英语清明节作文（1）
Last Qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.Qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
英语清明节作文（2）
The Qingming (Pure Brightness) 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 memoration.
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 diseased.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 bined.
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 bees 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.
英语清明节作文（3）
The long hiking meeting has finally arrived. Im really looking forward to it. Mama made a detailed plan. I plan to participate in activities on May 16th (Sunday), the fifteen day is Saturday, and there are classes in the morning. The bad weather, the weather forecast said Sunday the weather is cloudy. Ming Ma is hesitant. On Saturday, when Ming Ming English class ended, mingma decisively decided to go to the afternoon hike. (alas, who calls Mama no practical experience!) Mother and son came home for two, hurried to finish their lunch, ate, drank, packed a whole backpack and set off. Mingma and Mingming finally arrived at the assembly site at one oclock noon, Xinghai Square.
When we arrived at the square, all the students who had walked twenty kilometers returned. If you walk, dont feel what a little Ming mother beat a retreat. But obviously, he was very excited. He was asking everywhere for pedestrians to ask the venue of the organizing committee. Mingma didnt have the heart to pour cold water on Mingming, followed by Ming Ming. At the office site of the Organizing Committee of the conference, the staff may have looked at the obvious part and asked nothing directly, but the chapter was directly covered on the certificate. There is no special feeling for Ming Ma and Ming Ming to get nothing for nothing.
When a man comes, he doesnt succeed on foot. He must do something so that he cant be disappointed. Obviously, there are many kites flying around the sky, and there are kites everywhere. Mingma agreed. He chose an eagle kite. Ming Ma was the first time to fly a kite. Fortunately, the weather is suitable for the cloud, the wind. Ming Ma can put kites up for the first time, and she has a sense of accomplishment. Mingma and Mingming have a clear division of labor. They are clearly responsible for laying the line, and mingma is responsible for flying kites. Obviously, she was amazed by the beautiful kite flying skills of mingma. But Ming Ma knew that she was far away from it.
Later, the string of the kite was intertwined, and how it could not be opened. Later, a good passerby sent a clear line and long line. Eagle kite flies high and high, soaring in the sky, higher than other kites. Its a happy one. Obviously, if the line is longer, the eagle will be divided into the universe.
Mingma asked a clear question: "if the kite line is broken, what will happen to the kite?"
Ming Ming: "of course it is on the ground."
英语清明节作文（4）
The tomb sweeping day is one of the traditional festivals in China. On April 5th, people start to visit their ancestors’tombs.
Generally speaking, people will bring the home-made food, some fake money and paper-made mansion to their ancestors. When they start to honour their ancestor, they will light up some candles and incense, put some flowers around the tombs.
The most important thing is to put the home-made food in front of the tombs. The food, also known as sacrifices, is usually made up with a chicken, a fish and some pork. It is a symbol of the offspring’s respect to the ancestors.
People believe that the forbears will share the food with them. The children dedicate the food and money to their forbears in order to show their love and caring. The young offspring will go down on their knees and pray for their ancestors. They can say their wishes in front of the tombs and the ancestors will make their dreams come true.
英语清明节作文（5）
The annual qingming festival is coming, today the teacher took us to the main mountain park grave, one to the, nine characters greeted "cixi revolutionary martyr memorial hall".
Ascend the stairs, we go to the martyrs monument was panting after a while, the teacher let everybody up, followed by Xu Lei and I speak, just listen to "spring flowers table grief, pine and affectionate dicui." I follow up "infinite grief infinite affection, hero the tomb of the hero." It is offering to read verses of revolutionary martyrs, LieShiBei like willo revolutionary martyrs, LieShiBei beside hits the conifers soldiers guarded them, like a CenYu flourishing spirit to go to LieShiBei branch flag, after each of the flower, we respectfully LieShiBei in front of her, and then we observed a minute of silence, at that time I thought of many revolutionary martyrs die, some even left no name. Here is on behalf of the speech, I the deepest impression is we should good good study, day day up, this is for the guarantee of the martyrs, I want to ensure that good good study, day day up. Next is our oath: let us remember this solemn moment, let us remember this solemn commitment, we want to make martyrs with blood flags, flying in the blue sky of the motherland forever. Finally a lap later went down the mountain.
