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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.
幼时的我对清明节的印象是模糊的,现在想来是因家庭条件还可以,不少吃少穿的。随着年龄的增长,无忧无虑的童年随着父亲的去世而定格。清明节变得清晰起来,那时的我明显的感觉到生活的艰辛,还没到清明节,就数着指头盼,为了吃上两个平日吃不到的鸡蛋。等到了那天,母亲便早早的煮上为数不多的鸡蛋,我们姊妹四个便不分大小地抢那个大的鸡蛋,往往会争执不休,最后母亲只好出面协调,我们这才高高兴兴地捧着两颗热鸡蛋跑到小树林里荡秋千,霎时树林上空便荡漾起孩童们的欢声笑语。快到中午了,“回家吃饭了—”母亲那悠长的声音在村子里回荡,我们便随着这声音跑回家。午饭过后,母亲便领着我们姐弟四人去上坟,路上十岁的我心情变得沉重起来,弟弟妹妹们还小,打打闹闹的。到了那里,帮母亲把杂草拔出一片空地,把要祭奠的碗碟摆上,倒酒和上香,过一会,烧纸钱,然后母亲盘腿坐在地上,撕心裂肺地哭起来,我们几个也都哇哇地哭,那时候不知道劝说母亲,直到喉咙哭哑了才做吧e799bee5baa6e997aee7ad94e58685e5aeb9332,收拾好东西一步一回头地回家。现在想起来都感觉好凄惨,经常泪流不止。
弹指一挥间,我已进入中年,生活逐渐富足,清明节感觉就是为了怀念亲人而设,家人和孩子都不喜欢吃鸡蛋,煮鸡蛋这道程序也省去了,最近两年,国家对民族的传统节日重视起来,放小假几天,清明节过得有滋有味了,老早就联系两个较远的妹妹,希望清明节那天欢聚娘家。到了清明节,我们姐妹几个边聊家常边包水饺,四个孩子在周围跑跑跳跳,母亲更是高兴地合不拢嘴。饭后我们一块去上坟,一路上,麦苗青青,果树发芽开花,鸟语花香,空气清新,美不胜收。对亲人的悼念不再那么伤心,好希望父亲九泉有知,能看到现在的好日子。回来的时候,顺便挖些地里的荠菜、苦菜、菊花芽之类的野菜,成为晚上餐桌上的美食。孩子们更是像放飞的笼中鸟,欢呼雀跃,充分感受大自然的宽广和美丽。
以上就是我眼中的清明节。不同的人有不同的生活经历,清明节也过的不尽相同,但怀念亲人,纪念先烈这一点是相同的。愿中华民族的优良传统代代相传,并发扬广大。
你可以写清明节的由来
关于寒食,有这样一个传说:
清明节相传春秋战国时代,晋献公的妃子骊姬为了让自己的儿子奚齐继位,就设毒计谋害太子申生,申生被逼自杀。申生的弟弟重耳,为了躲避祸害,流亡出走。在流亡期间,重耳受尽了屈辱。原来跟着他一道出奔的臣子,大多陆陆续续地各奔出路去了。只剩下少数几个忠心耿耿的人,一直追随着他。其中一人叫介子推。有一次,重耳饿晕了过去。介子推为了救重耳,从自己大腿上割下了一块肉,用火烤熟了就送给重耳吃。十九年后,重耳回国做了君主,这就是著名春秋五霸之一的晋文公。
晋文公执政后,对那些和他同甘共苦的臣子大加封赏,唯独忘了介子推。有人在晋文公面前为介子推叫屈。晋文公猛然忆起旧事,心中有愧,马上差人去请介子推上朝受赏封官。可是,差人去了几趟,介子推不来。晋文公只好亲自去请。可是,当晋文公来到介子推家时,只见大门紧闭。介子推不愿见他,已经背着老母躲进了绵山(今山西介休市东南)。晋文公便让他的御林军上绵山搜索,没有找到。于是,有人出了个主意说,不如放火烧山,三面点火,留下一方,大火起时介子推会自己走出来的。晋文公乃下令举火烧山,孰料大火烧了三天三夜,大火熄灭后,终究不见介子推出来。上山一看,介子推母子俩抱着一棵烧焦的大柳树已经死了。晋文公望着介子推的尸体哭拜一阵,然后安葬遗体,发现介子推脊梁堵着个柳树树洞,洞里好像有什么东西。掏出一看,原来是片衣襟,上面题了一首血诗:
割肉奉君尽丹心,但愿主公常清明。
柳下作鬼终不见,强似伴君作谏臣。
倘若主公心有我,忆我之时常自省。
臣在九泉心无愧,勤政清明复清明。
晋文公将血书藏入袖中。然后把介子推和他的母亲e79fa5e98193e58685e5aeb9361分别安葬在那棵烧焦的大柳树下。为了纪念介子推,晋文公下令把绵山改为“介山”,在山上建立祠堂,并把放火烧山的这一天定为寒食节,晓谕全国,每年这天禁忌烟火,只吃寒食。
走时,他伐了一段烧焦的柳木,到宫中做了双木屐,每天望着它叹道:“悲哉足下。”“足下”是古人下级对上级或同辈之间相互尊敬的称呼,据说就是来源于此。
第二年,晋文公领着群臣,素服徒步登山祭奠,表示哀悼。行至坟前,只见那棵老柳树死树复活,绿枝千条,随风飘舞。晋文公望着复活的老柳树,像看见了介子推一样。他敬重地走到跟前,珍爱地掐了一下枝,编了一个圈儿戴在头上。祭扫后,晋文公把复活的老柳树赐名为“清明柳”,又把这天定为清明节。
以后,晋文公常把血书袖在身边,作为鞭策自己执政的座佑铭。他勤政清明,励精图治,把国家治理得很好。
此后,晋国的百姓得以安居乐业,对有功不居、不图富贵的介子推非常怀念。每逢他死的那天,大家禁止烟火来表示纪念。还用面粉和着枣泥,捏成燕子的模样,用杨柳条串起来,插在门的上方,召唤他的灵魂,这东西叫“之推燕”(介子推亦作介之推)。此后,寒食、清明成了全国百姓的隆重节日。每逢寒食,人们即不生火做饭,只吃冷食。在北方,老百姓只吃事先做好的冷食如枣饼、麦糕等;在南方,则多为青团和糯米糖藕。每届清明,人们把柳条编成圈儿戴在头上,把柳条枝插在房前屋后,以示怀念。