Qingming-festival-清明節(jié)日英文介紹ppt

1、 Qingming Festival，also known as Tomb sweeping day ，is one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals. For the Chinese, it is a special day to remember and honor ones ancestors at grave sites. origin It is said that the Qingming Festival originally commemorate a loyal man living in the Spri

2、ng and Autumn Period(770-476BC) named Jie Zitui. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jies death. Thus began the “cold food festival“ The cold food festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often considered as part of the Qing Ming fes

3、tival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the cold food festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is held two weeks after the vernal equinox.It usually falls early in April(between the 4th and the 6th),is one of the Chinese Twenty-four Solar Terms.timeTomb sweeping is regarded as the most important c

4、ustom in the Qingming Festival.sweeping the tomb and paying respect to the dead person are the two important things. weeds around the tomb are cleared away and fresh soil is added to show care of the dead. The dead persons favourite food and wines are taken to sacrifice to them, along with burning p

5、aper coins.customsToday, the custom has changed in cities. Flowers are the best gifts to the dead.Flying Kites Flying kites is the most popular activity by many people during the QingMing Festival. Many people like to fly the kites. In the festival,you will see all kinds of kites in the sky. It is s

6、aid that it is lucky thing. Flying kites can brings good luck and get rid of disease in the whole year.Spring trip It is a fine time to go out and to appreciate the beautiful scenes of nature during the festival. This custom can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty and followed by each dynasty later till today. So visitors can be seen everywhere during the month of the festival. A Time toTaste Tea Qingming Festival is also a time to enjoy a cup of tea, because the tea produced arou