清明节英语演讲稿（通用32篇）
Dear leaders, teachers and students
hello everyone!
Today, the topic of my speech is "remembering the martyrs and aspiring to become talents"
Qingming Festival is a good day for outing. The spring breeze blows the green willows on the bank, also blows our heart tide, and haloes out layers of waves... Will you feel a kind of comfort, a kind of tranquility, or a kind of moving? I think its a great thing in life to take a book and read it quietly in the gentle sunshine and before the sparkling microwave to feel the beauty of nature. However, at such a happy time, we can not forget todays hard won.
I will never forget that on the snow capped mountains and grasslands, every footprint is written with sincerity, every red star is shining with hope, and every gunshot reposes the faith of revolution. 25000 Li Long March Road, magnificent mountains and rivers!
I cant forget that in the green gauze tent, the Chinese people sent out strange soldiers. The head of the gun condensed the national hatred and sent out anger towards the aggressors. The surging Yellow River, sing a song of triumph for them!
The monument is long, and the soul of the hero lives forever. We young pioneers who grew up in the warm embrace of the motherland will solemnly swear to carry forward the revolutionary tradition, inherit heroic achievements, bear in mind the expectations of the people and be determined to serve the motherland. In practice, we should learn true knowledge, exercise our will, cultivate moral character, develop in an all-round way, and become a new generation with great achievements! We should sow ideals in spring and harvest brilliance in autumn!!
Thinking of these, I have a new understanding of Qingming: Qingming is not only a festival for outing, but also a festival for sacrifice. It teaches us to be grateful to our ancestors and present festivals. The annual rings drift with time, and the Qingming Festival comes and goes, leaving our generation to place our sorrow and gratitude in this beautiful season. Not for anything else, just to make us cherish and work harder for everything now!
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 a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. It is a time to express ones grief for his lost relatives. An ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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 a walk 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 ed 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 Kings sons was called Chong Er. Jealous of his talent, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. He had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. They hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. An official named Jie Zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for Chong Er. When the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. And Jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. They lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. Many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. Going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, What on earth is the use of that? Throw it away! Jie Zitui heard it and sighed, It is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity. So he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.
As Chong Er became king, he rewarded many people but he forgot Jie Zitui. He did not realize it until was reminded. However his invitation was refused and he flared up. Soldiers were ordered to burn up the mountain to force Jie to come out. Finally they found Jie and his mother scorched under a willow. He would rather die than yield to the power. Chong Er was so overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial ceremony for Jie. So every year on that day folks mourned for him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making fire. Later the custom of ing willow branches on gates was also added.
清明节,这意味着清晰和明亮,落在今年4月5日。这是第五学期在传统的农历和节日为死者举行纪念仪式。这是一个时间来表达一个失去亲人的悲痛。一个古老的挽歌诗,描述了一个严重的女人,阅读,藤蔓缠绕徒然和杂草爬在墓地,和她的丈夫睡在那里孤独。好像是如此难以忍受她晚上当天夏季和冬季。和她唯一的愿望就是死后与他团聚。
人们经常和全家一起去扫描和杂草坟墓和散步在乡下。在唐代,采取一次短途旅行的习惯在这一天。在这个时候,春天的回报并再次主宰地球。成长的感觉生活是在空中,与sap提升在树木和味蕾破裂。和柳枝插在每个门增添生机与活力的环境。但它实际上意味着更多。这种风俗可以追溯到一千多年前。
春天和秋天期间金王国,国王的一个儿子名叫Chong Er。嫉妒他的才华,妾诬告他的反抗让她的儿子皇太子。他别无选择,只能逃跑,被一些官员。他们躲在一个山,走饿了很长一段时间。一位官员名叫介子推了巨大的痛苦减少一些从他的大腿肉和煮熟的Chong Er。当事实被年轻的主人,跪下来感激感动得落下了眼泪。和杰回答说他最好的回报应该是王。他们过着饥饿和寒冷的生活了三年,直到邪恶妾死了。许多士兵被派去寻找他,护送他回家。进入马车,他看见一位官员老席上一匹马,他笑着说,“那到底是使用什么?扔掉它!介子推听见了,叹了口气,“这是困难,可以与他的威严但不能共享繁荣。所以他平静地走了,住在和他的老母亲隐居。
作为Chong Er作王,他的回报很多人但他忘了介子推。他才意识到这是提醒。然而他的邀请被拒绝,他突然爆发。士兵被命令烧上山迫使揭出来。最后他们发现杰和他的母亲烧焦的柳树下。他宁死也不屈服于权力。重耳略遗憾所淹没,他命令人们为杰举行纪念仪式。所以每年在这一天人们为他哀哭和前一天吃寒冷的食物,避免使火。后插入柳枝的习俗在盖茨还补充说。
Teachers and students:
Hello, everyone. The topic of my speech today is the feelings of Qingming Festival.
