我的清明节假期英语作文20篇

Qingming Festival, also known as Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb-sweeping Day, is one of the 24 segments of the Chinese calendar. It normally falls on the 4th or 5th of April, between spring plowing and summer weeding, and is a time to pay respects to ones ancestors and to tidy their gravesite. On this day, whole families, young and old, go to the gravesite of deceased family members to burn incense and perform a ritual offering while clearing away plant overgrowth from the gravesite.

Qingming Festival is when Chinese people visit the graves or burial grounds of their ancestors. Traditionally, people brought a whole rooster with them to the graves visited but the occasion has become less formal over time. The festival originated from Hanshi Day (寒食节, literally, Day with cold food only), a memorial day for Jie Zitui (介子推). Jie Zitui died in 636 BC in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was one of many followers of Duke Wen of Jin before he became a duke.

Once, during Wens 19 years of exile, they had no food and Jie prepared some meat soup for Wen. Wen enjoyed it a lot and wondered where Jie had obtained the soup. It turned out Jie had cut a piece of meat from his own thigh to make the soup. Wen was so moved he promised to reward him one day. However, Jie was not the type of person who sought rewards. Instead, he just wanted to help Wen to return to Jin to become king.

Once Wen became duke, Jie resigned and stayed away from him. Duke Wen rewarded the people who helped him in the decades, but for some reason he forgot to reward Jie, who by then had moved into the forest with his mother. Duke Wen went to the forest, but could not find Jie. Heeding suggestions from his officials, Duke Wen ordered men to set the forest on fire to force out Jie. However, Jie died in the fire. Feeling remorseful, Duke Wen ordered three days without fire to honour Jies memory. The county where Jie died is still called Jiexiu (介休, literally "the place Jie rests forever").

Today is the Ching Ming Festival. The ancients said: Qingming season rain have. This is heavy overcast weather, we have a go Ta-Qing Chihu.

On the way we are going to see that a strong grass and indomitable perseverance, with its staged to greet the spring, not to be outdone, it put on the new green clothes, green flowers in the movie, there is red, there is green, yellow has the ... ... we go for a road, came to a field, the eyes are a feast for the eyes everywhere in gold, stood the rape in high spirits, and for many pearl-like dew-like in the golden slip slide small rolling on ... ... chee lake, willow willow braid a section on green leaves and shoots have decoration, is the first girl more than any jewelry would also like to look good.

After Chihu cemetery, we can not help but go inside. Looking at the graves of martyrs and watched a wreath of small white flowers looked pure, my mind is not fluctuating. I think many, many: of us happy today, a better life for us by the revolutionary martyrs created, but also with their paid for in blood. So, my mind had an idea: the succession of martyrs want behest, studying strenuously strive to become the pillars of the national construction.

Next, we went to the yellow folder Ao, the mountains are packed, everyones face is filled with nostalgic, looking at this picture, my mind, there has been some regret. I hope all my elders a long life and good health.

The Qingming Festival Ta-Qing to my feelings more, and once again I know the nature of the mellow side, my great harvest ah well!

I had a fun and special holiday。On Monday，I did my homework and read some interesting story－books。Tuesday morning，I went to a big nice supermarket。I bought a lot of food。Then I ate them。Oh，they were yummy！In the afternoon，I played ping－pong with my father。 I won the match。I was so happy。Wednesday morning，I played chess with my mother。My mother won the game。But I was not sad。Because it was only a game。We played，we had fun。Wednesday evening，I watched TV with my parents。My parents are always busy。They have no time to play with me。But that night we were very close，very happy！

I love this special holiday！

我有一个饶有趣味并且特殊的假期。在星期一，我做了回家作业，还读了一些有趣的故事书。星期二的早晨，我去了一个又大又漂亮的超市。我买了很多食物，接着我吃掉了它们。哦，它们真美味！下午，我与爸爸打起了乒乓。我战胜了他。我非常开心。星期三早上，我和我妈妈下棋，我妈妈赢了比赛，但是我不伤心，因为它只是一个游戏。我们在游戏中获得了乐趣。星期三晚上，我和我的父母一起看电视。他们总是很忙。他们没有时间陪我玩。但是那个晚上我们很亲密，非常高兴！

