关于清明节的英语小作文(20篇)

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More

important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased

ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety,

Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.

Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival

falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a

"spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home

and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this

sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and

after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.

“清明节是中国最重要的传统节日之一。它不仅是人们祭奠祖先、缅怀先人的节日，也是中华民族认祖归宗的纽带，更是一个远足踏青、亲近自然、催护新生的春季仪式。”

"Qingming Festival is one of the most important traditional festival China. It is not only the people pay homage to their ancestors, cherish the memory of their ancestors Festival, is also the Chinese nations link to find ones origin, is a hiking outing, close to nature, protecting the new spring ceremony."

作为清明节重要节日内容的祭祀、踏青等习俗则主要来源于寒食节和上巳节。寒食节与古人对于自然的认识相关。在中国，寒食之后重生新火就是一种辞旧迎新的过渡仪式，透露的是季节交替的信息，象征着新季节、新希望、新生命、新循环的开始。后来则有了“感恩”意味，更强调对“过去”的怀念和感谢。寒食禁火冷食祭墓，清明取新火踏青出游。唐代之前，寒食与清明是两个前后相继但主题不同的节日，前者怀旧悼亡，后者求新护生;一阴一阳，一息一生，二者有着密切的配合关系。禁火是为了出火，祭亡是为了佑生，这就是寒食与清明的内在文化关联。唐玄宗时，朝廷曾以政令的形式将民间扫墓的风俗固定在清明节前的寒食节，由于寒食与清明在时间上紧密相连，寒食节俗很早就与清明发生关联，扫墓也由寒食顺延到了清明。

As an important content of the festival Ching Ming Festival sacrifice, outing custom comes from the cold food festival, Shangsi festival. The cold food festival and the understanding of the nature of the. In China, cold food after the rebirth of the new fire is a kind of new transition ceremony, said the seasonal alternation information, a symbol of starting the new season, new hope, new life, new cycle. Then there is the "thanksgiving" means, more emphasis on the "past" Remembrance and gratitude. Cold food observance ban fire cold food festival tomb sweeping outing travel, take new fire. Before the Tang Dynasty, cold and clarity is the two successive but the theme of different festivals, the former Qiu Xin Memorial nostalgia, the nursing students; Yin and Yang, a breath of life, the two have close relationship with the. Fire ban is for fire, sacrifice to the Archilife dead, it is cold and clear the inherent cultural association. Tang Xuanzong, the court had to order in the form of folk customs in the Ching Ming Festival fixed sweep the tombs of the cold food festival, Hanshi and Qingming is closely connected with in time, cold food festival and Qingming associated with early, sweep the tombs from the extended to the Qingming cold food.

Ching Ming Festival/Grave-Sweeping Day清明节

Cold Food Festival 寒食节

day of sacrifice 祭祀节日

offer sacrifices to ancestors 祭祖/上供

online tomb-sweeping 网上祭扫

Internet memorial 网络纪念馆

condolence 哀悼之情

hell note/joss paper 纸钱

funeral supplies/products 殡葬用品

funeral services 殡葬服务业

mortician 殡仪业者

burn incense 焚香

tomb-sweeping 扫墓

tomb sweeper 扫墓的人

kite flying 放风筝

spring outing 踏青

gods lantern 神灯

memorial tablet 纪念碑

willow branches inserted on each gate 门旁插柳

online funeral 网上葬礼

online tribute 网上悼念

cremation urn 骨灰盒

mourning ceremony 哀悼仪式

inhumation 土葬

cremation 火葬

sea-burial 海葬

boat-coffin burial 船棺葬

tree burial 树葬

celestial burial 天葬

flower burials 花葬

national mourning 全国哀悼

national mourning day 全国哀悼日

filial piety 孝顺 孝心

Day of the Dead(亡灵节，墨西哥传统节日，人们通过守灵、上供等方式祭奠逝去的亲人。)

“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂”。一年一度的清明节又来了，现在我来说说清明节扫墓的事吧。

"Qingming Festival have rain, pedestrians deep sorrow". Once a year the festival has come, now I say Qingming sweep the tombs of the thing.