In April, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the wind is sunny, and the Qingming Fes to us with a new green color after more than years.
Qingming originated the spring and Autumn period when the five hegemonists rose and the peted for the front. It is said that Jie Zitui, a famous official of the generation who followed Duke Wen of Jin for 19 years, was loyal and courageous and worked together in the same boat. Yu Gongcheng stepped back and sneaked into the mountains with his mother on his back. Duke Wen of Jin found it missing and ordered to set fire to the mountain, trying to force Jie Zi out of his mother and son. Unexpectedly, Jie Zitui and his mother held a big tree and would rather burn than go out of the mountain. Scrupulously abiding by filial piety and bearing filial piety is the spiritual heritage of Jie Zitui, and it is also the original intention and reason of the creation of Qingming.
Qingming is a day of heavy thoughts in the eyes of relatives. On this special day, no matter how far away people are, they have to return to their hometown and cultivate their pure thoughts on their relatives' green tombs to grow into fort. And those who are detained in a foreign country will also use their own unique way to offer sacrifices a distance, or pay homage to the remains of their relatives, or touch the relics of their old fris, or look silently in the direction of the Qingzhong.
Qingming is a poetic and picturesque day written by scholars. "Flowers fly everywhere in the spring city, the cold food east wind resists the willows", "it rains one after another in the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians want to break their souls", and other well-known good sentences have been handed down to this day. Before and after the Qingming Festival, the rain is soft and the wind is warm. It is the so-called "wet apricot rain with clothes, not cold willow wind".
Qingming is the day of spring ploughing and spring planting. A grain of millet is planted in spring and ten thousand seeds are harvested in autumn. Life is the same. Only when we sow our wishes in "spring", can we harvest life in "autumn". Sowing is a new beginning, a new hope, a new creation and a new starting point. Let's sow and sow for a lifetime like hard-working farmers. Life is hard, life is hard.
Thank you. My speech is over.
Teachers and students:
Hello, everyone. The topic of my speech today is the feelings of Qingming Festival.
In April, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the wind is sunny, and the Qingming Festival comes to us with a new green color after more than 20__ years.
Qingming originated from the spring and Autumn period when the five hegemonists rose and the heroes competed for the front. It is said that Jie Zitui, a famous official of the generation who followed Duke Wen of Jin for 19 years, was loyal and courageous and worked together in the same boat. Yu Gongcheng stepped back and sneaked into the mountains with his mother on his back. Duke Wen of Jin found it missing and ordered to set fire to the mountain, trying to force Jie Zi out of his mother and son. Unexpectedly, Jie Zitui and his mother held a big tree and would rather burn than go out of the mountain. Scrupulously abiding by filial piety and bearing filial piety is the spiritual heritage of Jie Zitui, and it is also the original intention and reason of the creation of Qingming.
Qingming is a day of heavy thoughts in the eyes of relatives. On this special day, no matter how far away people are, they have to return to their hometown and cultivate their pure thoughts on their relatives green tombs to grow into warm comfort. And those who are detained in a foreign country will also use their own unique way to offer sacrifices from a distance, or pay homage to the remains of their relatives, or touch the relics of their old friends, or look silently in the direction of the Qingzhong.
Qingming is a poetic and picturesque day written by scholars. "Flowers fly everywhere in the spring city, the cold food east wind resists the willows", "it rains one after another in the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians want to break their souls", and other well-known good sentences have been handed down to this day. Before and after the Qingming Festival, the rain is soft and the wind is warm. It is the so-called "wet apricot rain with clothes, not cold willow wind".
