清明节英语介绍及词汇.docVIP

The Qingming Festival Key Words 1.????? 清明节the Qingming Festival 2.????? 24 节气 the 24 seasonal division points 3.????? 春耕播种spring plowing and sowing 4.????? 祭祖to offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 5.????? 扫墓to sweep the tombs (of the deceased) 6.????? 寒食节the Hanshi / Cold Food Festival 7.????? 公墓public cemeteries 8.????? 在墓碑前祭拜to bow before the memorial tablet 9.????? 焚香to burn incense 10.? 烧纸钱to burn paper money 11.? 春游的习俗the custom of Spring outings 12.? 放风筝to fly kites (kite flying) 13.? 一串小灯笼a string of little lanterns 14.? 植树，树苗to plan trees, saplings 15.? 植树节the Arbor Day 16.? 秋千a swing 17.? 踏青stepping the green 18.? 孝顺(to practice) filial piety 19.? 健身body-building 20.? 拔河tug of war 21.? 斗鸡rooster-fighting The Qingming Festival The Qingming 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 deceased. 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 t