and Chen Hongfu as the directors. The goal of the Association is to promote social recognition of Mother's Day in China and make it a festival for Chinese people all over the world. On the eve of Mother's Day in China in May 2007, 60 CPPCC members, including senior cadres Gong, Fu Limin, Wang Yifu, Gu, famous scientists Yao Shouzhuo, Xiu Ruijuan, Jin Shuli, famous writers Huo Da, Liang and Tang, and famous artists Li Shiji, Yu Kuizhi, Xie Yuchen and Li Qian, jointly initiated the creation of China Mother's Day. By the second day of April, some schools in Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, Xinxiang, Henan, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Xiangfan, Hubei, Zoucheng, Qufu, Laixi, Surabaya, Yantai, Harbin in the northeast, Baiyin in the northwest, Liuzhou in the southwest, Shenzhen in the south-central part and Wenling in the southeast participated in the activities. During the two sessions in 2008, Zi Ling and 67 CPPCC members jointly proposed that "Meng Mu's Mencius birthday should be designated as China Mother's Day". Co-sponsors are Zhao Shaohua, Zhang Shiping, Wu Zuqiang, Pu Cunxin, Zhang Kangkang, Zhu Jun, Han Hong, Sun Yumin, Li Ling and Wan Shanhong from the All-China Women's Federation, as well as Peng Gang, He Jiesheng, Zeng Haisheng and Yue Xicui. Wang Jirong, member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation and vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Agricultural Workers' Party, also put forward the same proposal at the National People's Congress. On April 26th, 10 days before the Chinese Mother's Day in 2008, the China Mother's Day High-level Forum and the launching ceremony of caring for mothers in 100 cities were held in Beijing. All-China Women's Federation, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Ethics Society, China Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, and China Foundation for the Development of Ageing attended the meeting and made speeches. At the meeting, Li was awarded the honorary title of "First President of China Mother's Day Promotion Association" and Wang Dianqing was awarded the honorary title of "Outstanding Advocate of Mother's Day in China". Awarded the honorary title of "Organizer of the First Mother's Day in China" to the relevant units in Shijiazhuang, Xinxiang, Laixi, Sishui, Yantai, Baiyin, Tianjin and Liuzhou, and the relevant units in Beijing and other cities won the honorary title of "Organizer of the First Mother's Day in China". After careful consultation, the second Council of China Mother's Day Promotion Association was established, with Li Lian as the president and Wang Dianqing as the vice president. Among the five new vice-chairmen, Zi Ling is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Sun Xiaomei and Guo Xinzhi are both deputies to the National People's Congress, Liu Xinli is the winner of the May 1st Labor Medal, and Li Ning is the chairman of You 'an Medical Union. On April 26th, the launching ceremony of the free clinic for caring for mothers in Baicheng was held, and the free clinics in Beijing and Taiyuan are already in progress. On the eve of May Day, the free clinic for mothers in Datong and other cities started immediately. In a few days, the second day of April will arrive. A single spark on Mother's Day in China will surely start a prairie fire. Raise your hands to meet her, Chinese people all over the world!