Qingming is the day of spring ploughing and spring planting. A grain of millet is planted in spring and ten thousand seeds are harvested in autumn. Life is the same. Only when we sow our wishes in "spring", can we harvest life in "autumn". Sowing is a new beginning, a new hope, a new creation and a new starting point. Lets sow and sow for a lifetime like hard-working farmers. Life is hard, life is hard.
Thank you. My speech is over.
qing ming festival and its origin
qing ming, which means clear and bright in chinese, falls on april5th this year. it is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. it is a time to express one"s grief for his lost relatives. an ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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 a walk 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 ed 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, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. he had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. they hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. an official named jie zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for chong er. when the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. and jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. they lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, "what on earth is the use of that? throw it away!" jie zitui heard it and sighed, "it is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity." so he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.
as chong er became king, he rewarded many people but he forgot jie zitui. he did not realize it until was reminded. however his invitation was refused and he flared up. soldiers were ordered to burn up the mountain to force jie to come out. finally they found jie and his mother scorched under a willow. he would rather die than yield to the power. chong er was so overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial ceremony for jie. so every year on that day folks mourned for him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making fire. later the custom of ing willow branches on gates was also added.
Tomb Sweeping Day ing. It is a traditional festival of our motherland.
On Tomb Sweeping Day, we e to the tomb, place a bunch of flowers and burn some paper money to express our thoughts and blessings to our loved ones, and silently pray for them in our hearts, wishing them a happy and happy life on the other side of heaven. At this time, we can't help but think of the years they spent with us. Those pictures seem to be still fresh in our eyes. Thinking of these, I can't help crying.
The spring scenery in the distance came into my eyes. The birds sang the Spring Sonata, the mountains were full of peach blossoms and willows, the golden rape flowers were everywhere, "the ter buds blew and the leaves fell", the green ter buds grew out, and there was a scene of spring and the recovery of all things. This is a season full of expectations and blessings. Qingming Festival, let's remember the past on such a special day.
Qingming Festival is my most sad Festival. I have never felt so sad. Maybe this is my memory of my ancestors.
Dear teachers and students
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is "martyrs grow up with me".
Students, bid farewell to the flying snow. In this Qingming Festival when the earth is dressed in green, I stare at the bright five-star red flag with a dignified mood, and my thoughts fly to the hard and eventful years. Old China suffered from the trauma of war and the people suffered from suffering and humiliation. When the motherland was in danger, countless patriots stood up and shed their blood for the independence of the motherland. From Qiu Jin to Zou Rong, from Jiang Jie to Liu Hulan, from Huang Jiguang to Dong Cunrui, countless heroes have written heroic patriotic movements one after another with their lives. The martyrs shed blood on their heads, risked life and death in the war, and remained faithful and unyielding in the prison. They exchanged their lives for the rebirth of the Chinese nation.
Martyrs, every inch of the land you fought in those days is now covered with flowers and green grass; The sky filled with gunpowder smoke in those days is now as clear as a blue sky and red flags are flying. The war years have created your courage and strength. The peaceful and beautiful environment has provided us with the opportunity to learn knowledge and grow talents. Dear martyrs, its spring. Have you ever seen the first green leaves on the branches for you, heard the first song sung by birds for you, and felt our confidence to serve our motherland by taking you as an example? We want to learn from you and salute you!
Recalling the past, we cant tell the infinite memory of the martyrs; Looking at the present, we cant finish singing our infinite vision for tomorrow. Students, lets inherit the will of the martyrs, love the motherland, abide by discipline and law, study hard, treat people politely, and be an excellent young pioneer!
Dear teachers and students
hello everyone!
It is also a season of drizzle. We welcome the festival of remembering martyrs and remembering our ancestors - Qingming Festival. The green pines and cypresses around the martyrs tomb and the Buddha are also recalling the thrilling days in the past. At this moment, I think of Dong Cunrui who gave up his life to blow up the blockhouse, Huang Jiguang who bravely blocked the hole of the gun, the story of eight women throwing into the river, and the martyr lengyun. It was the martyrs who threw their heads and shed their blood and exchanged their fiery youth and precious lives for our beautiful life today.
The teacher said to us, "the five-star red flag is dyed red by the blood of the martyrs, and the red scarf on our chest is a corner of the red flag." On Tomb Sweeping Day, we use tomb sweeping to pay tribute to martyrs, comfort our ancestors and place our grief on them. On weekdays, we should always learn from the spirit of martyrs, carry forward the fine traditions of martyrs, and study hard for the motherland.