The greatness of the revolutionary martyrs was born, died a glorious death.
英语清明节作文（6）
Qingming Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in our country. It is not only the people of the worship of ancestors, cherish the memory of their ancestors Festival, is also the Chinese nation renjieguizong ties. The Tang Dynasty poet Du Mus poem "Qingming": "Qingming, the pedestrian on the road. I ask where there are restaurants nestling amidst Xinghuacun. "Write the special atmosphere of the Qing Ming Festival. People with bright fruit, paper money was.
Go up the mountain and sweep the grave. On the day of the Qing Ming Festival, every family door is plugged in willow branches to tell people the Qingming Festival arrived. The most interesting thing is to eat eggs and cut the hair. On the day of the Qing Ming Festival, you must eat eggs, and there should be some onion in the egg. Because the onions and tcong are homophones, so the egg in the onion people called "clever egg" is also a clever egg. There is also the Qing Ming Festival must be cut on the day, cut the hair will become smart, so people call the "smart head". Its strange that you say it.
This is our Qingming Festival, and I love the history of the 2500 and the unique Qingming Festival.
英语清明节作文（7）
Today is Tomb Sweeping Day. It"s drizzling in the sky. I went to visit the grave with my father, grandfather, uncle and brother. We climbed many mountains, walked many roads, and finally reached the first stop. Everyone began to get busy. I was too young to stand and watch. After cleaning, we set off for the second stop.
At the second stop, I saw that the grave was full of wild flowers and trees, and the grave was black and dirty. Dad came forward and cut up wild trees, uncle and Grandpa were pulling weeds, and brother was sweeping leaves. After a while, after cleaning, I saw that the grave was clean. I quickly put flowers in front of the grave.
英语清明节作文（8）
Today is the Ching Ming Festival. The ancients said: Qingming season rain have. This is heavy overcast weather, we have a go Ta-Qing Chihu.
On the way we are going to see that a strong grass and indomitable perseverance, with its staged to greet the spring, not to be outdone, it put on the new green clothes, green flowers in the movie, there is red, there is green, yellow has the ... ... we go for a road, came to a field, the eyes are a feast for the eyes everywhere in gold, stood the rape in high spirits, and for many pearl-like dew-like in the golden slip slide small rolling on ... ... chee lake, willow willow braid a section on green leaves and shoots have decoration, is the first girl more than any jewelry would also like to look good.
After Chihu cemetery, we can not help but go inside. Looking at the graves of martyrs and watched a wreath of small white flowers looked pure, my mind is not fluctuating. I think many, many: of us happy today, a better life for us by the revolutionary martyrs created, but also with their paid for in blood. So, my mind had an idea: the succession of martyrs want behest, studying strenuously strive to become the pillars of the national construction.
Next, we went to the yellow folder Ao, the mountains are packed, everyones face is filled with nostalgic, looking at this picture, my mind, there has been some regret. I hope all my elders a long life and good health.
The Qingming Festival Ta-Qing to my feelings more, and once again I know the nature of the mellow side, my great harvest ah well!
英语清明节作文（9）
It`s one of the traditional Festivals of Chinese.And it `s a day in honour to Quyuan,who is one of the greatest poet in China.Qingming is also one of the 24seasonal division points in China.It is may 5th on April in every year.On that day,people will free of work or school that in memory of their ancestors.Besides parents will take their children to the countryside,where they may have a picinc.As the festival is in spring,It`s warm and comfortable,families often go to parks to fly the kites.
This is the Qingming Festival,I hope you can come here next year during Qingming Festival.
