英语口语练习：清明节的由来（中英结合） 【清 明 节（Tomb-Sweeping Day）】 1、Qing Ming Jie（All Souls' Day） Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More imnt, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors anily members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a majornese festival. Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls rly spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, ans an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the gravesheir forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is gin extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among soalect groups a whole month is allocated. 清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓，扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦 行孝的具体表现；基于上述意义，清明节所以成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和 之交，也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域士的扫墓活动长达一个月。 【ORIGIN（起源）】 Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi provin 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a pif his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small princiy, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitationerring to lead a hermit's life with his mother in the mountains. Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordes men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain wherwas and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in y home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "cold feast", a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit. The "cold food" festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often consides part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replace "cold food" festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qi ng is to remember one's elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, s or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time shoe spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributof their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitula. 谈到清明节，有点历史知识的人，都会联想到历史人物介子椎。据历史记载，在两 年以前的春秋时代，晋国公子重耳逃亡在外，生活艰苦，跟随他的介子椎不惜从自己的 割下一块肉让他充饥。后来，重耳回到晋国，作了国君（即晋文公，春秋五霸之一），封赏所有跟随他流亡在外的随从，惟独介子椎拒绝接受封赏，他带了母亲隐居绵山。 晋文公无计可施，只好放火烧山，他想，介子椎孝顺母亲，一定会带着老母出来。 这场大火却把介子椎母子烧死了。为了纪念介子椎，晋文公下令每年的这个天，禁止生家家户户只能吃生冷的食物，这就是寒食节的来源。 寒食节是在清明节的前一天，古人常把寒食节的活动延续到清明，久而久之，清明 了寒食节。拜介子椎的习俗也变成了清明扫墓的习俗了。无论以何种形式纪念，为了使 祖先的仪式更有意义，我们应该让年轻一代的家庭成员了解先人过去的奋斗历史，当然要学习介子椎宁死不屈的气节。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/59f966fd0640be1e650e52ea551810a6f424c8a6.html