Students, we were born in the new century and grow up under the red flag. We must study hard. Only when we grow up can we build our motherland stronger and make our motherland stand on the top of the world.
Thank you!
Teachers and students:
hello everyone! The topic of my speech today is: Qingming Festival
"During the Qingming Festival, it rains one after another, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls". Qingming Festival is not only one of the 24 solar terms in China, but also the most important day for ancestor worship and tomb sweeping in China. There are many moving legends about its origin. Lets pick one to talk about: "In the spring and Autumn period, Chonger, the son of the king of the state of Jin, fled abroad with the help of Jie Zitui and others. They lost their way in the barren mountains and couldnt find anything to eat. At this time, Chonger still cared about the people, which moved Jie Zitui. He cut a piece of meat from his leg, roasted it and gave it to Chonger to eat. Chonger finally returned home to be the king after 19 years of exile. He rewarded all the people who fled with him, but forgot Meson push.
After being reminded, he was very sorry and decided to invite Jie Zitui himself. Who knows that Jie Zitui has long hid in Mianshan with his old mother. Chong Er led people to search the mountain, but he couldnt find them. Someone suggested setting fire to the mountain. Chonger adopted this suggestion. The result was just the opposite, burning Jie Zis mother and son under a big willow tree. Chong Er regretted that he buried them under the willow tree. In order to avoid fireworks, he ordered the people all over the country not to light a fire and cook on this day, which was designated as "cold food festival". The next year, Chong Er led his officials to Mianshan for memorial service and found that the willow was resurrected. He named the willow "Qingming willow", banned fire on the "cold food festival" and ed willows on the "Qingming Festival", which has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a national Festival.
We know that the martyrs dyed the national flag red with their own blood and laid the foundation for the Republic building with their precious lives. Their great achievements are immortal, their spirit is eternal, and the Republic will not forget them! The people will never forget them! Children living in a happy life should not forget them!
Recalling the past, we cant tell the infinite memory of the martyrs; Looking at the present, we cant finish singing our infinite vision for tomorrow; To develop the future, we are confident and ambitious. No matter what career we will be engaged in in in the future, the children of our motherland shoulder the unfinished cause of the martyrs and the historical task of building a great motherland with developed economy, rich and strong civilization and standing tall in the east of the world. Lets call for the spring breeze of civilization and comfort the martyrs with practical actions!
Thank you!
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 a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. it is a time to express ones grief for his lost relatives. an
ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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. during the period of spring and autumn in the jin kingdom, one of the kings sons was called chong er. jealous of his talent, aconcubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. he had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. they hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. an official named jie zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for chong er. when the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. and jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. they lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, what on earth is the use of that? throw it away! jie zitui heard it and sighed, it is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity. so he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.
Beloved teacher, dear students:
Im in class the first grade , the topic of my speech today is "martyrs accompanying my growth"
The classmates, bid farewell to the snow, the earth covered with green in the Qingming Festival, I have stared at the bright five-star red flag with a solemn mood, thoughts and fly to the hard eventful years: the old China suffered the trauma of war, the peoples suffering and humiliation. When the country was in adversity, countless patriots step forward bravely, to the independence of the motherland, Gan sprinkling a cavity blood. Buy a sword from at daughter, also can lead a licentious life proud woman Qiu Jin, the treasure Qin 1 cavity blood, sprinkling can still go pictorial of the Zou Rong; from Jiang to Liu Hulan; from Huang to Dong Cunrui...... Countless heroes with their lives, write one after another heroic patriotic movement. Martyrs who shed blood, the flames of war to go through fire and water, the prison be and unyielding. Their life for the new Chinese.
The martyrs ah, when you fight a bloody battle every inch of land, now have fresh flowers, green grass. When the smoke of the sky, is now a cloudless blue sky, red flag fluttering. War makes you brave and strong, peaceful and beautiful environment provides knowledge, long can the opportunity for us. Dear martyrs, in spring, you may have seen the first leaf branches for you hair; can you hear the birds sing for you the first piece of music; do you ever feel us to you as an example to serve the motherland confidence?
Students, our happy life be not easily won, we want to love yourself, more to love the motherland, we have to study hard, to her credit, she luster!
Thank you.
