2016年上海清明节放假时间为4月3日-4月5日,清明节是我国的传统节日,是扫墓祭祖,以及早春踏青的日子。上海新东方优能中学提供清明节英文优秀作文精选,仅供参考。
what do we have on tomb-sweeping day except “burning”?tomb-sweeping day seems to be a season of memory. the constant drizzle reminds people of the affinity of forefathers and respect to ancestors.
tomb-sweeping day is just the time of bright spring with flourishing green plants and the best time for people to have a spring-out, therefore, it has been long the custom to walk in the field on the tomb-sweeping day. it was originated from approximately zhou dynasty with a history of more than 2500 years. since it is almost the same as “cold-food day” on which people prohibited fire and swept the tombs. gradually, the two days derived into one festival and “cold-food” became the epithet of “tomb-sweeping day” and one of the customs as well. therefore, people will not light fire and eat cold food on “tomb-sweeping day”.
there is no restriction for people to express the grief. what the ancestors wish is that we can enrich our life. why do we burn so much and cause so heavy smoke? then, how are you going to spend your tomb-sweeping day and how would you express your missing to your ancestors?
it's always raining during the tomb-sweeping day, it's cold these days. people take much count of this festival whether it is a national day, bcs we are the group who remember our roots.
the basic comity in tomb sweeping day is ancestors worship, everybody has its own way to grieve. many people who is out will put down their work, slow their feet and back home. it's the virtue of our land to go home when old.
it is different between countryside and urban for worshipping the ancestors in the forms, there are many forms in the country, one set by one, while in the urban it's rather simple and environment-protection.
in fact, besides "burnning money n paper", we can do more, such as we can go for a trip during these sunshine days with our relatives n friends, or have a deep talk after gather again.
we should treat well to our relatives n friends who are still alive, n give them more care and love, besides remember our ancestors.
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