我和妈妈、还有姑姑和姑父在中午吃了点饭，开车来到爷爷墓地的山下。路过香烛店，买了些纸钱和香。我们开始爬山了。开始的山路很好走，后来路越来越难走，我看了看下面，啊!这座山可真高啊!要是一旦掉下去，就会“粉身碎骨”了。真是步步惊心啊!终于到了爷爷的墓地，这个墓可真大啊!后面长着许多特意种的草和花，我说：“这是不是爷爷的头发啊?”大人们都笑起来了，妈妈尴尬地说：“快点过来，这么不懂事!”然后我就跪拜爷爷，心里默默地念着：“祝爷爷在天堂好好的。”然后爸爸给了爷爷旁边的邻居一点纸钱，烧了。我问爸爸为什么，爸爸笑笑说：“当然要给邻居一点钱呀。”然后爸爸给爷爷烧钱，烧完钱，我们就开始吃青团，我吃完青团，又吃了两个草莓，喝了一瓶王老吉就下山去了。

My mother and aunt and uncle, and ate a meal at noon, drove grandpa cemetery hill. Pass by incense shop, bought some paper money and incense. We started to climb the mountain. Beginning of the road was very good, then more and more difficult road to go, I looked down, ah! The mountain is so tall! If once the fall ", will be smashed to pieces.". Its startling step by step! Finally to Grandpas tomb, the tomb can be really big ah! There are many kinds of special behind the grass and flowers, I said: "this Shi Bushi grandpas hair?" Everyone laughed, mother embarrassed to say: "come on, so not sensible!" Then I will bow down to Grandpa, mind reading silently: "wish him well in heaven." Then the father gave him the next door neighbor, a little money, burn. I asked my dad why, my father smiled and said: "of course give neighbors a little money." And then my dad grandpa burn, burn money, we began to eat the Youth League, I finished my youth, and had two strawberry, drank a bottle of Wang Laoji came down to the.

清明节扫墓，既开心又有点悲伤。

Tomb Sweeping Day sweep the tombs, both happy and sad.

今天，是一年一度的清明节，奶奶一个星期前就说要带我去祭祖，我天盼地盼终于盼来了。

Today is the Qingming Festival once a year, a week ago, grandma said to take me to worship, I hope to look forward to finally look forward to.

前年，是爷爷带我去祭祖的，所以，这次是奶奶带我去。在通往祭祖的路上，奶奶显得格外严肃，平时那个幽默风趣的奶奶消失得无影无踪了。淡蓝色的小野花,纯金色的油菜花,碧绿色的的小草儿,神气十足的竹子``````给这幅通向祭祖的这幅“图画’’点缀上了一种别具风味的感觉,令人只可以表达出一种严肃的表情。

Two years ago, is the grandfather took me to the ancestors, so, this is my grandmother took me to the. On the way to worship their ancestors, grandma is particularly serious, usually the humorous she disappeared Not the least trace was found.. The pale blue flowers, pure golden rape flowers, green grass of the small, put on airs to this piece of bamboo and so on to worship the "picture with a unique flavor of feeling, it can only express a serious expression.

过了几分钟,我和奶奶到达了目的地，祭祖正式开始了。奶奶让我先去把曾祖父的灵位两旁点上蜡烛，奶奶说了，我去点可以表达我对曾祖父的尊敬。然后，奶奶把鲜花放在曾祖父灵位前，我和奶奶在灵位前磕头，然后再说几句保佑我们全家的话.之后,奶奶还把一些瞑币在灵位前给烧了。然后，我们再在灵位前磕了几个头还用手把周围的垃圾捡掉，并再去祭拜一下，再在坟头插上三根点燃的香。这次祭祖就算是大功告成了!

A few minutes later, my grandmother and I arrived at the destination, the official start of the ancestors. Grandma let me to go to the great grandfathers time on both sides of the candles, grandma said, I can express my great grandfathers respect. Then, she put flowers on my great grandfather before free, my grandmother and me in front of the souls bowed, and then say a few words to bless our family. Later, grandma gave some money to burn bright in front of the souls. Then, we again in front of the souls to knock a few heads with hand around the garbage picked up, and then to visit the grave, then plug in three lighted incense. The ancestor worship even be accomplished!

在回去的途中，奶奶还给我讲了许多曾生前的事。回家后，我还对妈妈说了我们怎么祭祖,和我曾祖父的事，下次祭祖,我一定要带妈妈一起去。

On the way back, my grandmother told me many living things. After returning home, I said to my mother what do we worship, and my great grandfather that next time, ancestor worship, I must take my mother to go.

摘要：清明节是中国重要的“时年八节”之一，一般是在公历4月5号前后，节期很长，有10日前8日后及10日前10日后两种说法，这近20天内均属清明节。清明节原是指春分后十五天，1935年中华民国政府明定4月5日为国定假日清明节，也叫做民族扫墓节。

"As" this sentence is confirmed by the wonderful nature, yesterday the wisper under light rain, my heart is heavy like a rock, because want to master and old milk grave, before, I dont understand the real meaning of the qing Ming day, until today after sweeping the tomb, I understand the true meaning of tomb-sweeping day!