我爱这个特殊的假期！

[以假期为主题的英语作文以及中文翻译

今天我上网做英语假期作业，我下定决心一定要得个满分给妈妈和爸爸看。

首先点击假期作业，开始玩“疯狂游戏机”啦，它的图案是一个马蜂，我想要是写错了肯定有一些马蜂来顶我吧！再点击一下，哦！原来游戏规则是：我们要按照电脑报出来的句子来按顺序点击它给你的单词。我心想这玩意儿可真难玩：有好几个重复的，而且还不好点击。后来我发现重复的当中，原来还有字首大小写的区别。掌握了这一点就很好玩了。几分钟，我就将它们一举攻下！最后数据给我了一个出人意料的成绩：114分。满分耶！呵呵！其实英语也不是那么难学，这种玩中学的方法我喜欢。你看，上面还有全班大爆料游戏，不用学，我就玩会了，但是同学已经把我爆料了77下啦！

网上作业就是好，同学最近状态，还有在班上你的成绩排第几，都能知道。而且不像其他的英语作业，枯燥无味，一点儿新鲜感都没有，还难把单词给记住。

我喜欢做网上作业！

The vacation life, like to go to the seaside to pick up shells, leisurely and carefree, light of heart from care. The vivid picture of the curtain is still in the eye, &hellip of endless taste; … remember that day … …

In the song of the bird, I got up early. Today, I made an appointment with my partner to skate.

On the ground, I see: people are so many! They are swimming in this lovely and colorful world like fish. Some gentle stretching arms, gently, like light swallow in search of switchgrass rotation, fast; some turn, like dazzling dancers in the dance; some fear, were unable to take a step, like a lovely bear in the snow to play & hellip; … I love here! Although the South can not see the real snow, not throw a snowball, snowball fights, play skiing; but I have put this as a white fairy tale world. Here, I can dance to my youth and shake the sweat freely.

Its time for me to play. Im particularly excited because Im a beginner. I was helped by my partner and stood up slowly. Friends let me go round the handrail. My hand grasped the iron rod tightly and moved forward step by step. How hard it is! So careful, I still cant control the feet. The feet were involuntarily “ eight word ” a few steps were slipped out continuously. “ recycling, recycling — — ” I was crying in my heart. The more hasty the step was, the more disorderly I saw, and I fell out. “ ha ha, really like a turtle Prime Minister bang jump! ” the laughter of the partner. I turned back in a bad sense. Some friends, some laugh can not stand, some laugh straight foot.

Today is the first day of our holiday. The long-awaited vacation is finally coming. After a semesters intense learning, we can finally relax and sleep in.

Unaware of the sunshine in the bedroom. “ ah — — ” I woke up from a dream with a yawn. Stretch, opened his dim eyes. Lazily dressed in clothes, a slouch. After dinner, help my mother to end the tableware, leaning on the wall to see "happy sheep and gray wolf".

I heard outside noisy, I went out to look, I was in Gansu with her aunt, and your baby, the baby has been on the first grade, than go have grown to cut, the cute little cow, is the first time I see, I am coming the spirit of their head, please come in and sit down quickly.

After sitting down, the bulls were so secure that they skipped and jumped for a moment, and then jumped and jumped, and played hide and seek with me. Playing and playing, he poured backward and accidentally poured it to the basin. He came to a &ldquo, sun bathing &rdquo, “ alas, Niu Niu Niu, you want to take a bath and dont be so anxious. Come on, Ill take you in the bath. ” the little cow was unsettled in the bath and made me water. I had to let my aunt wash him.

The sun has gone to the West unconsciously, and the aunt took them home, and I had a happy first day of winter vacation.

I am very happy, because to the festival, we put three days off, and my birthday is coming soon, in April 21. But I also feel sad because today is the Ching Ming Festival, is awakened to the days of revolutionary martyrs.

Revolutionary martyr for our better life today, laid down their lives！ I feel very sad, so Im going to the revolutionary martyrs cemetery in East China Linyi, went to look at the revolutionary martyrs.

导语：事件类的英语作文是常见的作文类别，要求我们词汇量要过关，重要还是要把句子写通顺。下面和小编一起来看看事件类英语作文：假期生活。希望对大家有所帮助。

This summer

My holidays This summer, I was very happy. Although I didnt go out to travel. But my friends and me to a nursing home to help old people.In a nursing home, we introduce myself after, began to work for the old people. First of all, we first points groups. Some go to sweeping the floor, others to help old people back on, some with old people, and my sorrows and other friends to help the old man sun wash the quilt.We started, we use the washing powder on the old people on the quilt, rub with the brush and rub, very tired. I understand the mothers hard work. Then, we will bask in the quilt.We stayed for a nursing home in the afternoon, and the old man say good-bye, I have decided to help your parents do some housework more in the future.