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 a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. It is a time to express ones grief for his lost relatives. An ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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 a walk 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 ed 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 Kings sons was called Chong Er. Jealous of his talent, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. He had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. They hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. An official named Jie Zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for Chong Er. When the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. And Jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. They lived a life of hunger and cold for three years.
Today, I got up early in the morning, because grandma said she would take us to the grave today. Im looking forward to it!
At 7 am, I set out with everyone. On the way, I saw many people. I asked my mother, "Why are there so many people today?" Mother said: "todays weather is very good. It happens to be Saturday, so many people come to the grave to express their respect and memory for their ancestors." I followed my mother for a long time and finally saw a hill in front of me. Grandma said, "its right up there. Be careful." I climbed up the mountain and saw the grave we were going to. There are many small bamboos next to the grave. Grandma, they are cleaning up the small bamboos. I also joined their team to clean up with them. For a while, I think my hand hurts a little. At first glance, my hand is broken and shed a little blood. My mother said, "its all right, man, big husband. This little injury is nothing, isnt it?" I said, "yes, this little injury is no problem." We continued to clean up the little bamboo. After a while, grandma asked us to kowtow. I kowtowed six times. Because my grandfather didnt come to the grave, they said they asked me to kowtow a few more heads as a token of respect. After burning the money and kowtowing, we went down the mountain. When I went down the mountain, I fell and broke my pants. Even so, I was still very happy!
"During the Qingming Festival, it rains in succession, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. Ask where the restaurant is, and the shepherd boy points to Xinghua village in the distance." Mother said that this poem reflects the natural environment and desolate and sad atmosphere during the Qingming Festival.
Today is the traditional Chinese festival Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day has been a custom since ancient times. My father not only promised to take me on a field outing to pick strawberries, but also allowed me to go by bike. Dont mention how happy I am!
Its sunny and sunny outside. Its comfortable to ride my beloved bike and the warm spring breeze touches my cheek! There were so many cars along the way. I stepped on the pedal hard and followed my father closely. Today is my first time to go out by bike. I finally got to the Strawberry Garden.
Into the Strawberry Garden, bursts of sweet fragrance came to my face. There are few branches and leaves of strawberries. Under the emerald leaves, strawberries are scattered on the soil ridge like rubies. Strawberry has five petals, snow-white, only the middle stamen is light yellow. Carrying a plastic basket, I couldnt wait to start picking strawberries. There are light cyan seeds on the "body" of strawberries. Strawberries are red and large, glittering with attractive luster. At a glance, I cant wait to taste one. I eagerly put "rubies" into the basket. The fluff on the strawberry leaves tickled the back of my hand and I was fearless. Soon I picked a full frame, faster than my father.
I chose a big red strawberry and put it into my mouth. Its so sweet! Carrying a box full of red strawberries, with the joy of harvest, my father and I rode home.
Today is really a happy and meaningful day!
On the day of Tomb Sweeping Day, my father asked me to go to Longhua park to worship the dead martyrs. At first, I was a little reluctant. After I went, I felt very meaningful.
As soon as I entered the park, there were so many people in the park that I was almost out of breath. I strolled around the park. The whole park was full of people. After a few turns, I began to worship the martyrs. Walking to the half of the stairs, there is a Square Pavilion. There are two pots of chrysanthemums next to the two columns at the entrance of the pavilion. There is a huge stone tablet in the center of the pavilion, with several large characters "martyrs name" engraved on the top and dense names in the middle. There are almost 1000 people. I never thought that there would be 1000 martyrs buried here in Longhua park.
Bypass the Square Pavilion and walk up the stairs. On the top is a stone tablet as big as the monument to the revolutionary heroes in Beijing. The monument is surrounded by wreaths, almost all from primary and secondary schools in Longhua new area. It also includes every kind of wreath, wreath, and wreath of our Longhua Central Primary School. There are big and small wreaths, and some schools are very environmentally friendly. They only buy Foam brands, and then make chrysanthemums with yellow and white paper.
Beside the stone tablet are the graves of some martyrs. We made a deep bow in front of each martyrs grave. A tall tree grows on the top of the graves of some martyrs. Seeing these martyrs monuments, they have bought us a better life now. We should cherish our better life now, study hard, and be useful to society in the future.
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 lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in being the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermits 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 memorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jies 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 ones 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.
