清明节英文海报

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 one's 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. ORIGINQing 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 lord's 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 hermit's 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 Jie's 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 one's 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.

Tomb-sweeping day, a traditional Chinese festival, falls at the turn of mid-spring and late spring.

（清明节，中国传统节日，又称踏青节、行清节等，节期在仲春与暮春之交。）

Tomb-sweeping day originated from ancestral beliefs and Spring Festival customs in ancient times.

（清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵。）

It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival.

（既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。）

Tomb-sweeping day is a big traditional Spring Festival.

（清明节是传统的重大春祭节日。）

It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times.

（是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。）

扩展资料

清明节习俗：

1、踏青

中华民族自古就有清明踏青的习俗。踏青古时叫探春、寻春等，即为春日郊游，也称“踏春”。一般指初春时到郊外散步游玩。

2、植树

清明前后，春阳照临，春雨飞洒，种植树苗成活率高，成长快。因此，就有清明植树的习惯，有人还把清明节叫作“植树节”。植树风俗一直流传至今。清明节植树的习俗，据说发端于清明戴柳插柳的风俗。

参考资料来源：百度百科-清明节

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