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1、清明节及其起源英文介绍 Qing Ming Festival and Its Origin 作者： 日期：清明节及其起源英文介绍 Qing Ming Festival and Its Origin 来源：About 作者： 发布时间：2008-04-06 查看本文繁體版 Qing Ming Festival and Its OriginQing Ming, which means clear and bright in Chinese, falls on April 5th this year. It is both the fifth term in the traditional luna
2、r calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. It is a time to express ones grief for his lost relatives. An ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous woman, was read that vines tangled in vain and weeds crept in the graveyard, and her husband slept there lonely. It was so
3、difficult to endure for her as if summer in the day and winter at night. And her only wish was to reunite with him after death. (来源：英语麦当劳www.EnglishCN.com) People often go to sweep and weed graves with whole family and take a walk in the countryside as well. In Tang Dynasty, the habit of taking an e
4、xcursion on this day was developed. At this time, spring returns and dominates the earth again. The feel of growing life is in the air, with sap ascending in trees and buds bursting. And the willow branches inserted on each gate add vigor and vitality to the surroundings. But it actually means more
5、than that. This custom can be traced back to over one thousand years ago. (来源：英语麦当劳www.EnglishCN.com) During the Period of Spring and Autumn in the Jin Kingdom, one of the Kings sons was called Chong Er. Jealous of his talent, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown pr
6、ince. He had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. They hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. An official named Jie Zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for Chong Er. When the fact was known the young master was moved to t
7、ears and knelt down in gratitude. And Jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. They lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. Many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. Going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an o
8、ld mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, What on earth is the use of that? Throw it away! Jie Zitui heard it and sighed, It is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity. So he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother. As Chong Er became king, he rewarded man
9、y people but he forgot Jie Zitui. He did not realize it until was reminded. However his invitation was refused and he flared up. Soldiers were ordered to burn up the mountain to force Jie to come out. Finally they found Jie and his mother scorched under a willow. He would rather die than yield to th
10、e power. Chong Er was so overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial ceremony for Jie. So every year on that day folks mourned for him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making fire. Later the custom of inserting willow branches on gates was also added. 清明节的由来Source:恒星
11、英语学习网 Onion 2010-04-01我要投稿论坛Favorite清 明 节（Tomb-Sweeping Day） 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 fil
12、ial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.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。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 occasi
13、on for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. 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.清明节是在仲春和暮春之交，也就是冬至后的106天
14、。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。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,
15、 he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.谈到清明节，有点历史知识的人，都会联想到历史人物介子椎。据历史记载，在两千多年以前的春秋时代，晋国公子重耳逃亡在外，生活艰苦，跟随他的介子椎不惜从自己的腿上割下一块肉让他充饥。后来，重耳回到晋国，作了国君（即晋文公，春秋五霸之一），大事封赏所有跟随他流亡在外的随从，惟独介子椎拒绝接受封赏，他带了母亲隐居绵山。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 where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in