英语清明节作文（10）
Qingming Festival, also known as grave sweeping festival, Guijie, joss Festival, and the Ghost Festival July 15 and October 15 of that section 3 Ha Yuen Ming Festival, and the worship
Ching Ming Festival, called Ta-Qing Festival, according to the solar calendar, it is in each of 4 to 6 April between springtime vegetation Tulu is the season, it is also people Spring Outing (Ancient called Ta-Qing) good , so there are the ancient Ching Ming Ta-Qing, and a series of sports March ancient Ching Ming festival is also called, has 20__ years of
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However, as the Qingming Festiival, and the cycle has simply Phenology is the cycle of change, seasonal sequence of signs, and festival includes a certain amount of customs activities and a commemorative Ching Ming Festival is China's traditional festival, the most important festival of worship, and the graves of ancestors Commonly known as Shangfen graves, a deceased worship Most of the Han nationality and ethnic minorities are in the Ching Ming According to the old custom, the graves, people carrying Jiushi fruit, paper money, and other items to the cemetery, food festival with relatives for the tomb, then incineration of paper money for a new graves pui soil, a few Nenlu% of the new sticks planted on the grave , and then kowtowing via worship, eat Jiushi final Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's poem "Qingming": "Qingming have rain season, the road to pedestrians Asked by restaurants where? Vaquero Yaozhi Xinghua " Wrote the special atmosphere of the Ching Ming Until today, the Ching Ming Festival worship ancestors, deceased relatives mourning customs are still
英语清明节作文（11）
Last Qingming Festival,i return home to worship my Festival is a folk the past,the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit Unlike the sacrifices at a family's home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more
英语清明节作文（12）
The tomb-sweeping day as a holiday, are different from pure solar Solar term is a sign of phenology change, seasonal order in China, and it is more a festival of custom activities and some
Tomb-sweeping day is China's traditional festival, is also the most important memory of ancestors and the This grave to commemorate the dead man's a kind of The han nationality and some minority are mostly in the Grave, people to carry goods such as especially fruit, paper money to the grave, will be food for offering in the family tomb, to use paper money on fire new soil up to the grave, fold a few branches pale green branches ed in the grave, and then kowtow worship salute, finally eat especially The tang dynasty poet tu mu's poem "qingming" : "rains fall heavily as qingming comes, and passers-by with lowered spirits Restaurant where? Boy pointed apricot blossom " Write the ching Ming festival special
Ching Ming festival, also called TaQingJie, according to the solar calendar for, it is in every year on April 4 to 6, between, it is beautiful spring scenery spring-out of season, also is a good time to people spring outing, so the ancients had qingming outing, and carry out a series of customs sports
Until today, tomb-sweeping day ancestor worship, mourning the late relatives customs still
英语清明节作文（13）
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 every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "cold food 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 considered as part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember one's elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.
清明节是普遍学习介子椎,住在公元前600年山西省传说杰主救了他的饥饿的生活提供一张自己的腿。当耶和华成功地成为小公国的统治者,他邀请他的忠实追随者加入他。然而,杰拒绝了他的邀请,宁愿过着隐士的生活与他的母亲在山里。
相信他能迫使杰通过燃烧山上,耶和华命令他的助手们设置森林着火了。他的惊愕,杰选择保持他和被烧死。为了纪念介子椎,晋文公下令每年的家将在周年杰的死亡。因此开始吃生冷,一天,没有食物可以禁止生火被点燃。
“冷的食物”的节日清明节前夕发生,通常被认为是清明节的一部分。随着时间的流逝,清明节的节日取代了“冷食物”的节日。任何实践观察,清明节的基本观察是记住一个人的长老通过一个特殊的努力访问他们的坟墓,灰或祖先的平板电脑。使访问更加有意义,应该花一些时间来提醒年轻的家族成员的生活和贡献他们的祖先,和学习介子椎的故事在投降选择死亡。
英语清明节作文（14）
On this day, I met a friend of mine in the home, his name is huge, shortly before his grandfather suddenly myocardial infarction, has been admitted to the hospital, his mom and dad are very busy, have no time to take care of him, so he entrusted to our home life for one day. More than ten o 'clock in the morning, vastly has come, we welcome him, I am the same age with him, but he goes to school late for one year, so also in the kindergarten class.
We chat together, sing, play games, watch TV, very happy. At noon, mom and dad took me and huge treasure to tai koo shing to eat pizza hut pizza, one we ordered a meal, vastly eat clean, I want to learn from him. Detective in the afternoon, we play games, also very happy.
It's getting dark, vastly mother zhang aunt to pick him up, I'm very loathe to give up his back. This is the I ching Ming festival activities, is very ordinary, but this is my first time to reception of children at home, so have a lot of experience and the harvest, I understand the comity and hospitality.
