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清明节的简介

【篇一：清明节介绍】

清明节（april4）

每年的公历四月五日前后为清明节，是二十四节气之一。今年的清明节是4月4日。在二十四个节气中，既是节气又是节日的只有清明。清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日。按照旧的习俗，祭祀（扫墓）时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。

清明节，又叫踏青节，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开展一系列体育活动的的习俗。直到今天，清明节祭拜祖先，悼念已逝的亲人的习俗仍很盛行。

celebratedtwoweeksafterthevernalequinox,tombsweepingdayisoneofthefewtraditionalchineseholidaysthatfollowsthesolarcalendar--typicallyfallingonapril4,5,or6.

itschinesenameqingmingliterallymeansclearbrightness,hintingatits

importanceasacelebrationofspring.similartothespringfestivalsofothercultures,tombsweepingdaycelebratestherebirthofnature,whilemarkingthebeginningoftheplantingseasonandotheroutdooractivities.

qingmingjieinancienttimes

inancienttimes,peoplecelebratedqingmingjiewithdancing,singing,picnics,andkiteflying.coloredboiledeggswouldbebrokentosymbolizetheopeningoflife.inthecapital,theemperorwouldplanttreesonthepalacegroundstocelebratetherenewingnatureofspring.inthevillages,youngmenandwomenwouldcourteachother.

thetombsweepingdayascelebratedtoday

withthepassingoftime,thiscelebrationoflifebecameadaytothehonorpastancestors.followingfolkreligion,thechinesebelievedthatthespiritsofdeceasedancestorslookedafterthefamily.sacrificesoffoodandspiritmoneycouldkeepthemhappy,andthefamilywouldprosperthroughgoodharvestsandmorechildren.

today,chinesevisittheirfamilygravestotendtoanyunderbrushthathasgrown.weedsarepulled,anddirtsweptaway,andthefamilywillsetoutofferingsoffoodandspiritmoney.unlikethesacrificesatafamilyshomealtar,theofferingsatthetombusuallyconsistofdry,blandfood.onetheoryisthatsinceanynumberofghostsromearoundagravearea,thelessappealingfoodwillbeconsumedbytheancestors,andnotbeplunderedbystranger