專家建議以孟母爲代表設立中華母親節

Cultural experts have suggested setting up a Chinese equivalent of Mother's Day, during a forum in eastern China's Shandong province.

近日，在山東省一論壇舉行期間，文化專家提議設立中國人自己的“母親節”。

Academics with the Chinese Academy of Mencius (CAM) proposed setting April 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar as "Chinese Mother's Day" at the forum that started last Tuesday in Shandong's Zoucheng city, hometown of Mencius.

該論壇於上週二在孟子家鄉山東省鄒城市舉行，孟子中文學院的學者於會上提議將農曆4月2日設立爲“中華母親節”。

Mencius (372-289 BC) was a pupil of Confucius' grandson, and traveled his life teaching Confucianism. Both Mencius and Confucius are ancient Chinese philosophers.

孟子（公元前372-289）是孔子孫子的學生，一生都致力於宣傳儒家學說。孔子和孟子都是中國古代著名的哲學家。

Mencius's mother is regarded as one of the four great mothers in ancient China, and is seen as a symbol of Chinese mothers, known for her kindness, simplicity, diligence and strong will.

孟母被認爲是中國古代最偉大的四位母親之一，並且被當做中國母親的象徵--以慈愛、純樸、勤奮和堅強聞名於世。

Li Cunshan, CAM special deputy dean, said that more than 80 countries in the world had a Mother's Day, while China did not.

孟子中文學院特別副院長李存山表示，全世界80多個國家都有母親節，而中國卻沒有。

"Many Chinese people show their affection to their mothers on the second Sunday of May, or Mother's Day that is originally celebrated in the United States," Li said. "We do expect to have our own Mother's Day."

李存山說道：“許多人都在五月第二個星期日表達對母親的愛--這個母親節起源於美國。而我們希望中國能有自己的母親節。”

Experts at the forum said that the achievements of Mencius were greatly influenced by his mother, and that China should set up a Chinese Mother's Day and make it a public holiday.

專家們在該論壇上稱，孟子的成就很大程度上是受到了孟母的影響，而中國應該設立自己的母親節，並將其作爲公定假日。