清明节那天，下着毛毛细雨，天空灰暗暗的，人也觉得很没有精神。我们全家睡了一个“自然醒的觉”。我们没有出远门，因为我们在深圳没有长辈亲戚，因此也就没有扫墓的活动。
这一天，我在家接待了我的一个朋友，他叫浩浩，他的爷爷前不久突然心肌梗塞，住进了医院，他的爸爸妈妈很忙，没有时间照顾他，所以把他托付到我们家生活一天。早上十点多，浩浩来了，我们欢迎他，我和他同岁，但是他上学迟一年，所以还在上幼儿园大班。
我们在一起聊天、唱歌、玩游戏、看电视，很开心。中午爸爸妈妈带着我和浩浩去宝能太古城吃必胜客的披萨，我们一人点了一个套餐，浩浩吃得干干净净，我要向他学习。下午我们一起玩侦探游戏，也很开心。
天黑了，浩浩的妈妈张阿姨来接他了，我很舍不得他回去。这就是我清明节的活动，很平凡，但这是我第一次在家里接待小朋友，所以很有体验和收获，我懂得了礼让和待客。
英语清明节作文（15）
Tomb-sweeping Day is one of the meaningful festivals. People have days’ off every year and the families will get together, sweeping their ancestors’ tombs. People believe that they do this can bring good luck, because their ancestors will bless them.
Some people question the meaning of this festival, because they think people are superstitious. As for me, I think this day teaches people to in honor of their ancestors and respect the culture.
It is not something about superstition, but about showing respect to the culture. We need to pass on our culture from generations, or we will lose our national treasure.
清明节英语作文范文The tomb sweeping day is one of the traditional festivals in China. On April 5th, people start to visit their ancestors'tombs.
Generally speaking, people will bring the home-made food, some fake money and paper-made mansion to their ancestors. When they start to honour their ancestor, they will light up some candles and incense, put some flowers around the tombs.
The most important thing is to put the home-made food in front of the tombs. The food, also known as sacrifices, is usually made up with a chicken, a fish and some pork. It's a symbol of the offspring’s respect to the ancestors. People believe that the forbears will share the food with them.
The children dedicate the food and money to their forbears in order to show their love and caring. The young offspring will go down on their knees and pray for their ancestors.
They can say their wishes in front of the tombs and the ancestors will make their dreams come true.
In some provinces of China, people use different activities to commemorate this day, for instance, spring-outing, swinging, tree planting and making special food. One special food is Ay Tsao rice balls. It looks like Tang-yuan, but its colour is green.
Mix the ay tsao juice with the rice powder, then make it into small balls. The Ay Tsao rice ball is done. People believe that eating ay tsao rice balls can get rid of the bad luck and everything will go smoothly.
Other activities such as spring outing, tree planting are the other ways to commemorate the forbears. For one thing, it is a sign that people should look into the future and embrace the hope; for another thing, we do hope our ancestor rest in peace.
英语清明节作文（16）
清明佳节英语作文【1】Ching Ming festival is a traditional Chinese festival, has a history of two thousand five hundred years; Its main traditional cultural activities are: grave, outing, cockfighting, swing, play mat, pull hook, tug-of-war), etc. The members (the grave), is very old. Tomb-sweeping day, as a traditional culture, it is a full of mysterious colorific festival, on this day, the pedestrians on the road are missing people who died, to express their respect and grief!
Ching Ming festival, in hainan many locals call it the "qingming festival". Middle age the qingming festival is very important, if not as a legal holiday, they will also take time to go home "qingming festival". This suggests that the qingming festival has become a culture, become a man of the late express a way of missing loved ones.
Qingming festival, is a kind of Chinese traditional culture recognition and respect. Qingming festival is very important in the ancient tradition of a festival, is also the most important festival of festivals, was the day of ancestor worship and the grave. This grave, the shrine of the dead an activity. The han nationality and some minority are mostly in the tombs. According to the old tradition, the grave, people to carry goods such as especially fruit, paper money to the grave, will be food for offering in the family tomb, then paper incineration, new soil up to the grave, fold a few branches pale green branches ed in the grave, and then salute kowtow worship, finally eat especially home. The tang dynasty poet tu mu's poem "qingming" : "rains fall heavily as qingming comes, and passers-by with lowered spirits go. Restaurant where? Boy pointed apricot blossom village." Write the tomb-sweeping day is special atmosphere. Until today, tomb-sweeping day ancestor worship, mourning the late relatives customs still prevail. And the more brought to the attention of the people.