At seven o clock in the morning, we prepare to master and old milk grave, grave is a fresh thing for me, we take tools and set off.

Walking the winding mountain road, I cant wait, after about an hour, we came to the master and old grandmas grave, a year didnt come, graves are covered with wild grass, you well after the division of labor, began to busy, everything is in place, we started to burn money, along with the smoke, I seem to see their shadow, they told me: study hard and cherish life.

Yes, life is short, happy every day to live, to continuously surpass ourselves, surpass ourselves, dream will come true; The superego, the dream into power; Beyond the self, to create beautiful life! I think life is constantly transcend self, beyond the dream!!!!! Panoramic view of the city house on the mountain, the mountain was full of golden golden in the rape, deep breath, deep and remote light fragrance, fresh air, the flowers with irresistible power explanation of the meaning of life!

“清明时节雨纷纷”这句话被奇妙的大自然所印证，昨天下了淅淅沥沥的小雨，我的心像大石头一样沉重，因为要给老爷和老奶扫墓，以前，我不懂清明节的真正意义，直到今天扫完墓后，我才懂得了清明节的真正意义!

清晨七点，我们准备给老爷和老奶扫墓，扫墓对我来说可是件新鲜的事，我们拿上工具，出发了。

走在蜿蜒的山路上，我已经迫不及待了，大约过了一个小时，我们来到了老爷和老奶的墓前，一年没来，坟墓上长满了荒芜的草，大家做好分工后，纷纷开始忙碌起来，一切就绪后，我们开始烧纸钱，随着袅袅炊烟，我仿佛看到了他们的影子，他们告诉我：好好学习，珍惜生命。

是啊，人的一生苦短，每一天都要活得快乐，要不断超越自我，超越自我，梦想终会实现;超越自我，梦想化为动力;超越自我，创造美丽人生!我认为生命就在不断的超越自我，超越梦想!在山上，城市的房子尽收眼底，山中开满了金黄金光的油菜花，深呼一口，幽淡的花香，清新的空气，那些花以不可抗的动力诠释着生命的意义!

【知识延伸】关于“清明节”的英文介绍

Qing Ming Jie(All Souls Day)

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.

Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect 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)

Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.

Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jies death. Thus began the "cold food 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 considered as part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember ones elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.

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，在两千多年以前的春秋时代，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腿上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)，大事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。谁知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一天，禁止生火，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，清明取代了寒食节。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，为了使纪念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，还要学习介子椎宁死不屈的气节。

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清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。

Qingming Festival have rain, pedestrians on the road.

借问酒家何处有?牧童遥指杏花村。

Borrow a restaurant where there is? The shepherd boy points at Xinghuacun.

马上逢寒食，途中属暮春。

Immediately with cold food, the way of spring.

可怜江浦望，不见洛桥人。

Poor Jiangpu, not seen Luoqiao.

北极怀明主，南溟作逐臣。

Polar Wyoming Lord, South Ming as Zhuchen.

故园肠断处，日夜柳条新。

Hometown heartbroken department, wicker new day and night.

春城无处不飞花，寒食东风御柳斜。

Spring City flying everywhere, sweeping east wind resist willow tilted.

日暮汉宫传蜡烛，轻烟散入五侯家。

Higurashi palace biography candles, smoke scattered into five hou.

耕夫召募爱楼船，春草青青万项田;

The tillers of the soil raising love ark, the spring grass green Wan Xiang Tian;

试上吴门窥郡郭，清明几处有新烟。

Try to see Wu Guo Ming County, several new.

梨花风起正清明，游子寻春半出城。

"Wind is Qingming, find out a half spring.

日暮笙歌收拾去，万株杨柳属流莺。

End of life clear up to willow, thousands of street prostitution.

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of

Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines

brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since

ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time

tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is

actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that

people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little

lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and

therefore, are called "gods lanterns."

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate

of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming

Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as

March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

Last Qingming Festival,I return home  to worship my grandfather.Qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day".

But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money.

Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food.

One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.

With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper  through good harvests and more children.

On the road, when we have Tulufan saw rows of densely green, and bear a string of small seeds, although small, but far and thin, like a fat baby face. Also take some time to Shanshan, we see a Journey to the West, described as the "Huoyanshan" like Hill, the results of a question is really Huoyanshan, so we bought two tickets, get the end of a moment. One into a hole, go inside a man-made "Huoyanshan" There are a number of attractions nearby.