On Tomb Sweeping Day, our family went to the mountain next to Yaoshang reservoir to visit Grandpas grave.
Walking on the mountain road, you can see the crops withered due to the drought. The land has a big mouth and is as hard as stone. Once verdant, full of all kinds of colorful wild flowers on the mountain, now only messy hay is left; In the past, the rippling reservoir is now like a shallow pond. The hot sun made us unable to open our eyes, while the Qingming Festival in previous years had a continuous drizzle and a trace of cold. When I got to the cemetery, I was very surprised. Why did the tall and strong fir trees around the tomb in previous years dry and listless this year? The deep weeds have lost their vitality. We cant burn incense and paper to pay tribute to grandpa as in previous years, because the trees have dried up due to the drought of the weather. If we ignite in this case, it will undoubtedly cause forest fire. We uprooted the weeds on the grave, cleaned the surroundings, and presented flowers and fruits to Grandpa.
This year, due to the worst drought in the southwest since the Ming Dynasty, we didnt see the green grass, the colorful wild flowers and the lush forest oxygen bar when we visited the tomb this time. Mom said that global warming is not a good thing. In fact, it is natures revenge on humans who do not care for the environment.
Came to the annual tomb-sweeping day, mom and dad took me back to my hometown in henan province to the grave, along the way, beautiful spring scenery, sunshine is bright, the highway on both sides, with pale green wheat fields, LaHuang cauliflower, pink peach blossom, white pear, what a beautiful spring scenery!
The qingming festival of henan can be ceremonious, our family's ancestral grave is distributed in the beautiful source of the beautiful scenery, qingming is full of mountains and countryside are the people who sweep the grave, the mountain is a lively place. The grown-ups prepared a lot of cakes and pastries, fruit drinks, a bag full of them, and some children with a hoe and a shovel followed by a family to sweep the grave. Grave activity can be interesting, each find a ancestral graves, we separately made haste, and some weeding, some soil, that soon the overgrown tomb much clean, then need to put money into the grave of colorful in tomb in new soil, and brush dipped in red paint of the tombstone to trace the new word GongGongZhengZheng again, that time will not fix the ancestral grave suddenly transformed.
The adults took out the offerings and placed them in front of the grave, lighting candles and burning a lot of paper money. The offerings were for the ancestors, and the paper money was given to the ancestors for their filial piety. In the , everyone will take turns kowtowing the big to the small, and some of them will recite the words. Look, my cousin reads: "bless my ancestors, let me score five points in the college entrance exam!" How funny! There are more interesting things, grandpa's tombstone left column left a line of words that did not trace, I don't think to take the pen to trace, panic father a cry to cry: "don't move!" I almost got into trouble, and I hurried to my grandfather's grave with four heads, and the adults laughed and laughed...
Sweep tomb, we are all tired out, down the hill in the footsteps of a lame a lame, but this day was meaningful, tomb-sweeping day let me to pay homage to our ancestors added a few minutes, also close my love and my Cousins.
Dear students and teachers
good morning!
Im from class , grade . The topic of my speech today is "Qingming Huaien".
Qingming, one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, the traditional Chinese Qingming Festival began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2500 years.
"During the Qingming Festival, it rains one after another, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls." In the Qingming Festival when spring returns to the earth and spring rain falls, it is natural for people to miss and cherish their dead relatives. The missing of them not only reminds us of many memories, but also gives us a lot of enlightenment in life. For example, my grandfather has been frugal all his life. I remember very deeply. I told him that I wanted to buy a knife, and he took out seven at once. We usually lost them inadvertently. Silence is better than sound, which makes me engrave my sense of frugality.
Today, we stand under the bright five-star red flag. This is the five-star red flag dyed red with the blood of martyrs. We wear a red scarf on our chest. It is a corner of the red flag. Shouldnt we look back on the past and place our sorrow on it? Looking at the red scarf flying on our chest, our hearts are surging. Although the life of snowy mountains and grasslands has passed, and the smoke of war has dispersed, we deeply understand that the 21st century is an era of knowledge economy and an era of rapid change, and our children are facing more severe challenges. The important task of building socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing the all-round revitalization of the Chinese nation falls on our shoulders. We must set up lofty ideals, take over the red flag of the revolutionary ancestors, inherit their glorious traditions, strive to learn scientific and cultural knowledge well and be the little masters of the new century.