Chinese is influenced by its culture, make clear the Chinese memorial ancestors festival. Ancestor worship in qingming festival people are back, this is a kind of culture, a kind of habit.
清明佳节是中国传统的节日，有两千五百年的历史;它主要的传统文化活动有：上坟、踏青、斗鸡子、荡秋千、打毯、牵钩(拔河)等。其中上坟(即扫墓)之俗，是很古老的。清明佳节，它作为传统文化，是个布满神秘色彩的节日,在这个日子里,路上的行人都在思念去世的人们，表达对他们的尊重与哀思!
过清明佳节，在海南的许多本地人中称其为“做清明”。中年人对清明佳节十分看重，即使不是作为法定假日，他们也会抽空回老家“做清明”。这说明清明佳节已经成为了一种文化，成为了一种后人对已故之亲人表达思念的一种方式。
清明，是中国传统文化的一种认可及尊重。清明是古人传统习俗中十分重要的一个节日，也是最重要的祭奠节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。扫墓俗称上坟，祭奠死者的一种活动。汉族和一些少数民族大多都是在清明佳节扫墓。按照旧的习俗，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。唐代诗人杜牧的诗《清明》：“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有?牧童遥指杏花村。”写出了清明佳节的非凡气氛。直到今天，清明佳节祭拜祖先，悼念已逝的亲人的习俗仍很盛行。而且越加受到人们的重视。
中国人受自身文化的影响，使清明成为了国人追思先祖的节日。在清明人们纷纷回乡祭拜祖先，这已是一种文化，一种习惯。
清明佳节英语作文【2】Today is April 5, ching Ming festival.
My father and I went back to the countryside hometown for ancestor's grave. We came to the ancestral grave, dad with his shovel the tombs to repair, and then put the tribute to the grave, took me to the ancestors on three head, got up and down a bowl of wine, spilled a circle around the tombs. In the grave, we walk in the mountains You'll also be able to contribute, on a mountain high, there are lush trees, there are green grass, there are clear lakes, beautiful!
On the way home, winter jasmine, plum and cherry blossoms are scrambling to in full bloom, fragrance of flowers floating around, a lot of visitors to take photos in front of the flower, laughing faces as beautiful as flowers, how happy ah! Dad told me: tomb-sweeping day is our memory of martyrs, ancestor worship festival, festival is blooming, play for an outing. He told me the martyrs brave fight, fear no sacrifice revolutionary story. I listened to the very touched, it is our predecessors bloody sweat, hard working, just have our good life today, so we should cherish the happy life today, study hard, healthy growth, grow up contribution strength, serve the country!
今天是四月五日，清明佳节。
我和爸爸回到了乡下老家给祖先上坟。我们来到了祖先的坟前，爸爸用铁锨把坟茔修缮了一番，然后把带来的贡品放到坟前，带着我给祖先磕了三个头，起身倒了一碗酒，围绕坟茔洒了一圈。上完坟，我们就在山里踏青游玩 你也可以投稿，高高的山上，有茂盛的树林，有绿绿的青草，还有清澈的湖水，美丽极了!
回家的路上，迎春花、梨花、樱花争相盛开，花香四处飘荡，好多游人在花前拍照留影，一张张笑脸和鲜花一样美丽，多么幸福呀!爸爸告诉我:清明佳节是我们缅怀先烈、祭拜祖先的节日，也是春暖花开、游玩踏青的节日。他还给我讲了先烈们英勇战斗、不怕牺牲的革命故事。我听了很感动，正是先辈们流血流汗、艰辛创业，才有我们今天的美好生活，所以我们要好好珍惜今天的幸福生活，努力学习、健康成长，长大了贡献力量、报效国家!
介绍清明佳节英语作文【3】Last Qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.Qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family's home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
介绍清明佳节英语作文【4】The Qingming (Pure Brightness) 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 diseased. 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 the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.
People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "god's lanterns."
The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.