We looked at, there Gaochang city, qanat, Grape Valley, the ancient city of Jiaohe inside we continue to go there to see a full 40 meters of the Jin Gu Bang, the middle is also lit the red light, standing in front of it, looking towards the top hat will be out. Go in the inside, the last staircase, is Huoyanshan, his Monkey King was in front of a pressure element in the mountain scene below, as well as Taishang Senior Dan furnace was overthrown at the time of Miao Wei Wei Qiao scene, the image of a very realistic, like the real thing. When we go, good luck, just to catch up with the sun, and that scene, ah, the first time I saw such a red cloud around the sun are red and round, like in the horizon-like painting. While, the sun down by half, leaving only half of the sun, and then after a while, from the following out of the body, so that the sun was a middle of a cloud cover, the scene was strange, like the sun , like the sun to rise, attracting many tourists.

After a day and a halfs journey, we finally arrived at Dunhuang, the main tourist attractions and Crescent Moon Spring, Movie and Television City and the western Mogao four spots, we intend to have to see. Go to the Crescent Moon Spring.

清明，是24节气之一，是中国的流传千年传统节日，我想，在每一个人的心中，它都有着不一样的含义。它的由来很耐人寻味。

Qingming Festival, is one of the 24 solar terms, is Chinas thousands of years of traditional festivals, I think, in each persons heart, it has a different meaning. Its origins are quite afford much food for thought.

清明节与春秋五霸晋文公重耳有关。重耳耳垂大，肋骨是连在一起的，一只眼睛里有两个眸子。晋国内乱，公子夷吾和重耳逃亡在外。公子夷吾杀太子自封晋惠公，对他更加无礼，重耳只好带着狐偃、狐毛、介子推等人去投奔齐国，在途中公子重耳因连日吃野草，发病了，奄奄一息，可在荒山野岭中哪有大夫?为了就自己主公，介子推割下身上的一块大腿肉生火做汤，把肉汤送给重耳，他的病好了。

The Qingming Festival is associated with the spring and Autumn Annals chonger. One ear, the ribs are linked together, one eye in two eyes. The civil strife, Wu and his son in exile. Who killed the prince - Wu Jin Hui Gong, more rude to him, he had to take the Huyan, fox fur, Jie et al to Qi, on the way to one of the princes due to days of eating weeds, disease, be at ones last gasp, but in the wild hills where the doctor? In order to his master, the muon push to cut a piece of thigh meat fire off the soup, broth gave Chonger, his disease.

他到了秦国，在秦穆公的帮助下回了晋国做了晋文公，国家建立之后，晋文公把手下的有功之臣都封了官，有人告诉他那肉汤是介子推的肉，说重耳忘记给介子推封官了。于是他后悔忘了给介子推封，可是现在六部的尚书都有人做了，他去请介子推去做官，谁知介子推隐居绵山，文公不忘本，就亲自去绵山请他，但是就是找不到他。

He went to Qin, Qin Mugong help next time in the Jin Jin, after the establishment of Jin State, his meritorious official seal, someone told him that the broth is muon push meat, that he forgot to give demonstration of the muon push. So he regrets that he forgot to muon push email, but now six of the book is done, he went to please muon push an official, who knows the meson pushes in Mianshan, Wen did not forget, then went Mianshan to please him, but I could not find him.

有人出了一个馊主意：烧山必他出来。但是介子推和老母就是不出来，后来两个人抱着两棵老柳烧死了。文公命一看追悔莫及，下令举国哀悼介子推，把绵山重新命名介山，规定每年的这一天全国不许用火，并要插柳，还将4月5号命名为清明，又称寒食节。

Someone out of a bad idea: burning mountain will him out. But Jie Zitui and mother is not out, then two people holding the two old tree willow. Wen Gongs life at her mourning, ordered the muon push, to rename the Mianshan medium mountain, stipulated every year on this day the no fire, and must be inserted Liu, also named April 5th as the Qingming Festival, also known as.

两千年来，我们中国人很重视这个节日，在清明节这一天家家不动火，只吃一些隔天的菜或青团之类的。近来我国又把它定为法定假日。让人们有时间去祭祖、扫墓、踏青。

In two thousand years, we the Chinese people attach great importance to this holiday, during the Ching Ming Festival this day every family does not get angry, just eat some vegetables such as green or the next day. Recently, our country had made it a statutory holiday. Give people time to worship ancestors, sweep the tombs, outing.

清明节，标示着中国千百年来的一个传统，说明中国人是讲义气的，重感情的，中国人有恩不忘。

The Qingming Festival, marked by a tradition for thousands of years in China, shows that the Chinese people is the sense of obligation, the feelings of the Chinese people did not forget, grace.

导读：清明节又叫踏青节，在仲春与暮春之交，也就是冬至后的第104天，是中国传统节日之一，也是最重要的祭祀节日之一，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。下面小编为大家带来清明节的英语作文，希望能帮助到大家。

Qingming Festival（一）

Everyone knows that April 5th is the Qingming Festival. Yes, today is the Qingming Festival.

