TodayisTombSweepingDay.MyparentsandIwentbacktoourhometowntovisitthegrave.Onthewaytosweepthegrave,ourcarpassedalltheflatandspaciousroads.Whenwegettothecemetery,weseeaseaofpeoplethere,allcarryingforwardthefinetraditionofourChinesenation-Tombsweeping.Whenwegottomyancestralgrave,Ithoughtpeoplewereburningpaper,butIdidn'tsmellacigarette.Again,itturnsoutthatpeople'sistoabeautifulfloweronthegrave.Afterawhile,thetombsweepingwasover.Aftersayinggoodbyetoourgrandparents,wereturnedtoYancheng.Thefirstfeelingafterreturninghomeis:thechangesinthecountrysidearetoogreat!
Inthepast,mygrandfather'sgenerationwalkedonmuddyroadsandrodebicycles.Whenitrained,theywereintrouble.Theydidn'tridebicycleswithBen,but"cyclists"。Moreover,theagriculturalsmokefromburningpaperduringtombsweepingisrolling.Inourcurrentterm,itiswhitepollution.Now,Idriveacarandtakeaflatroad.WhenIsweepthegrave,Iflowers.Andtoday,peoplestilldonotforgetthefinetraditionsofourcountry,andeveryonerespectstheoldandlovestheyoung.
Today,althoughourlivingstandardshaveimproved,weshouldstillnotforgetourfinetraditions.
TodayisTombSweepingDay.Myfamilyisgoingtovisitthegrave.It'sanicedaytoday.It'ssunny.Wearedrivinganelectriccarwithgentlewarmwindblowinginfrontofus.It'ssocomfortable!Ontheway,wesawalargeareaofrapeflowers,tenderyellow,sobeautiful!Ican'thelpthinkingofthewordsofthesmallyellowwarblerinthecolorofspringrain:"thespringrainisyellow.Thespringrainfallsontherapefieldandtherapeflowersareyellow."Wemovedonandfinallyreachedthecemetery.Grandparents,unclesandaunts,brothersandsisters,theyhavebeenwaitingthereforalongtime.Someofthemwerefoldingpapermoney,somewerepullingweeds,andsomeweresweepingleaveswithabroom.Ihurriedtohelp.Ipickedupmanysmallstonesandpressedapieceofredpaperandwhitepaperonthetombcircle.Wesweptseveraltombsandmademesweatallover.Finallytothelastcemetery.Grandma,theyburnedthepapermoneyandbegantosetofffirecrackers.Aftersettingofffirecrackers,Grandpabegantogivemoney.Manypeoplecametopaymoney,andIalsosharedseveralyuan.
Aftersweepingthetomb,wearegoinghome.MysisterandIareatthefront.Thesceneryonthemountainiswonderful!MysisterandIalsopickedseveralYINGSHANHONG!
Todayisreallyahappyday!
Today,myfatherandIwenttovisitthegrave,andIwenttothemountainwithmyfather'scar.
Ontheway,Ilookedoutofthewindow.Thesceneryoutsidethewindowisbeautiful,flowersandtrees,greentreesshade.
"It'srainingduringthetomb-sweepingday."Westeppedonthemuddymountainroad,andwenttothemountain.Atlast,wearrivedatthetomboftai-gong,thegreat-grandmother,andgrandpaorderedahandfulofincense,givingeachofusthreeincensesticks,andweworshippedthetombofthetaichung.
Whenwehadfinished,webegantogivetotaigong,whoburnedthemoneyandthegoldandsilverintheunderworld.Whenwehadfinished,weworshipedagainandleft.
OnSaturdaymorning,wewenttovisitmygrandmother'sgravetogether.
Itrainedallnightlastnight,sotheairisveryfreshtoday,andtherapeflowersontheroadsidearesmilingbrightly.
Onmygrandmother'sgrave,Iknockedthreeheadsonmygrandmotherandburnedpapermoneyformygrandmother.Atthistime,Ithinkofhou,grandmotherverycareforme,butnowIcannolongerseeher.
Today,I'msorry.
OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices.Trafficonthewaytothecemeteriesbeesextremelyjammed.Thecustomshavebeengreatlysimplifiedtoday.Afterslightlysweepingthetombs,peopleofferfood,flowersandfavoritesofthedead,thenburnincenseandpapermoneyandbowbeforethememorialtablet.
Thisisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice.BoththeHanandminorityethnicgroupsatthistimeoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsofthediseased.Also,theywillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved.