有关清明节的英语作文

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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.

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清 明 节（Tomb-Sweeping Day）

1、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 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.
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 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.
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。

2、清明节风俗
1） 扫墓
清明时节祭扫祖坟（俗称"上坟"）。无锡的传统民俗较有代表性。扫墓时要挑些新士壅坟茔，而且凡新坟一定要在清明前祭扫，旧坟可以过清明．但不能过立夏。新媳妇一定要去祭扫祖坟，俗称"上花坟"。扫墓时用荤、素菜肴和酒、饭等祭奠。后用干果糕点等替代。 时至今日，在烈士陵园缅怀革命先烈成为清明节里很重要的内容，在祭炎黄二祖、悼念自己的先祖的同时，缅怀先烈的丰功伟绩，使今天的清明活动具有了更重要的教育意义。
2） 踏青
清明时节，气候温暖和煦，大地皆春，处处鲜花嫩草，一片生机盎然，人们纷纷外出踏青。在无锡，踏青的最好场所莫过于惠山。不上惠山的，上城墙绕城而走，叫登高踏青。东门东林庵一带，为士女聚集处，故有"东林庵里看桃花"的说法。这天，也是东乡胶山和北乡斗山的节场，附近还有赛会，故斗山别名清明山。人们都上山踏青，赶节场，观看赛会。从元宵节至清明节，大人孩子，三五成群，到野外放凤筝，别有情趣。
3） 门旁插柳和戴柳枝帽
清明节那天，有家家门口插e5a48de588b6e799bee5baa6e997aee7ad94336柳条的风俗。在一些地区，还流行小孩带柳枝帽的风俗。
门旁插柳和戴柳枝帽习俗的来源也是根据介子椎的传说。据说，介子椎是死在柳树下面的。介子椎死后的第二年晋文公率领群臣到绵山致祭，一行人先在山下寒食一日，第二天才上山。那棵柳树，已经长出了翠绿的嫩条。晋文公看了，心中忽有所感，便走上前去，掐了一丝，编成一个圈儿带在头上。随从的臣下看了,也纷纷仿效他折柳插头。晋文公便把这棵柳树赐名为清明柳，把这一天定为清明节。

3、清明与节气

清明节即是节气又是节日。从节气上来说，它是24节气之一。
我国2000多年前的秦汉时期已基本形成了24节气。24节气综合了天文学和气象学等方面的知识，编排了"春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连。秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒"的歌谣。其中清明被排在歌谣的第五位。也是农历历法中的第五个节气。
此时，天气转暖，大地回春，万物复苏，一片生机盎然，家家门口插柳条，祭扫坟墓和郊外踏青。农谚中也有"清明忙种粟"的说法。作为以花信为标志的花信风。清明的花期为一侯桐花，二侯麦花，三侯柳花，充分点明了清明节气的花期和花种。《岁时百问》说"万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净，故谓之清明"。
清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断肠。 冥钱飞起白蝴蝶，人声啼哭似杜鸟。
又是清明时节，又是纷纷细雨，又是面对黄土荒丘或冰冷墓碑而黯然洒泪的时刻。一代代人都在问自己e79fa5e98193e4b893e5b19e334：我从哪里来，我到哪里去？尽管我们每一个人从孩童时起就这样问父母，也这样问别人，直到长大后问自己，可谁也无法清醒地回答自己。因为避讳，也因为禁忌，还因为难以表述的窘迫心境。所以，佛教的禅宗就有了一个很著名的偈语：从你来的地方来，到你去的地方去。
其实，回答这个问题如同提出这个问题一样，不需要什么思考。当我们在清明细雨中缅怀逝去的亲人或先祖，每一个人都明白自己仍然如同他们一样，从虚无间由父母将自己带到了这个人世，又从这个世界回到了一抔黄土中。而在这个世界走过一遭后，给这个永世永存的时空留下的最珍贵的东西，除了一段为时不会太长的名声，让亲友和后辈存念怀想，再就是这“一抔黄土掩风流”的坟茔，让同样不会延续太久时间的后人们来祭奠。
但是，就是这种总会被淡忘的祭奠，却以不出三代的亲情怀念和环环相扣的链接方式，在血缘亲情的怀念与哀思中，让中华民族子孙的血亲世代相传，并产生了巨大的认祖归宗的情感凝聚力——这就是中华血统与炎黄子孙的后裔，这就是百家姓赋予每个姓氏的族群意识或家谱情缘。而这种认祖归宗的亲情意识和情缘，在清明时节便得到最极致的张扬与宣泄。
清明节，它是一个属于中华民族祭奠逝去亲人的日子，属于怀想先辈恩德与功绩的节日。当飘飘洒洒的细雨淋湿了原野青草，洒落在冰凉无言的墓碑，润泽着祖先的黄土坟茔之时，这片在平时并不会进入我们的生活视野，并不会左右我们的苦乐情感的清寂之地，顿时就被淅沥淅沥的如丝细雨牵进了我们的生活，绵延在我们哀惋悱恻的心灵，并且让我们再一次回想逝去的亲人或先祖，重新警醒一回自己别忘记了不该忘记的，也别太在意了那些不应该太在意的。清清醒醒地活好自己的每一天，感受幸福在人间的愉悦，也珍惜生命对于尘世的依恋。
伫立在清明细雨中，沉思在逝去亲人的坟茔前，让纯洁得只剩下亲情与生命意识的哀思伴随清泪，淡淡地和着雨珠轻轻流淌。也许，它能清洗沉积太久的红尘世俗的纷杂无奈，给自己一份清新和明白，给远去的亲人或先祖一份醒悟清朗的告慰。相信自己能活出清清爽爽的生活，拥有自己清清白白的人生。那么，我们民族的清明节就在面对亲人在天之灵的忏悔中，真正成为了人生的清醒站了！
清明雨在飘洒，人生思绪在轻扬。对冥冥之中的祖先或亲人的景仰与怀念，重温自己从哪里来、到哪里去的天问，也许我们能再次从心灵深处感受一种人生的超越，体会一份血缘亲情的真纯，在祖先血脉依存的凝聚力与感染力中，梦寻一段娇花照水、杨柳临风的美好境界……

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.