Grandpa and I went to the grave to granny grandparents. We put on the tomb of grass pulled out, pulled out in the tomb planted on several willow and then burned paper money tender. After that, Grandpa asked me to knock three heads for my grandparents. I wonder, "why do you have to knock three heads?" Grandpa couldnt answer it. He said, "go and check the computer yourself."

Back when we eat some cold food. I do not understand to ask: "why Qingming to eat cold food? "Grandma told me the origins of the cold food:" in the spring and Autumn period, the Jin Wen Gong had a tribulation and a minister called the meson, who lived in the mountains after the king of the Jin Wen Gong. In the first day of the Qing Ming Dynasty, the Jin Wen Gong sent people to fire the mountain, trying to force the meson to launch a mountain official. The second day (Qingming) ordered the whole country to ban fireworks, only to eat cold food. After that year, people formed the custom of eating cold food on Qingming Festival. I couldnt help exclaiming, "theres such a story."

Its a lot to harvest today.

译文：

清明节

大家都知道4月5日是清明节。不错，今天就是清明节。

我和爷爷先去地里给姥姥，姥爷扫墓。我们先把墓上的草拔掉，拔掉后在墓上插上几个嫩柳枝;然后将纸钱烧掉。弄完之后，爷爷让我给姥姥姥爷磕三个头。我很疑惑：“为什么要磕三个头？”爷爷答不上来，便说：“你自己回去查电脑吧！”

回来时，我们吃了一些寒食。我不懂的就要问：”为什么过清明时要吃寒食？“奶奶给我讲起了寒食的来历：“春秋时期,晋文公有个患难贤臣叫介子推的,在晋文公当上国君后隐居深山,在清明前一天,晋文公派人放火烧山,想逼介子推出山做官,介子推不愿下山封官,结果被烧死山中,晋文公懊悔莫及,因此在第二天(清明)下令全国禁止烟火,只准吃冷食,以后年年如此,便形成了民间在清明节吃寒食的习俗。”我不禁一阵惊叹：“原来还有这么一个故事呢！”

今天过清明收获可真多！

Qingming Festival（二）

Today is Saturday. It is also a special sacred holiday -- Qingming Festival.

During the Qing Ming Festival, we went back to the tomb sweeping. Today, I came to my ancestors grave, ready to sweep the grave for them. I removed the grass from their grave with a hoe.

Weeding is seemingly simple, but it is very tiring. If you dont help the adults, you may have to rest for a while, but I cant get rid of it even if I dont help you two days.

A piece of light in front of the grave, feeling very monotonous, lonely. So after second days of supper, I ran to the mountain and dug several fruit trees and planted them in front of the grave.

Qingming Festival is an important festival. Lets remember this sacred and special holiday. Remember that on this day, we must help our ancestors to go to the grave.

One more thing, in this festival, I believe that you have a missing person! I miss my grandmother most is my grandmother, my grandmother left me forever when I was very young, how I hope she can come back to me again, this is the person I miss most, who you miss most in the Qingming Festival

译文：

清明节

今天是星期六，也是一个特别的神圣的节日——清明节。

清明节的时候，我们回去扫墓。今天我又来到了先辈的坟前，准备帮他们扫一下墓。我拿着锄头，把他们坟前的草全都除光了。

除草看似简单，但是干起来却挺累的，锄两下就要歇一会，如果不是大人帮忙可能一天我也除不完。

坟前一片光，感觉特单调，孤独。于是，第二天吃过晚饭后，我就跑到山上挖了几颗果树种在了坟前。

清明节是个重要的节日，让我们记住这个神圣而特别的节日吧!还要记住在这一天要帮先辈们扫墓哦!

还有一件事，在这个节日里，相信你们有思念的人吧!我最思念的人是我的外婆，外婆在我很小的时候就永远的离开了我，我多么希望她能再回到我身边，这就是我最思念的人，你们在清明节最思念谁呢

Ching Ming festival is a traditional Chinese festival, has a history of two thousand five hundred years; Its main traditional cultural activities are: grave, outing, cockfighting, swing, play mat, pull hook, tug-of-war), etc. The members (the grave), is very old. Tomb-sweeping day, as a traditional culture, it is a full of mysterious colorific festival, on this day, the pedestrians on the road are missing people who died, to express their respect and grief!

Ching Ming festival, in hainan many locals call it the "qingming festival". Middle age the qingming festival is very important, if not as a legal holiday, they will also take time to go home "qingming festival". This suggests that the qingming festival has become a culture, become a man of the late express a way of missing loved ones.