我的假期生活这个暑假,我非常开心.虽然我没有出去旅游。但是我和朋友们到养老院去帮助老人们。到了养老院,我们自我介绍了后,就开始为老人们做事了。首先,我们先分了组。有的去扫地,有的去帮老人们捶背,有的陪老人们解闷,而我和其他的朋友帮老人晒洗被子。我们开始了,我们用洗衣粉洒在老人们的被子上,用刷子搓了又搓,很累。我体会到了妈妈的辛苦。接着,我们就晒被子了。我们在养老院待了一个下午,和老人道别后,我决定以后多帮父母做家务。

[事件类英语作文：假期生活

In the holiday life, I learned a lot of things.

Holiday, brother and sister didnt come back for the summer, I and they play chess marines, perhaps because of their small, or it is not too can play, they always lose, I always think it means nothing to win, my brother and sister also want to play, there is a thought in my heart, for them, I want to say for a moment, who lose, your palms, they all agreed, as if also very happy, we play again, they still lost, ah no way, a... Two... The three... The four... Five...... They have been lost, ah, Im calling from their palms are red, but they dont even wrinkled his brow, they in this way, I think I am very selfish, very bad, how can do this to his brother and sister, other sister, your brother and sister when the little darling, hurt them, protect them, I... Ah, I really, I dont have the heart to say a word I dont play, sister said. "Elder sister, I know you are love, we afraid we hand hurts, dont play sister, we lose, just because of the person to lose to let off, to keep your words, including playing games, we promise you, to lose a hatchet man, not because of who you are, but because my sister was like this.

I I know from their body, to have a backbone, and trustworthy, lost is lost, cant play to depend on, he cant back down.

在假期生活中，我学了不少东西。

放假了，弟弟妹妹没都回来过暑假了，我和他们玩陆战棋，可能因为他们小，或者是不太会打吧，他们总是输，我总赢就觉得没什么意思了，弟弟和妹妹还想玩，我心里就有一个念头，整整他们吧，我想了一会说，谁输了，打手心，他们异口同声的答应了，好像还很高兴，我们又玩了一把，他们还是输了，哎没办法，一把……两把……三把……四把……五把……他们还是一直输，哎，我打的他们手心都红了，可他们连眉头都不皱一下，他们这样，我觉得自己很自私，很坏，怎么可以这样对自己的弟弟妹妹，别的姐姐的把自己的弟弟妹妹当小乖乖一样，疼他们，保护他们，我……哎，我真是的，我不忍心的说了一句我不玩了，妹妹说;“姐姐，我知道你是心疼我们，怕我们手疼才不玩的，姐姐，我们输了，就因该人输让罚，做人要守信，包括玩游戏，我们答应你，输的要打手，不能因为你是我的姐姐就这样。

我从他们身上我知道了，做人要有骨气，守信，输了就输了，不能耍赖，遇事不能知难而退。

Have been a travelling by train for about 3h, the journey was tiring. I arrived in our provinces capital city-Nanning,a green city in south China.

I met Mrs.Long,then she showed me around the downtown including Walmart,Xingning walking street,the bund,ect. There is a drinks machine in the street that offers passers by free drinkable water. They had the same thing in my city, but people used the water to wash their hands which ruined the machines. On the contrary, Ningningese tend to protect every piece of public property. When a little boy wanted to wash his hands, his mother stopped him immediately and told him," **,you should not use the water to wash your hands,the water is for drinking."

In the evening I walked to see the Guangxi Peoples Hall and Mendzhidao shopping mall. The next day,I cycled to Langdong new district where the Nanning international exhibition is located. The exhibition is built for CAEXPO. The bike broke during my way back,but a student from Guangxi University kindly gave me a lift. On the last day i got up early to go to Qingxiushan Park.

There I enjoyed the scenery and prayed to the buddhas for my future.

Especially cold winter vacation of this year, the storm rages as snowflakes flying down to the earth covered with a silvery white quilt. Dad and I decided to take me to saipan, holiday together.

Four hours of flight is brought us from the cold winter wind cool summer. Mood immediately become particularly easily. We came to the sea of saipan, sea blue, clear, even at a glance can see small sharks and small starfish. Seems like a powerful blast of the sea, the sea spray is one of the jumping notes, make numerous beautiful melody of music.

