清明扫墓由来.doc

清明扫墓由来 篇一：清明节的由来(中英文双语介绍) 主题：清明节的由来(中英文双语介绍) 收藏本贴 | 好友分享 | 推广拿分 点击:2429|回复:23|标签: 文化 阅读 清 明 节（Tomb-Sweeping Day） 1、Qing Ming Jie（All Souls#39; Day） Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More imnt, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one#39;s deceased ancestors anily members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a majornese festival. Literally meaning clear (Qing) and bright (Ming), this Chinese festival falls rly spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a spring festival, ans an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the gravesheir forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is gin extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among soalect 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 provin 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord#39;s life by serving a pif his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small princiy, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitationerring to lead a hermit#39;s life with his mother in the mountains. Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord order s men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain wherwas and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in y home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie#39;s death. Thus began the cold 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 consides part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replace cold food festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation