<Dd> See also Other observances in Canada </Dd> <P> Mother's Day in Canada is celebrated on the second Sunday in May (it is not a public holiday or bank holiday), and typically involves small celebrations and gift - giving to one's mother, grandmother, or other important female figures in one's family . Celebratory practices are very similar to those of other western nations . A Québécois tradition is for Québécois men to offer roses or other flowers to the women . </P> <P> Mother's Day is becoming more popular in China . Carnations are a very popular Mother's Day gift and the most sold flowers in relation to the day . In 1997 Mother's Day was set as the day to help poor mothers and to remind people of the poor mothers in rural areas such as China's western region . In the People's Daily, the Chinese government's official newspaper, an article explained that "despite originating in the United States, people in China accept the holiday without hesitation because it is in line with the country's traditional ethics--respect for the elderly and filial piety towards parents ." </P> <P> In recent years, the Communist Party member Li Hanqiu began to advocate for the official adoption of Mother's Day in memory of Meng Mu, the mother of Mèng Zǐ . He formed a non-governmental organization called Chinese Mothers' Festival Promotion Society, with the support of 100 Confucian scholars and lecturers of ethics . Li and the Society want to replace the Western - style gift of carnations with lilies, which, in ancient times, were planted by Chinese mothers when children left home . Mother's Day remains an unofficial festival, except in a small number of cities . </P>

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