清明节(Tomb-Sweeping Day) 1、Qing Ming Jie(All Souls' Day) Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival. Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated. 清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。
主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现;基于上述意义,清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天。
扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。
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Qing Ming Jie(All Souls' Day)
Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.
Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.
清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现;基于上述意义,清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。
清明节(Tomb-Sweeping Day)
1、Qing Ming Jie(All Souls' Day)
Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.
Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.
清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现;基于上述意义,清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。
清明节 Ching Ming Festival Ching Ming Festival is one of the 24 segments in Chinese calendar. It normally falls on the 4th or 5th of April because it's depended on the Cold Food Day (105 days after previous year's winter solstice). In the old days, Ching Ming was celebrated 3 days after the Cold Food Day but Cold Food Day was shorted to one day and then abandoned. So nowadays, Ching Ming and Cold Food Day fall on the same day although no one celebrate Cold Food Day any more. Ching Ming is also known as "Remembrance of Ancestors Day" or 'Grave Sweeping Day'. On Ching Ming, the whole family will visit their ancestors or relatives' graves. I remember when I was little, we had to catch a diesel train to north New Territories to do grave sweeping. As a kid, I always find it scary when the train go through the dark tunnel of the hill. But there is no more diesel trains running in HK now. If you want to see one, you can find it in the Railway museum in Tai Po Market. We have to carry incense sticks, joss sticks and paper offerings like paper money and paper clothes and any other paper accessories, depends how serious your family is with this thing. All paper offerings will be burnt for they believe that the relatives can receive the goods and even 'money' this way. As a kid, I am always asked to carry a bunch of flower. Chrysanthemum is normally chosen so don't give Chrysanthemum to Chinese people as gift coz it's a funeral/grave sweeping use flowers, although some households may find it to display home on normal days. Food like roasted suckling pig, steamed chicken, fruit and wine are offered during the ceremony. Then we will eat it up after the worshipping.There were children in scruffy looking t-shirts offering you a red piece of paper and a stone to put on top of the grave stone. My family never explains to me what it's for but I suppose red always implies luck so maybe it helps to bring good luck to the dead person? In return, you are supposed to give a few dollars to the children to buy this red paper. There were also poor teenagers or adults carrying sickles and offer weeding services around the grave stones. As our family visits the graves twice a year (Ching Ming and Chung Yeung), we can manage with a pair of scissors!Some superstitious people even carry willow branches with them or hang it on the front door. It's believed that willows help to get rid of evil spirits, when Ching Ming is one of the days that ghosts and spirits wander about.。
Qingming Festival originated from ancestor belief and spring sacrifice custom in ancient times. It has two connotations of nature and humanity. It is not only a natural solar point, but also a traditional festival.
清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗,兼具自然与人文两大内涵,既是自然节气点,也是传统节日。
Qingming Festival is a traditional major spring festival. Tomb-sweeping and ancestor-remembering is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times.
清明节是传统的重大春祭节日,扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先,是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。
扩展资料
清明节,是中华民族最隆重盛大的祭祖大节,属于礼敬祖先、慎终追远的一种文化传统节日。清明节凝聚着民族精神,传承了中华文明的祭祀文化,抒发人们尊祖敬宗、继志述事的道德情怀。扫墓,即为“墓祭”,谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”,春秋二祭,古已有之。
清明节历史悠久,源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗。据现代人类学、考古学的研究成果,人类最原始的两种信仰,一是天地信仰,二是祖先信仰。上古干支历法的制定为节日形成提供了前决条件,祖先信仰与祭祀文化是清明祭祖礼俗形成的重要因素。
据考古发掘,广东英德青塘遗址发现了万年前的墓葬,是中国年代最早的可确认葬式的墓葬,表明上古先民在万年前已具有明确的有意识墓葬行为与礼俗观念。“墓祭”礼俗有着久远的历史源头,清明“墓祭”是传统春季节俗的综合与升华。
清明节俗丰富,归纳起来是两大节令传统:
一是礼敬祖先,慎终追远;
二是踏青郊游、亲近自然。
清明节不仅有祭扫、缅怀、追思的主题,也有踏青郊游、愉悦身心的主题,“天人合一”传统理念在清明节中得到了生动体现。经历史发展,清明节在唐宋时期融汇了寒食节与上巳节的习俗,杂糅了多地多种民俗为一体,具有极为丰富的文化内涵。
参考资料来源:百度百科-清明节
1、Qing Ming Jie(All Souls' Day)
Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.
Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.