Qingming festival, is a kind of Chinese traditional culture recognition and respect. Qingming festival is very important in the ancient tradition of a festival, is also the most important festival of festivals, was the day of ancestor worship and the grave. This grave, the shrine of the dead an activity. The han nationality and some minority are mostly in the tombs. According to the old tradition, the grave, people to carry goods such as especially fruit, paper money to the grave, will be food for offering in the family tomb, then paper incineration, new soil up to the grave, fold a few branches pale green branches inserted in the grave, and then salute kowtow worship, finally eat especially home. The tang dynasty poet tu mus poem "qingming" : "rains fall heavily as qingming comes, and passers-by with lowered spirits go. Restaurant where? Boy pointed apricot blossom village." Write the tomb-sweeping day is special atmosphere. Until today, tomb-sweeping day ancestor worship, mourning the late relatives customs still prevail. And the more brought to the attention of the people.

Chinese is influenced by its culture, make clear the Chinese memorial ancestors festival. Ancestor worship in qingming festival people are back, this is a kind of culture, a kind of habit.

清明节是中国传统的节日，有两千五百年的历史;它主要的传统文化活动有：上坟、踏青、斗鸡子、荡秋千、打毯、牵钩(拔河)等。其中上坟(即扫墓)之俗，是很古老的。清明节，它作为传统文化，是个布满神秘色彩的节日,在这个日子里,路上的行人都在思念去世的人们，表达对他们的尊重与哀思!

过清明节，在海南的许多本地人中称其为“做清明”。中年人对清明节十分看重，即使不是作为法定假日，他们也会抽空回老家“做清明”。这说明清明节已经成为了一种文化，成为了一种后人对已故之亲人表达思念的一种方式。

清明，是中国传统文化的一种认可及尊重。清明是古人传统习俗中十分重要的一个节日，也是最重要的祭奠节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。扫墓俗称上坟，祭奠死者的一种活动。汉族和一些少数民族大多都是在清明节扫墓。按照旧的习俗，扫墓时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。唐代诗人杜牧的诗《清明》：“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有?牧童遥指杏花村。”写出了清明节的非凡气氛。直到今天，清明节祭拜祖先，悼念已逝的亲人的习俗仍很盛行。而且越加受到人们的重视。

中国人受自身文化的影响，使清明成为了国人追思先祖的节日。在清明人们纷纷回乡祭拜祖先，这已是一种文化，一种习惯。

Qingming day, under a drizzle, the sky dark gray, people also feel very not spirit. Our whole family slept a sleep "of" nature to wake. We dont go away, because we dont have elder relatives in shenzhen, so there is no activity in the grave.

On this day, I met a friend of mine in the home, his name is huge, shortly before his grandfather suddenly myocardial infarction, has been admitted to the hospital, his mom and dad are very busy, have no time to take care of him, so he entrusted to our home life for one day. More than ten o clock in the morning, vastly has come, we welcome him, I am the same age with him, but he goes to school late for one year, so also in the kindergarten class.

We chat together, sing, play games, watch TV, very happy. At noon, mom and dad took me and huge treasure to tai koo shing to eat pizza hut pizza, one we ordered a meal, vastly eat clean, I want to learn from him. Detective in the afternoon, we play games, also very happy.

Its getting dark, vastly mother zhang aunt to pick him up, Im very loathe to give up his back. This is the I ching Ming festival activities, is very ordinary, but this is my first time to reception of children at home, so have a lot of experience and the harvest, I understand the comity and hospitality.

清明节那天，下着毛毛细雨，天空灰暗暗的，人也觉得很没有精神。我们全家睡了一个“自然醒的觉”。我们没有出远门，因为我们在深圳没有长辈亲戚，因此也就没有扫墓的活动。

这一天，我在家接待了我的一个朋友，他叫浩浩，他的爷爷前不久突然心肌梗塞，住进了医院，他的爸爸妈妈很忙，没有时间照顾他，所以把他托付到我们家生活一天。早上十点多，浩浩来了，我们欢迎他，我和他同岁，但是他上学迟一年，所以还在上幼儿园大班。

我们在一起聊天、唱歌、玩游戏、看电视，很开心。中午爸爸妈妈带着我和浩浩去宝能太古城吃必胜客的披萨，我们一人点了一个套餐，浩浩吃得干干净净，我要向他学习。下午我们一起玩侦探游戏，也很开心。

天黑了，浩浩的妈妈张阿姨来接他了，我很舍不得他回去。这就是我清明节的活动，很平凡，但这是我第一次在家里接待小朋友，所以很有体验和收获，我懂得了礼让和待客。

The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.

This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

The Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the Qingming Festival. As our ancestors often extended the day to the Qingming, they were later combined.

