The Qingming Festival

The Qingming Festival

清明節

by WJ

對于中國傳統節日之一的清明節，可能許多同學只知道與掃墓、祭祖有關。但其實，清明也是中國二十四節氣之一，民間還有很多習俗呢。到底是怎樣的？大家一起從這篇文章里找答案吧。

本篇適合：朗讀、挑戰

The Qingming Festival, or Tomb（墳墓）-sweeping（清掃）Day, is a traditional（傳統的）festival in Chinese culture. It usually falls on April 4th to 6th each year.

The Qingming Festival is an important festival for Chinese families to sweep tombs. It is an activity（活動）for paying respect to（向……表達敬意）the dead. People would clear away weeds（野草）and build up（增大）the tombs with new soil（土壤）. They would bring things like food, fruit, wine and spirit money（紙錢）to the tomb site（地點）. They place the food, fruit and wine before the tomb, and burn spirit money.

Qingming is also one of the Chinese 24 solar terms（節氣）. After the festival, the temperature（溫度）will rise（升高）and rainfall（降雨）increases（增加）. The working people in the old days used it to guide their farm work. It’s the important time for farmers to plow（耕地）and sow（播種）.

Qingming is a time when plants turn green in bright and warm sunshine. It is a fine time to go out and enjoy the beauty of nature. Chinese people love going for a spring outing and flying kites during the Qingming Festival. These activities are very popular with children and teenagers（青少年）.

判斷對錯。正確的填T，錯誤的填F。

( ) The Qingming Festival usually falls on May 4th to 6th each year.

( ) The Qingming Festival is an important festival for Chinese people to sweep tombs.

( ) Qingming is not one of the Chinese 24 solar terms.

( ) After the Qingming Festival, the temperature will rise.

( ) Children and teenagers like flying kites during the Qingming Festival.