清明节英语介绍

清明节

清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。

清明节是24节气之一，预示着春耕的好时节已经到了。清明节又叫踏青节，因为一般在四月5日左右，正是中国的春天，人们喜欢郊游踏青，还喜欢在清明节放风筝。

Qingming Festival/Tomb sweeping day

Tomb Sweeping Day is traditional festival of China, is also the most important sacrifice festival, on that day, people worships ancestors and visits grave. People pay respects to somebody at his tomb.

It is one of the 24 solar terms, means that it’s good time for spring ploughing. Tomb Sweeping Day falls around April fifth, and it’s during the spring of China, so it is also called “hiking day”. People go to the suburbs for an outing in spring. People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival

Ching Ming

The Ching Ming festival is celebrated in April and is known as "Remembrance of Ancestors Day". This day is devoted to honouring relatives who died. Thousands of Chinese visit cemeteries to clean the graves of their loved ones. The Chinese hold great respect for their ancestors and the young are taught to pray to, and for, the family spirits. Young people accompany their parents to the gravesite and help in the cleaning process. The "willow" is regarded as the symbol of light and enemy of darkness in Chinese culture. On Ching Ming, willow twigs and branches are hung in doorways to ward off the evil spirits. It is believed that if you don't hang the willow, you will appear as yellow dog in your next life!