Pile of sand on the beach, we swim freely jumped into the sea, to sit the submarine submerge to see colorful coral, colorful tropical fish, more strange is still can see the ships sank during the second world war and the wreckage of the plane, let me understand this period of history.

Vacation is over in an instant, I left the saipan with the feelings of attachment. How beautiful is the sea, and so mysterious, let a person linger! I had a wonderful holiday.

今年的寒假特别冷，风雪肆虐，鹅毛般的雪花飞落下来，给大地披上了一条银白的棉被。爸爸决定带我去塞班岛，和我一起度假。

四个小时的飞行就把我们从寒冷的冬天带到了海风凉爽的夏天。心情立刻就变得特别轻松。我们来到塞班岛的海边，海水湛蓝而清澈，甚至一眼就能看到小鲨鱼和小海星。大海的涛声象雄壮有力的号声，飞溅的浪花是一个个跳跃的音符，汇成一曲曲美妙动听的乐章。

我们在沙滩上堆沙子，跳进海里自由自在地游泳，坐潜水艇潜入海底去看五颜六色的珊瑚，色彩斑斓的热带鱼，更为奇特的是还能看到二战时期沉入海底的军舰和飞机残骸，让我了解了这段历史。

转眼假期就过去了，我怀着依依不舍的心情离开了塞班岛。大海是多么美丽，又多么神秘，让人流连忘返!我又度过了一个美好的假期。

Summer holiday is coming. How excited! I havemade a plan for my summer holiday. First of all, I will go to Hong Kong tovisit my aunt. And then I will stay with her for a while. As Hong Kong is the shoppingparadise, of course, I will ask my aunt to go shopping with me . I will also eatthe delicious food there. And then I will go home. I know that study comesfirst. So I will finish my homework first. After that I will go out play withmy friends. And then I will take a good rest to prepare for my coming back toschool.

暑假即将来临。多么的兴奋啊！我已经为我的暑假制定了计划。首先，我会去香港拜访我的婶婶。之后我会和她呆一段时间。因为香港是购物天堂，当然我会叫我婶婶陪我一起去购物。我还要吃那里美味的食物。然后我就会回家。我知道学习是最重要的。所以回去之后我会先完成我的暑假作业。之后我就会和我的朋友出去玩。再之后我就会好好的休息来为回校做好准备。

For most people, they will choose to travel during holiday because they want to relieve themselves from the high pressure of work. However, it happens quite often that people often ran into traffic jams on the way to travel. Some people think that we can relax ourselves by traveling no matter of how many people there. Some people would rather to stay in home than going out to travel because they think there are too many people swarm into the scenic spots. In my point of view, I would rather to stay indoors rather than going out to travel. Reasons are listed below.

对于许多人来说，都会选择假期去旅游，因为他们想要从巨大的工作压力中解放自己。但是，在去旅游的路上遇到交通堵塞的事情经常发生。一些人认为不管有多少人，我们还是可以通过旅游来放松自己。一些人情愿呆在家里也不远出去旅游，因为他们觉得旅游景点的人太多了。就我看来，我情愿呆在家里也不远走出去旅游。原因如下：

Firstly, during holiday, so many people swarm into the travel spots that we can’t enjoy ourselves to the full. For most people, they want to travel because during holiday, they can have several days to relieve themselves by traveling. However, so many people crowd together will make their tour lose the original fun.

第一，在假期期间，太多的人聚集在旅游景点，我们不能玩的很进行。对于很多人来说，他们想要在假期旅游因为他们在假期的时候才有几天的时间来放松自己。但是，太多的人拥挤在一起，就会失去旅游的本身的乐趣。

Secondly, during holiday, price will be rising drastically. It is known to all that you need to spend much more to buy things or taking bus or any other transportation since many retailers will raise goods’ price during this holiday to get fat profits.

第二，在假期期间，物价会大幅上涨。众所周知，你需要支付更多的钱来买东西或坐车或者乘坐其他的交通工具，因为很多的商家会在此期间通过抬高物价来获取丰厚的利润。

All in all, travel during holiday is not a good choice for us since its inconvenience in traveling among a huge crowd of people and also the dramatically high price for goods and transportations will let us pay extra money.

总之， 在假期旅游并不是一个好的选择。不仅是因为在旅游的时候穿梭于人群中会很不方便，而且也因为假期期间的物价及交通费用会飞涨而让我们多支付额外费用。

Cindy,Sarah,Kirsty and sally s school hoilday is coming .they re talking about their school hoilday.

Cindy:Tomorrow is our school hoilday.what shall we going to do?

