Qingming-festival-清明节-英文PPT(1)

•QingmingFestival，alsoknownasTombsweepingday，isoneofthemostimportanttraditionalChinesefestivals.•FortheChinese,itisaspecialdaytorememberandhonorone'sancestorsatgravesites.origin•ItissaidthattheQingmingFestivaloriginallycommemoratealoyalmanlivingintheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC)namedJieZitui.Jiesavedhisstarvinglord'slifebyservingapieceofhisownleg.Whenthelordsucceededinbecomingtheking,heinvitedhisfaithfulfollowertojoinhim.However,Jiedeclinedhisinvitation,preferringtoleadahermit'slifewithhismotherinthemountains.BelievingthathecouldforceJieoutbyburningthemountain,thelordorderedhismentosettheforestonfire.Tohisconsternation,Jiechosetoremainwherehewasandwasburnttodeath.•TocommemorateJie,thelordorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofJie‘sdeath.Thusbeganthe“coldfoodfeast“(寒食节）•ThecoldfoodfestivaloccursontheeveofQingMingandisoftenconsideredaspartoftheQingMingfestival.Astimepasses,theQingMingfestivalreplacedthecoldfoodfestival.•TombSweepingDayisheldtwoweeksafterthevernalequinox(春分).ItusuallyfallsearlyinApril(betweenthe4thandthe6th),isoneoftheChineseTwenty-fourSolarTerms.(24节气）.timeFromthatdatetemperaturesbegintoriseandrainfallincreases,indicatingthatitisthecrucialtimeforplowingandsowinginthespring.QingmingFestivalthereforehasacloserelationshipwithagriculture.However,itisnotonlyaseasonalsymbol;itisalsoafestivalofpayingrespecttothedead,aspringoutingandotheractivitites.•TombsweepingisregardedasthemostimportantcustomintheQingmingFestival.•sweepingthetombandpayingrespecttothedeadpersonarethetwoimportantthings.weedsaroundthetombareclearedawayandfreshsoilisaddedtoshowcareofthedead.Thedeadperson'sfavouritefoodandwinesaretakentosacrificetothem,alongwithburningpapercoins.customsTombSweepingorAncestorWorshipping扫墓•ThemajorcustominQingmingFestivalistombsweeping.Accordingtofolkreligion,thespiritsofdeceasedancestorsstillliveundergroundandlookafterthefamily;thetombsaresaidtobetheirhouses;thusitisveryimportanttokeepthetombsclean.•Today,thecustomhaschangedincities.Flowersarethebestgiftstothedead.springouting(踏青)Tug-of-war(拔河)playonaswing(荡秋千)Flyingkites(放风筝)activititesFlyingKitesFlyingkitesisthemostpopularactivitybymanypeopleduringtheQingMingFestival.Manypeopleliketoflythekites.Inthefestival,youwillseeallkindsofkitesinthesky.Itissaidthatitisluckything.Flyingkitescanbringsgoodluckandgetridofdiseaseinthewholeyear.SpringtripNotonlyisitadayforcommemoratingthedead，itisalsoafestivalforpeopletoenjoythemselves.DuringApril，treesspring.flowersblossom,andthesunshinesbrightly.Itisafinetimetogooutandtoenjoythefinesceneryofnatureduringthefestival.ThiscustomcanbetracedbacktotheTangDynasty(618-907)andfolloweduntilltoday.Sovisitorscanbeseeneverywhereduringthemonthofthefestival.Springtripnotonlygiveushappybutalsopromoteahealthybodyandmind.SpringOuting春游、踏青•Itisafinetimetogooutandtoappreciatethebeautifulscenesofnatureduringthefestival.ThiscustomcanbetracedbacktotheTangDynastyandfollowedbyeachdynastylatertilltoday.•Sovisitorscanbeseeneverywhereduringthemonthofthefestival.