清明节活动的英语

清明节活动的英语

in ancient times, people celebrated qing ming jie with dancing,

singing, picnics, and kite flying. colored boiled eggs(

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……) would be broken to symbolize the opening of life. in

the capital, the emperor would plant trees on the palace

grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring. in the

villages, young men and women would court each other.

the 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 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.

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(

注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, and not be plundered

by strangers.

honoring 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 groves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic

energy required to keep ancestors happy. unfortunately,

nowadays, with chinas

burgeoning population, public cemeteries have quickly

surpplanted private gravesites. family elders will visit the

gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombs.

while 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 are 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 kits on tomb sweeping day. kites can come in all kinds of

shapes, sizes, and colors. designs could include frogs,

dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and storks.

【篇二：英文说传统清明】

清明节及其起源英文介绍

qing ming festival and its origin

qing ming, which means clear and bright in chinese, falls on

april 5th this year. it is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar

calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead.

it is a time to express ones grief for his lost relatives. an

ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous woman, was

read that vines tangled in vain and weeds crept in the

graveyard, and her husband slept there lonely. it was so

difficult to endure for her as if summer in the day and winter at

night. and her only wish was to reunite with him after death.

people often go to sweep and weed graves with whole family

and take a walk in the countryside as well. in tang dynasty, the

habit of taking an excursion on this day was developed. at this

time, spring returns and dominates the earth again. the feel of

growing life is in the air, with sap ascending in trees and buds

bursting. and the willow branches inserted on each gate add

vigor and vitality to the surroundings. but it actually means

more than that. this custom can be traced back to over one

thousand years ago.

during the period of spring and autumn in the jin kingdom,

one of the kings sons was called chong er. jealous of his talent,

a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son

the crown prince. he had no choice but to flee and with him

were some officials. they hid themselves in a mountain and

went hungry for quite some time. an official named jie zitui took

great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for

chong er. when the fact was known the young master was

moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. and jie replied his

best repayment should be a just king. they lived a life of hunger

and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. many

soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home.

going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat

onto a horse, he said laughingly, what on earth is the use of

that? throw it away! jie zitui heard it and sighed, it is hardship

that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity. so he

went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.

as chong er became king, he rewarded many people but he

forgot jie zitui. he did not realize it until was reminded. however

his invitation was refused and he flared up. soldiers were

ordered to burn up the mountain to force jie to come out. finally

they found jie and his mother scorched under a willow. he

would rather die than yield to the power. chong er was so

overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial

ceremony for jie. so every year on that day folks mourned for

him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making

fire. later the custom of inserting willow branches on gates was

also added.

清明节的由来

清

明

节（

tomb-sweeping day

）

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.

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。

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.