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1、1>QingMingJie(AllSouls*Day)QingMingisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted・Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceasedancestorsandfamilymembers・Becauseitreinforcestheethicoffilialpiety,QingMingisamajorChinesefestival.Literallymeaning”clear”(Qing)and”bright”(Ming),thisChine
2、sefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.Itisa"spring”festival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears.Chinesebeingpracticalpeoplethissweepingofthegravesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,10daysbeforeandafterQingMingday.Amongsomediale
3、ctgroupsawholemonthisallocated・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。清明节是在仲春和暮春之交，也就是冬至后的106天。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)QingMingispopularlyassociatedwithJieZiZhui,wholivedinShanxiprovincein600B.C.LegendhasitthatJiesavedhisstarvinglord*slifebyserv
4、ingapieceofhisownleg.Whenthelordsucceededinbecomingtherulerofasmallprincipality,heinvitedhisfaithfulfollowertojoinhim.However,Jiedeclinedhisinvitation,preferringtoleadahermit'slifewithhismotherinthemountains・BelievingthathecouldforceJieoutbyburningthemountain,thelordorderedhismentosettheforestonfi
5、re・Tohisconsternation,Jiechosetoremainwherehewasandwasburnttodeath.TocommemorateJie,thelordorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofJie'sdeath.ThusbegantheHcoldfoodfeast”，adaywhennofoodcouldbecookedsincenofirecouldbelit.The"coldfood'1festivaloccursontheeveofQingMingandisoftenconsidere
6、daspartoftheQingMingfestival.Astimepasses,theQingMingfestivalreplacedthe"coldfood"festival.Whateverpracticeisobserved,thebasicobservationofQingMingistorememberone*seldersbymakingaspecialefforttovisittheirgraves,ashesorancestraltablets・Tomakethevisitevenmoremeaningful,sometimeshouldbespenttoremindt
7、heyoungermembersofthefamilyofthelivesandcontributionsoftheirancestors,andthestoryofJieZiZhuiwhochoosedeathovercapitulation.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计他充饥。后