Sarah:Shall we going to the Changjiang River Cruise?We can take some beautiful photos.

Kirsty:Oh!That s boring.I even like go to beijing Road and buy some new clothes.

Sally:I don t like to buy clothes.I want go far some.Let s go to shenzhen .And play Window of the World, and all of us are going to have fun there.

Cindy: The admission ticket was too costly, and I feel to climb a mountain better play.Lets go to BaiYun hill together.

Kirsty: I m agree.climbing a mountain breathe fresh air.

Sarah:. Good idea. We should make use of weekend to toughen body.

Sally: Lets go to BaiYun hill together!

week-long holidays,good or bad?whats your opinion?

our national day is coming. we shall have days of rest,presumably weeklong holidays again just like the weeklong may day holidays. many people welcome weeklong holidays and are busy planning where and how to spend the seven days;whereas many other people do not applaud. as to me, weeklong holidays mean a span of dullness, boredom, melancholy and helplessness, and i think anyone who had experienced the holiday sufferings in may would share my feelings.

i well remember that from may day, to be more exact, a few days earlier than may day, the shopping season started.most shops extended their shopping hours to respond to their overwhelmingly enthusiastic customers. there were special sales with discount coupons and instant lucky draws and various sales promotions in nearly every big store to lure po tential customers into spending more. crowds of shoppers flocked towards department stores, enjoying their high purchasing power.

there were traffic jams almost everywhere, people waited in long queues at bus-stops:and taxi-stands? looking entirely exhausted.tempers flared when people gotpushed or if someone else cut the queue.impatient drivers honked at each other every now and then.

the railway station was congested with travelers who rushed to the platform like a swarm of bees and then squeezed their way into the train for seats as if there would be no tomorrow.

in the restaurants, tables were shared. a platoon of waiters filed out from the kitchen armed with various containers of eatables. orders were taken feverishly and then shouted across to the kitchen. excitement reigned everywhere as waiters ran hither and thither to fill the orders.

the above are just some vivid scenes that happened a few months ago. everywhere was chaos and chaos everywhere. i am really afraid the drama will soon be repeated.

true,weeklong holidays help activate economy, but what about after-holiday depression? no doubt, people can have a lot of leisure, but leisure does not always bring a lot of pleasure.

【参考范文】

During May day,I went to Shanghai with my family.We all fell in love with it at the moment we saw it.

Shanghai is really a beautiful city!There are many tall buildings and trees!There are also many flowers,it makes Shanghai look like a nice garden!If I have oppotunities to visit Shanghai again,I will be very happy! i go to beijing yestoday.i see great wall and so on .

im very happy because i see a old red man. he is 95 years old.i like him because he tel our many story.

【参考译文】

五一期间,我和我的家人去了上海。我们都爱上了它目前我们看到它。

上海真是一个美丽的城市!有很多高楼和树木!上海也有很多鲜花,看起来像一个漂亮的花园!如果我有机会再次访问上海,我将会非常快乐!我昨天去北京了。我看到长城等等。

我很高兴,因为我看到一个红色的老人。他已经95岁了。我喜欢他因为他电话我们的许多故事。

清明的习俗， 扫墓前， 都要做一种糕点——艾糕。 今天， 我们开台了做艾糕、艾饺这些绿色点心。

我们先准备好咸的馅、甜的馅、米粉、印模等西。 这时外公开始煮艾草了， 外公一边煮， 一边搅拌， 当艾变得有点糊了的时候， 外公把艾草捞到装有米粉的盆子里。起先，外公用筷子开始搅拌绿绿的艾草和白白的米粉，后来，外公干脆用手搅拌。看着粉和艾草渐渐的溶和在一起，面团变得越来越细腻。我好奇的问外公：“假如粉加多了，怎么办？假如艾草多了怎么办？假如水多了又怎么办呢？” 外公说：“假如粉多了就加一点艾汁， 假如艾多了就加一点米粉， 假如水多了就加一点米粉……” 我们正说着，外公已经揉好了面团， 我看着这团绿油油的面团， 偷偷摸了一下，软软的、热热的， 我又闻了一下， 一阵艾草的清香扑鼻而来， 我用力地吸着鼻子， 当时，我真想把所有香气都吸光呀！

