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1、——adaytorememberthedeadTomb-SweepingDayQingMingisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted.Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceasedancestorsandfamilymembers.Becauseitreinforcestheethicoffilialpiety,QingMingisamajorChinesefestival.BriefIntroductionLiterallymeaning"cl
2、ear"(Qing)and"bright"(Ming),thisChinesefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.Itisa"spring"festival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears.Chinesebeingpracticalpeoplethissweepingofthegravesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,1
3、0daysbeforeandafterQingMingday.Amongsomedialectgroupsawholemonthisallocated.MILLIONSofChineseobservedQingmingDay,thetraditionalTomb-sweepingDay,topaytributetothedeadinvariousformsaroundthecountrySaturday.TheChineseTomb-sweepingDay,alsoknownasQingmingFestival,fallsonApril5everyyear.InXi'ana
4、ndBaojicities,ShanxiProvince,tensofthousandsofpeoplefromhomeandabroadattendedtwoseparateceremoniestocommemorateYandiandHuangdi,twolegendaryfoundersoftheChinesenation.LargesumshavebeenspenttobuildstatuesandotherprojectsinmemoryofChina'sforefathers,andseniorlocalofficialsalwaysattendtheannua
5、lmemorialceremonies.TraditionalChineseFestivalMeanwhile,over30,000peopleincludingmanyoverseasChinesevisitedHongdongCounty,ShanxiProvince,NorthChina,tolookfortheirancestralroots. Accordingtohistoricalrecords,thegovernmentoftheMingDynasty(1368-1644)launchedlarge-scalerelocationofpeople18time
6、sfrom1368to1417. Eachtime,beforetheywereresettled,peoplehadtofirstgatherinHongdongCounty.ManyChinesebelievetheirancestorscamefromthatcounty. InChongqing,asouthwesternmunicipality,localpeopledidsomethingdifferent,holdingaspecialmemorialservice,forthethirdsuccessiveyear,torememberthosewhohad
7、donatedtheirbodiesformedicalresearch.Allthedonors'namesaretobecarvedonthememorialstones.InShanghai,tensofthousandsofpeople,includingmanystudents,theoldandoutsidevisitors,paidtributetomartyrswhodiedinwarsagainstforeigninvasionsandtheKuomintangregime.lotuslights