清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现;基于上述意义,清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。
The annual Tomb-sweeping day has been a tradition for a long time, people will go back to their home town no matter were they are at, because of Chiese cultures great influence, people believe that if the spirts of their ancestors are happy and peacful in heaven, they will protect and give influence to their descendant like, wealth, health and a happy family, so a really basic way of making your ancestors happy is to clean their tomb, burn some money to them and remember them。
Qingming Festival originated from ancestor belief and spring sacrifice custom in ancient times. It has two connotations of nature and humanity. It is not only a natural solar point, but also a traditional festival. 清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗,兼具自然与人文两大内涵,既是自然节气点,也是传统节日。
Qingming Festival is a traditional major spring festival. Tomb-sweeping and ancestor-remembering is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times. 清明节是传统的重大春祭节日,扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先,是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。 扩展资料清明节,是中华民族最隆重盛大的祭祖大节,属于礼敬祖先、慎终追远的一种文化传统节日。
清明节凝聚着民族精神,传承了中华文明的祭祀文化,抒发人们尊祖敬宗、继志述事的道德情怀。扫墓,即为“墓祭”,谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”,春秋二祭,古已有之。
清明节历史悠久,源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗。据现代人类学、考古学的研究成果,人类最原始的两种信仰,一是天地信仰,二是祖先信仰。
上古干支历法的制定为节日形成提供了前决条件,祖先信仰与祭祀文化是清明祭祖礼俗形成的重要因素。 据考古发掘,广东英德青塘遗址发现了万年前的墓葬,是中国年代最早的可确认葬式的墓葬,表明上古先民在万年前已具有明确的有意识墓葬行为与礼俗观念。
“墓祭”礼俗有着久远的历史源头,清明“墓祭”是传统春季节俗的综合与升华。 清明节俗丰富,归纳起来是两大节令传统: 一是礼敬祖先,慎终追远; 二是踏青郊游、亲近自然。
清明节不仅有祭扫、缅怀、追思的主题,也有踏青郊游、愉悦身心的主题,“天人合一”传统理念在清明节中得到了生动体现。经历史发展,清明节在唐宋时期融汇了寒食节与上巳节的习俗,杂糅了多地多种民俗为一体,具有极为丰富的文化内涵。
参考资料来源:百度百科-清明节。
英文:
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, one of the five hegemonists in the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Wengong, also known as Chonger, was forced to escape when he was 41 years old because of the dispute over the throne. Among the accompanying followers, there was a minister named Jie Zitui.
When he saw that Chong Er was tired, he secretly cut a piece of meat from his thigh and made a bowl of broth for Chong Er to drink, which made Chong Er very touched. Later, Chonger ascended the throne.
In order to find Jie Zitui, he did a foolish thing - set fire to the mountain, but unexpectedly burned him and his mother. Since then, in commemoration of Jie Zitui, Jin Wengong designated that day as "Cold Food Festival", which is now the Qingming Festival.
中文:
春秋战国时期,作为春秋五霸之一的晋文公,因王位之争,41岁时被迫逃亡。随行的随从中,有一个大臣叫介子推。当他看到重耳累了,就偷偷地从大腿上切下一块肉,做了一碗汤给重耳喝,这让重耳很感动。后来,重耳登上了王位。为了找到介子推,他做了一件蠢事——放火上山,却意外地烧死了他和他母亲。此后,为了纪念介子推,晋文公将这一天定为“寒食节”,即现在的清明节。
清 明 节(Tomb-Sweeping Day) 1、Qing Ming Jie(All Souls' Day) Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival. Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated. 清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。
主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现;基于上述意义,清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天。
扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。
ORIGIN(起源) Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province 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, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermit's 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, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary 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 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 or ancestral tablets. 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. 谈到清明节,有点历史知识的人,都会联想到历史人物介子椎。据历史记载,在两千多年以前的春秋时代,晋国公子重耳逃亡在外,生活艰苦,跟随他的介子椎不惜从自己的腿上割下一块肉让他充饥。
后来,重耳回到晋国,作了国君(即晋文公,春秋五霸之一),大事封赏所有跟随他流亡在外的随从,惟独介子椎拒绝接受封赏,他带了母亲隐居绵山。 晋文公无计可施,只好放火烧山,他想,介子椎孝顺母亲,一定会带着老母出来。
谁知这场大火却把介子椎母子烧死了。为了纪念介子椎,晋文公下令每年的这一天,禁止生火,家家户户只能吃生冷的食物,这就是寒食节的来源。
寒食节是在清明节的前一天,古人常把寒食节的活动延续到清明,久而久之,清明取代了寒食节。拜介子椎的习俗也变成了清明扫墓的习俗了。
无论以何种形式纪念,为了使纪念祖先的仪式更有意义,我们应该让年轻一代的家庭成员了解先人过去的奋斗历史,当然,还要学习介子椎宁死不屈的气节。 2、清明节风俗 1) 扫墓 清明时节祭扫祖坟(俗称"上坟")。
无锡的传统民俗较有代表性。扫墓时要挑些新士壅坟茔,而且凡新坟一定要在清明前祭扫,旧坟可以过清明.但不能过立夏。
新媳妇一定要去祭扫祖坟,俗称"上花坟"。扫墓时用荤、素菜肴和酒、饭等祭奠。
后用干果糕点等替代。 时至今日,在烈士陵园缅怀革命先烈成为清明节里很重要的内容,在祭炎黄二祖、悼念自己的先祖的同时,缅怀先烈的丰功伟绩,使今天的清明活动具有了更重要的教育意义。
2) 踏青 清明时节,气候温暖和煦,大地皆春,处处鲜花嫩草,一片生机盎然,人们纷纷外出踏青。在无锡,踏青的最好场所莫过于惠山。
不上惠山的,上城墙绕城而走,叫登高踏青。东门东林庵一带,为士女聚集处,故有"东林庵里看桃花"的说法。
这天,也是东乡胶山和北乡斗山的节场,附近还有赛会,故斗山别名清明山。人们都上山踏青,赶节场,观看赛会。
从元宵节至清明节,大人孩子,三五成群,到野外放凤筝,别有情趣。 3) 门旁插柳和戴柳枝帽 清明节那天,有家家门口插柳条的风俗。
在一些地区,还流行小孩带柳枝帽的风俗。 门旁插柳和戴柳枝帽习俗的来源也是根据介子椎的传说。
据说,介子椎是死在柳树下面的。介子椎死后的第二年晋文公率领群臣到绵山致祭,一行人先在山下寒食一日,第二天才上山。
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