接着我们开始了分工合作做艾饺和艾糕。 外公擀艾饺皮， 外婆放馅，妈妈折艾饺的花边（这可是最难的部分哦！），父亲放艾饺， 舅妈做圆团， 我做艾糕， 我先把圆团放进模子里， 然后用力一按， 拿到舅舅那儿， 舅舅用棒子在模具上啪啪两敲， 一块块漂亮的艾糕就从模具里跳了出来。

在嘻嘻哈哈中， 一盆盆艾糕出炉了， 哇， 真好看呀！

Once a year the Tomb-sweeping Day to Tomb-sweeping Day, is Chinas traditional festivals, is also the most important festival is the ancestor worship, ancestor worship, an activity has mourn the passing of a loved one. This day, Grandma had been ready to give grandpa grandma and grandpa too too grave for something, uncle drove the car, we soon came to the mountain. First we went to the great grandfathers grandmas grave and put flowers, and burn some paper money. Then to Grandpas tomb, the tomb they are not far away, we take out the grandpas love of alcohol and tobacco, put in my grandfathers tomb, the grandfather to burn some money, so as to express our thoughts and wishes to relatives! And pray for them silently in my heart, bless them on the other side of the heaven and we can live happily.

In a flash, grandpa has been dead for four years. Grandpa died due to illness, when the time is still very young, I vaguely remember some of the pictures I played with my grandfather when I was young, I can not help but feel a bit more missing and sad.

One day the grave would end this way. On this special day, I realize the value of life.

winter have passed, and all things recovery, at this time, the annual ching ming festival again. from the start my notebook, each of the ching ming festival this day, the mother let me put on army colored spring, with paper money, led me go.

the death of our family are buried in people biandantang hill, where very far from my house, want to switch cars several road. i remember a child, i always am glad to go上坟, because the mother at one grave money, me, and i will fill the fields and everywhere to play, until his mother put on my drag car go.

i do not know from the start when i go to play it again no longer downtown, but one after another to observe each one graves. i once found in a dilapidated graves, no traces of burnt paper money, i am very surprised that on the down, the language carefully to identify the monument, as if engraved above the so-called "life took part in fighting this war," and he was still a stranger miles! why, he should be buried in the martyrs cemetery ! why is no one above the names of relatives?

The holiday I like most is to visit Guilin with my parents .Because Guilin is one of the most attractive tourism places in China.Guilin is famous for Li River and Elephant Trunk Hill.They are the symbols of Guilin.People can enjoy the landscape on the bamboo raft and meanwhile talk to the Guilinese.People can learn a lot about the Ethnic Minorities culture there.There are also many delicious local food Guilin,such as Guilin rice noodles,Flowerbridge chilli paste.I really want to try them by my own month with my parents again .I cant wait to go there .I will go there when I have next holiday.

我最喜爱的假期是那次和我父母一起去桂林旅游.桂林中国最迷人的旅游胜地之一.桂林最有名的地方莫过于丽江和象鼻山,人们可以在竹筏上欣赏当地的景致,还可以在和桂林当地人的交谈中了解很多关于那里的少数民族文化.当地还有很多可口的饮食,诸如桂林米粉和桂林花桥辣椒酱.我真的好想和我父母一起再去那里品尝一下,我几乎快等不及了,当我下一次放假的时候我一定要和我和父母再去那里.

The tomb sweeping day is one of the traditional festivals in China. On

April 5th, people start to visit their ancestors’ tombs. Generally speaking,

people will bring the home-made food, some fake money and paper-made mansion to

their ancestors. When they start to honour their ancestor, they will light up

some candles and incense, put some flowers around the tombs. The most important

thing is to put the home-made food in front of the tombs. The food, also known

as sacrifices, is usually made up with a chicken, a fish and some pork. It’s a

symbol of the offspring’s respect to the ancestors. People believe that the

forbears will share the food with them. The children dedicate the food and money

to their forbears in order to show their love and caring. The young offspring

will go down on their knees and pray for their ancestors. They can say their

wishes in front of the tombs and the ancestors will make their dreams come

true.

In some provinces of China, people use different activities to commemorate

this day, for instance, spring-outing, swinging, tree planting and making

special food. One special food is Ay Tsao rice balls. It looks like Tang-yuan,

but its colour is green. Mix the ay tsao juice with the rice powder, then make

it into small balls. The Ay Tsao rice ball is done. People believe that eating

ay tsao rice balls can get rid of the bad luck and everything will go smoothly.

Other activities such as spring outing, tree planting are the other ways to

commemorate the forbears. For one thing, it is a sign that people should look

into the future and embrace the hope; for another thing, we do hope our ancestor

rest in peace.