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1、目连救母：有一个叫目连的僧人，他的母亲堕落于饿鬼道中，食物入口就会化成一团火焰，整天忍受着饥饿的痛苦，目连无法解救他的母亲，于是向佛祖求救，佛给他一本盂兰盆经，让他在七月十五作盂兰盆来解救他的母亲。以后传承开来，成了盂兰盆的传统。因此盂兰盆节强调的是孝道。ThereisanamedMulianmonk,hismotherhasfallentohungryghosts,theentranceoffoodwillbeturnedintoaflame,alldaylongendurehunger,Mulianunabletosavehismoth
2、er,thentoBuddhaforhelp,theBuddhagaveaMUlanpenjing,lethiminJulyfifteenasMUlanpenjingtosavehismother.Afterpassingaway,theBontradition.ThereforetheObonisemphasizedfilialpiety寒衣节；孟姜女千里送寒衣：古代有一位孟先生家中生长有一串葫芦，藤蔓生长到隔壁结了一个大葫芦，两户人协商将葫芦平分，然而，有一个女孩在葫芦里面，两家取名为孟姜女，当孟姜女16岁时遇到范喜良两人结为夫妻，但是
3、在结婚之时，范喜良被兵抓去修建长城，活活累死，孟姜女在冬天思恋丈夫，便去为千里之外的丈夫送衣服，不料丈夫已经死去，她放声大哭，大海上的波涛将一段长城摧毁，露出一具具骸骨，孟姜女哭了七天七夜，将寒衣烧掉，覆盖到了白骨之上。Winterclothingfestival;MengJiangnusendthousandsofmileswintercoat:InancienttimestherewasaMr.Menghomeisagourdvinegrowth,growthtothenextnodeabigcalabashgourd,twopeopl
4、econsultation(协商)willbeequally,however,thereisagirlinhyacinth,bothnamedMengJiangnu,whenMengJiangnuwas16yearsoldwhenhemetFanXiliangintwomarried,butthemarriageis,FanXiliangwascaughttobuildtheGreatWallofsoldiers,todeathinthewinter,MengJiangnuthinksherhusband,wentforathousandm
5、ileshusbandsendclothes,buthewasdead,sheburstintotears,seawaveswilldestroytheexposedsectionoftheGreatWall,askeleton,MengJiangnuweptforsevendaysandnightsofwinterclothing,willburn,coveredthebones.1、QingMingJie（AllSouls'Day/Tomb-SweepingDay/PureBrightnessDay）QingMingisatimetor
6、ememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted（离去，死者）.Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceased（死者，已故的）ancestorsandfamilymembers.Becauseitreinforces（加强，加固；强化；补充）theethic（伦理；道德规范）offilial（孝顺的；子女的）piety（虔诚；孝敬；虔诚的行为或语言）,QingMingisamajorChinesefestival.Literally（照字面地
7、）meaning"clear"(Qing)and"bright"(Ming),thisChinesefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice（冬至）.Itisa"spring"festival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears（祖先）.Chinesebeingpracticalpeoplethissweepingofthegr
8、avesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,10daysbeforeandafterQingMingday.Amongsomedialect（方言，土话
