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1、2023年清明节英语怎么说|清明节英语清明节（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 ones deceased ancestors and family members. because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, qing

2、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 forebear

3、s. 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

4、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 lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. when the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited

5、his faithful follower to join him. however, jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermits 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 wh

6、ere 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 jies 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

7、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 ones 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.