清明节英语 清明节（tomb-sweepingday） 1、qingmingjie（allsouls'day） qingmingisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted.moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceasedancestorsandfamilymembers.becauseitreinforcestheethicoffilialpiety,qingmingisamajorchinesefestival. literallymeaning"clear"(qing)and"bright"(ming),thischinesefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.itisa"spring"festival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears.chinesebeingpracticalpeoplethissweepingofthegravesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,10daysbeforeandafterqingmingday.amongsomedialectgroupsawholemonthisallocated. 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、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现；基于上述意义，清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。清明节是在仲春和暮春之交，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。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。 origin（起源） qingmingispopularlyassociatedwithjiezizhui,wholivedinshanxiprovincein600b.c.legendhasitthatjiesavedhisstarvinglord'slifebyservingapieceofhisownleg.whenthelordsucceededinbecomingtherulerofasmallprincipality,heinvitedhisfaithfulfollowertojoinhim.however,jiedeclinedhisinvitation,preferringtoleadahermit'slifewithhismotherinthemountains. believingthathecouldforcejieoutbyburningthemountain,thelordorderedhismentosettheforestonfire.tohisconsternation,jiechosetoremainwherehewasandwasburnttodeath.tocommemoratejie,thelordorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofjie'sdeath.thusbeganthe"coldfoodfeast",adaywhennofoodcouldbecookedsincenofirecouldbelit. the"coldfood"festivaloccursontheeveofqingmingandisoftenconsideredaspartoftheqingmingfestival.astimepasses,theqingmingfestivalreplacedthe"coldfood"festival.whateverpracticeisobserved，thebasicobservationofqingmingistorememberone'seldersbymakingaspecialefforttovisittheirgraves,ashesorancestraltablets.tomakethevisitevenmoremeaningful,sometimeshouldbespenttoremindtheyoungermembersofthefamilyofthelivesandcontributionsoftheirancestors,andthestoryofjiezizhuiwhochoosedeathovercapitulation. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/74cb87abac51f01dc281e53a580216fc710a534e.html