On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "gods lanterns."

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

清明节(纯亮度)节日是24节气之一分裂点在中国,每年4月4 - 6日左右的下降。节日后,温度将上升和降雨量增加。它是春天耕作和播种的时候。但清明节不仅是一种季节性的一点指导农场工作,这是一个纪念的节日。

清明节看到悲伤和幸福的结合。

这是最重要的一天牺牲。汉族和少数民族在这个时候为他们的祖先祭祀和扫描病变的坟墓。同时,在这一天他们不会做饭,只有冷的食物。

《(冷的食物)节日通常是清明节前的一天。正如我们的祖先经常扩展到清明节的那一天,后来的总和。

在每一个清明节,所有的墓地都挤满了人来打扫坟墓和献祭。交通的墓地非常挤。今天海关已经大大简化。略扫古墓后,人们提供食物、鲜花和最爱的死,然后烧香,纸币和牌位前弓。

在悲伤的相反,人也喜欢春天的希望在这一天。清明节是一个时候,太阳明晃晃地照耀着大地,树木和草变成绿色和自然是又活泼。自古以来,人们都跟着春天郊游的习俗。这个时候到处都是游客。

人们喜欢在清明节放风筝。放风筝实际上并不局限于清明节。它的独特性在于,人们放风筝不是白天,晚上也是。一串串彩色的小灯笼,系在风筝下或风稳拉线,象闪烁的明星,因此,被称为“上帝的灯笼。”

清明节也是一个时间来植树,树苗的成活率高,树长得很快。在过去,清明节被称为“植树节”。但自1979年以来,“植树节”是根据阳历3月12日。

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.

Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect 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)

Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.

Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jies death. Thus began the "cold food 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 considered as part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember ones elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.

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，在两千多年以前的春秋时代，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腿上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)，大事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。谁知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一天，禁止生火，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，清明取代了寒食节。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，为了使纪念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，还要学习介子椎宁死不屈的气节。

1、But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

清明节不仅是扫墓的日子，还是让我们共同怀念过去的日子。

2、 In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

过去，清明节称为“植树节”。但是从1979年开始，植树节定为3月12日。

The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration.

The Qingming Festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.

This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served.

The Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the Qingming Festival. As our ancestors often extended the day to the Qingming, they were later combined.

On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tie

d onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "gods lanterns."

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

1、Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.

清明节，又叫踏青节，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开展一系列体育活动

的的习俗。直到今天，清明节祭拜祖先，悼念已逝的亲人的习俗仍很盛行。

2、In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life.

3、One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.每年的公历四月五日前后为清明节，是二十四节气之一。今年的清明节是4月4日。在二十四个节气中，既是节气又是节日的只有清明。清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日。按照旧的习俗，祭祀（扫墓）时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。

清明节，又叫踏青节，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开展一系列体育活动。

[英语作文清明节写作素材

清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂”，我国传统的清明节又来到了。

Qingming rain have, the pedestrian on the road ", a traditional Chinese festival went to the.

这几天，小巷里已经有人们开始卖那红红绿绿的纸做的各种东西，人们就用延传下来的方法，买些那种纸，用火烧给故人，用这种方法来祭奠他们。这样一来到处烟雾弥漫，烧完的纸灰四处乱飞，对环境有许多污染。这个季节，虽是小草刚刚发芽的时候，但是天气干燥，烧纸就有可能引起火灾，后果挺可怕的。

These days, there have been all sorts of things people began to sell the red paper alley, people use the method of extension down, buy some kind of paper, set fire to the enemy, to pay homage to them by this method. This one to smoke, burn paper ash flying everywhere, there are a lot of pollution to the environment. This season, although it is just the germination of grass, but the weather is dry, burning it may cause a fire, the consequences are scary.

现在，也有年轻的人们用鲜花、绢花摆放在故人墓前以作祭奠，这样做多环保呀，我真希望现代人都能用文明的方式代替传统，而又不失去清明的意义。

Now, there are young people with flowers, silk flowers placed in the tomb to pay homage to the dead, do environmental protection ah, I really hope that modern people can be used to replace the traditional way of civilization, without losing the meaning.

“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂，借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。”每当我想起唐大诗人杜牧的这首诗歌时就想到好像清明节快要到了，清明的脚步已经不远了……

"Qingming Festival have rain, pedestrians on the road, borrows asked wineshop where has, the shepherd boy points at Xinghuacun." Whenever I think of this poem in Tang Dynasty poet Du Mus thought of as the Qingming Festival is coming, the tomb of the steps is not far away......

