ItsChinesename"qingming"literallymeans"clearbrightness"
Inthishoilday,first,Ispendalotoftimeonmyhomeworkanddomanyusefulexercise.Second,Ioftenhelpmyparentsdosomehousework.
Onwednesday,Itwasverywindy,so,Iwenttoflythekiteswithmyfriendsinthepark.Thewindblewhardandourkiteflewveryhighandverywell.Thewindblewhardandourkiteflewveryhighandverywell.Inthisday,wehadagoodtime!
Today,myfatherandIwenttovisitthegrave,andIwenttothemountainwithmyfatherscar.
Ontheway,Ilookedoutofthewindow.Thesceneryoutsidethewindowisbeautiful,flowersandtrees,greentreesshade.
"Itsrainingduringthetomb-sweepingday."Westeppedonthemuddymountainroad,andwenttothemountain.Atlast,wearrivedatthetomboftai-gong,thegreat-grandmother,andgrandpaorderedahandfulofincense,givingeachofusthreeincensesticks,andweworshippedthetombofthetaichung.
Whenwehadfinished,webegantogivetotaigong,whoburnedthemoneyandthegoldandsilverintheunderworld.Whenwehadfinished,weworshipedagainandleft.
Todayisoneofthe24solarterms.It"ssunny.Iwenttothegraveforanoutingwithmygrandparents.
WhenIarrivedatNanshancemetery,IsawthetombsofTaiGongandTaiPo.Wefirstsetoutthesacrificialthings,litcandlesandbegantoburnyellowpaperandtoiletpaper,whicharenecessaryfortombsweeping.Afterawhile,weeachworshippedthreetimes,sowefinishedsweepingthetomb.Thenwewalkandenjoythescenery.Therearemanycamelliasandteatreesnearby.Itsbranchesaresoft,anditsbranchesandleavesaretender,greenandverybeautiful.
QingmingFestivalisadaytoworshipourancestorsandagoodtimeforouting.Ireallybenefitedalotfromthistombsweeping.
TodayistheTombSweepingDay.ItisatraditionalfestivalinChinaandthemostimportantfestivalforsacrifice.Itisadayforancestorworshipandtombsweeping.
Ican"twaittogowithmyfathertoburnpaperforGrandpa.Dad"shometownisDongda.Therearemanypeoplesellingburningpaperonbothsidesoftheroadtoday.Dadboughtsomeburningmoney,somepaperclothesandcandlesontheway.
Grandpa"sgraveyardisinapeachgarden.Thepeachblossomsarepinkanddazzling.Dad"suncles,andauntscametothecemeteryoneafteranother.Everyoneputthesacrificialitemstheyboughtinfrontofthetombstone.
OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices.Trafficonthewaytothecemeteriesbecomesextremelyjammed.Thecustomshavebeengreatlysimplifiedtoday.Afterslightlysweepingthetombs,peopleofferfood,flowersandfavoritesofthedead,thenburnincenseandpapermoneyandbowbeforethememorialtablet.
Thisisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice.BoththeHanandminorityethnicgroupsatthistimeoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsofthediseased.Also,theywillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved.
InclassicalChinesepoetry,IliketoreadapoemwrittenbyDuMu,thegreatpoetoftheTangDynasty.ItscalledQingming.Iaskwheretherearerestaurants?TheshepherdshakesXinghuacun."Becausethispoemdescribesmyhometown.
MyhometownisinChizhou,Anhuiprovince.Chizhouisabeautifulplace.ThemostbeautifulisXinghuacun.
Listentomom,everyyeartotheQingmingFestival,thereareallkindsofrape,golden,goldenandyellowflowersinXinghuacun.Intheseaofflowers,youcanalsocontribute,peoplesweeptheirtombs,cherishtheirancestors,flykites,goouting,enjoythegoodtime.
Ifeelveryproudandproudofmyhometown.