清明节英文介绍用英文介绍清明节

1、淸明节英文介绍用英文介绍淸明节celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox（24节气之一的 春分），tomb sweeping day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar （solar calendar 意为农 历、阴历）一typically falling on apri 1 4, 5, or 6 its Chinese name z，qing ming/， literally means clear brightness,

2、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 activitiesqing ming jie in ancient times古代的清明节in ancient times, people cele

3、brated qing ming jie with dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying colored boiled eggs （原來古代 中国的清明节和西方复活节一样有彩蛋我只能感叹历史惊人的相似 r） would be broken to symbolize the opening of life in thecapital, the emperor would plant trees on the palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring in the villag

4、es, young men and women would court each otherthe tomb sweeping day as celebrated today庆祝春天的清明with the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors following folk religion （folk religion, 民间习俗、信仰），the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looke

5、dafter the family. sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.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 off

6、erings of food and spirit money（ii 意纸钱的官方说法啊：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, an

7、d not be plundered by strangershonoring ancestors祭祖honoring ancestors begins with proper positioning of a gravesite and coffin. experts in feng shui, or geomancy, determine the quality of land by the surrounding aspects of streams, rivers, trees, hills, and so forth an area that faces south， with gr

8、oves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic energy required to keep ancestors happy. unfortunately, nowadays, with china，s burgeoning population, public cemetaries have quickly surplanted private gravesites family elders will visit the gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombswhile

9、bland food is placed by the tombs on qing ming jie, the Chinese regularly provide scrumptious offerings to their ancestors at altar tables in their homes the food usually consists of chicken, eggs, or other dishes a deceased ancestor was fond of. accompanied by rice, the dishes and eating utensils a

10、re carefully arranged so as to bring good luck sometimes, a family will put burning incense with the offering so as to expedite the transfer of nutritious elements to the ancestors in some parts of china, the food is then eaten by the entire family.kites风筝besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also often fly kit