大概到了8点左右，我与妈妈爷爷从家中出发了。在路上，我不断回想着以前的事，似乎我从来没有见到奶奶那慈祥和蔼的模样，脑海里也没有任何跟奶奶有关的事迹。她长什么样子?待我好吗……一连串的问题一下子涌到我的大脑。我问妈妈：“妈妈 ，我见过奶奶吗?待我好吗?”妈妈无奈的说：“实话说吧，她对你可好啦，你犯错了，她一直袒护你……”

Probably around 8, I and mother grandfather from home leave. On the road, I continue to think back to the previous things, it seems that I have never seen her gentle appearance, also do not have any with Grandma about the deeds of the mind. What does she look like? To me...... A series of questions rushed to my brain. I asked my mother: "mother, I have seen grandma? For me?" the mother said reluctantly: "to tell the truth, she to you very well, you made a mistake, she always protect you......"

经过几十分钟的汽车颠簸，我们终于来到了奶奶的坟前。我们清理掉墓前的杂草，疏通边上的排水沟，放上供品，点好香、蜡烛，把折好的纸钱烧成灰烬给亲人拜祭，以此寄托对死去亲人的一份思念。我们行完了中华民族的礼仪以后，叔叔就拿出鞭炮“劈劈啪啪”的响起来，那声音震耳欲聋，就像天上打雷一样。我默默的在坟墓前许愿“希望奶奶能保佑我读书聪明，学习进步，全家生活快乐，身体健康”。

After several minutes of the car bumps along the way, we finally arrived at Grandmas grave. We cleared of weeds grave, dredging drainage ditch on the side, placed offerings, incense, candles point, folding the paper money burned to ashes to the family worship, as a means of sustenance for a miss their loved ones died. We finished the Chinese etiquette, uncle took the firecrackers "crack" sound, that sound deafen the ear with its roar like thunder. I silently in front of the tomb wishing "hope grandma bless me reading smart, study progress, family life happy, healthy body".

Qingming Festival, also known as grave sweeping festival, Guijie, joss

Festival, and the Ghost Festival July 15 and October 15 of that section 3 Ha

Yuen Ming Festival, and the worship spirits.

Ching Ming Festival, called Ta-Qing Festival, according to the solar

calendar, it is in each of 4 to 6 April between springtime vegetation Tulu is

the season, it is also people Spring Outing (Ancient called Ta-Qing) good , so

there are the ancient Ching Ming Ta-Qing, and a series of sports practices.

March ancient Ching Ming festival is also called, has 20__ years of history.

For the calendar before the Ching Ming Festival on April 5, is one of the

24 solar terms. In the 24 solar terms, is a cycle is the only Ching Ming

festival. Ancient Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival will be divided into

three-designate: "Tong Sihwa designate a second designate voles into losing;

Rainbow designate only see three." Means in this first season of Pittosporum

open, and then the voles disappeared Hi Yam, all return to the ground floor of

the cave, and then see the rainbow after the rain the sky.

The 24-cycle comparison objectively reflect all year round temperature,

rainfall, and other aspects of phenological changes, the ancient working people

use it for farming activities. "Huainanzi astronomy lecture," saying: "after the

spring equinox on the 15th, fighting means B, Tomb Sweeping Festival to the

wind." By the "100-year-old, asked," saying: "At this time of things, are clean

and bright, clean. So that the Qingming Festival. "Qingming one that elevated

temperature, rainfall increased, it is a good kind of spring for spring plowing

season. Therefore, "Qingming around point melon grow beans," "afforestation, Wu

Guo Qingming Festival" were made by the farmers. This shows that agricultural

production cycle and has maintained close relations.

However, as the Qingming Festiival, and the cycle has simply different.

Phenology is the cycle of change, seasonal sequence of signs, and festival

includes a certain amount of customs activities and a commemorative

significance. Ching Ming Festival is Chinas traditional festival, the most

important festival of worship, and the graves of ancestors day. Commonly known

as Shangfen graves, a deceased worship activities. Most of the Han nationality

and ethnic minorities are in the Ching Ming grave-sweepers. According to the old

custom, the graves, people carrying Jiushi fruit, paper money, and other items

to the cemetery, food festival with relatives for the tomb, then incineration of

paper money for a new graves pui soil, a few Nenlu% of the new sticks planted on

the grave , and then kowtowing via worship, eat Jiushi final home. Tang Dynasty

poet Du Mus poem "Qingming": "Qingming have rain season, the road to

pedestrians powder. Asked by restaurants where? Vaquero Yaozhi Xinghua Village."

Wrote the special atmosphere of the Ching Ming Festival. Until today, the Ching

Ming Festival worship ancestors, deceased relatives mourning customs are still

prevalent.

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!

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").