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1、Tomb-SweepingDayTomb-Sweepingdayisatimetorememberthedeadanddearlydeparted.Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonorandtopayrespecttoone’sdiseasedancestorandfamilymembers.Tomb-SweepingDayispopularlyassociatewithJiezitui,wholivedinShangxiprovincein600.B.C.legendhasitthatJiesavedhisstarvinglord’slifeby
2、servingapieceofhisownleg.Whenthelordsucceededinbecomingtherulerofasmallprincipality,heinvitedhisfaithfulfollowertojoinhim.Theoriginoftomb-sweepingday:However,jiedeclinedhisinvitation,preferringtoleadahermit’slifewithhismotherinthemountain.believingthathecouldforcejieoutbyburningthemountain,
3、thelordorderedhismentosettheforestonfire.Tohisconsternation,jiechosetoremaininwherehewas介休·绵山（介山）andwasburnttodeath.Tocommemoratejie,thelordorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofjie’sdeath.thusbeganthe“coldfoodfeast”,adaywhennofoodcouldbecookedsincenofirecouldbelit.the“coldf
4、ood”festivaloccursontheeveofTomb-sweepingDayandisoftenconsideredaspartofit.介子推（介之推）拜扫祭祖（神主牌）寒食插柳（清明柳）禁烟改火（寒食）Customofcoldfeast：Coldfood青团馓子（寒具）枣锢飞燕（子推燕）枣糕（子推饼）Thisyear,theQingMingFestivalfallsonApril4,accordingtothesolarcalendar.Inthetraditionalway,youngandoldpraybeforetheancestors,sweepthe
5、tombsandpresentfood,tea,wine,josspaperandotherofferings.Usually,thecemeteriesarelocatedattheoutskirtsofthecityortownandthewholefamilywilltraveltothesiteandburnpaperofferingsthere.Peoplebelievetheirancestorswillseethesmokefromtheburningpaperfromheaventhenthey'llheartheirprayers.Traditionison
6、ething,butontheotherhand,thesmokedoespollutetheair;peoplepouringouttothecemeteriescausestrafficjams;andthepaperburningcancausefires.Therefore,inrecentyears,theideaofgreeningtombsweepingdayhasemerged.Oneofthemostpopularideasisonlinecemeteries.Manybigcemeterieshaveopenedavirtualversiononline.
7、VisitorslogontotheWebsiteandfollowthe3Dmaptofindthetombsoftheirlaterelatives.Thentheycancleanthetomb,putflowersinfrontofitorevenburnjosspaperandlightfirecrackersallbyaclickofdifferentbuttons.TheycanalsowriteabiographyorsomearticlesontheInternettoexpresst
