清明节英语演讲稿范文

清明节英语演讲稿范文 　　qing ming festival and its origin 　　qing ming, which means clear and bright in chinese,

清明节英语演讲稿范文 qing ming festival and its origin qing ming, which means clear and bright in chinese, falls on april 5th this year. it is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar and afestival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. it is atime to express one's grief for his lost relatives. an ancient elegiac poem, which described agrievous woman, was read that vines tangled in vain and weeds crept in the graveyard, and her husband slept there lonely. it was so difficult to endure for her as if summer in the day and winter at night. and her only wish was to reunite with him after death. people often go to sweep and weed graves with whole family and take awalk in the countryside as well. in tang dynasty, the habit of taking an excursion on this day was developed. at this time, spring returns and dominates the earth again. the feel of growing life is in the air, with sap ascending in trees and buds bursting. and the willow branches inserted on each gate add vigor and vitality to the surroundings. but it actually means more than that. this custom can be traced back to over one thousand years ago. during the period of spring and autumn in the jin kingdom, one of the king's sons was called chong er. jealous of his talent, aconcubine falsely aused him of