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Tomb Sweeping Festival (清明节)
(2008-04-04 20:18:40)
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Tomb Sweeping
Festival
http://www.sinayn.com.cn/Upfiles/200732910376458.jpgSweeping Festival (清明节)" TITLE="Tomb Sweeping Festival (清明节)" /> But it is not just a day
for mourning the dead. The festival is celebrated two weeks after
the Vernal Equinox （n.春分）, and
the dates usually turn out to be the 4th, 5th, or 6th of April,
thus people also go out to celebrate the new season, the onset (n.开始) of warmer
weather, the start of spring plowing
（春耕） as well as of family outings（n.外出，旅行）. Nowadays,
Qingming is not just a day of remembrance（n.纪念）; it is also a day to
celebrate the coming of spring. With the coming of spring, nature
wakes up, dressing the world in green. All is new, clean and fresh;
therefore, Qingming is also a happy occasion for outdoor
activities, such as picnicking, tug-of-war(拔河), kite-flying,
swinging（荡秋千）, dancing, etc. This might be an important
reason why this festival has been very popular for thousands of
years.
ORIGIN（起源）
Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province (山西) in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality （n.公国，侯国）, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined （v.拒绝）his invitation, preferring to lead
a hermit's （n.隐士） life with his
mother in the mountains.
Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation （n.惊愕）, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate （v.纪念） Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary （n.周年纪念）of Jie's
death. Thus began the "cold food feast", a day when no food could
be cooked since no fire could be lit.
The "cold food" festival （寒食节）occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and
is often considered as part of the Qing Ming festival. As time
passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival.
Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming
is to remember one's elders by making a special effort to visit
their graves, ashes（n.骨灰） or ancestral
（a.祖先的） tablets（n.碑）. To
make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to
remind the younger members of the family of the lives and
contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who
choose death over
capitulation（宁死不屈） .
Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province (山西) in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality （n.公国，侯国）, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined （v.拒绝）
Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation （n.惊愕）, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate （v.纪念） Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary （n.周年纪念）
The "cold food" festival （寒食节）
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