My speech is over. Thank you.
"During the Qingming Festival, it rains in succession, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. Excuse me, where is the restaurant? The shepherd boy points to Xinghua village in the distance." When I think of this poem by a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, I think that the Tomb Sweeping Day is coming, and there is only one step left.
On the day of Tomb Sweeping Day, my father said to me early in the morning, "its Tomb Sweeping Day. Its time to worship our ancestors. This is our Chinese traditional custom." I said proudly, "who doesnt know, if you know it alone, dont hurry to sacrifice Zoe." my mother also said: "if you dont say it, we also know that today is Tomb Sweeping Day." I sang with my mother so that my father didnt dare to say anything.
After a ten minute walk, we finally arrived at Grandpas grave. I took out the fruit and pastries, put them away, lit the incense, took them in my hand, bowed deeply to my grandfather and said goodbye. Then I took out paper money and lit them in front of my grandfathers tomb. After the father finished the Chinese etiquette to Grandpa, he took out firecrackers and lit them. After a while, there was a "crackling" sound in the sky, which was deafening, like thunder in the sky. Later, I silently made a wish in front of my grandfathers tomb: "I hope my grandfather will bless me to study to a higher level, my family will be happy, healthy and successful in school."
It is worthy of being a traditional festival of our Chinese nation. I think it is so meaningful.
Beloved teacher, dear students:
The classmates, bid farewell to the snow, the earth covered with green in the Qingming Festival, I have stared at the bright five-star red flag with a solemn mood, thoughts and fly to the hard eventful years: the old China suffered the trauma of war, the peoples suffering and humiliation. When the country was in adversity, countless patriots step forward bravely, to the independence of the motherland, Gan sprinkling a cavity blood. Buy a sword from at daughter, also can lead a licentious life proud woman Qiu Jin, the treasure Qin 1 cavity blood, sprinkling can still go pictorial of the Zou Rong; from Jiang to Liu Hulan; from Huang to Dong Cunrui...... Countless heroes with their lives, write one after another heroic patriotic movement. Martyrs who shed blood, the flames of war to go through fire and water, the prison be and unyielding. Their life for the new Chinese.
The martyrs ah, when you fight a bloody battle every inch of land, now have fresh flowers, green grass. When the smoke of the sky, is now a cloudless blue sky, red flag fluttering. War makes you brave and strong, peaceful and beautiful environment provides knowledge, long can the opportunity for us. Dear martyrs, in spring, you may have seen the first leaf branches for you hair; can you hear the birds sing for you the first piece of music; do you ever feel us to you as an example to serve the motherland confidence?
Students, our happy life be not easily won, we want to love yourself, more to love the motherland, we have to study hard, to her credit, she luster!
The annual Qingming Festival is coming again. There are people at the crossroads. They begin to burn paper money for their dead relatives. However, I think we should pay tribute to our dead relatives in another way - replacing paper money with flowers; Burn incense instead of firecrackers. I say this because burning things produces carbon dioxide, which virtually causes another damage to the environment. My family has carried out a "reform" of sacrificial activities this year.
My grandfather is going to pay tribute to my mother with flowers. Along the way, I saw many uncles and aunts working in a foreign land like my father, who would come to pay homage to their relatives. After a long journey, we finally came to Grandpas grave. Looking at Grandpas grave, I thought of the pictures of getting along with Grandpa. My eyes were slowly moist, tears swirled in my eyes, and I tried not to let it flow down. I think grandpa doesnt want me to cry, and everyone doesnt want me to cry. After lunch, we walked back from our hometown. Along the way, I saw many pedestrians with sad faces, like eggplant beaten by frost, mourning. I think this is the sentence of Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "it rains one after another during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls." What you want to express.
In this sad Festival, the whole city shows a sad situation
Today, April 5, is Tomb Sweeping Day, which is a traditional festival of the motherland.
In the morning, the three of us went to Qinglong mountain to visit the tomb. Once there, the mountains are full of grave sweepers. Some of them have wreaths, some have flower baskets, and a group of primary school students have a small white flower hanging on their chest. I watched them lay flower baskets and wreaths under the monument. The primary school students hung small white flowers on the railing one after another, and there were still three minutes of silence to the martyrs. The monument is engraved with s of many heroes. At this time, my mother told me: "these uncles sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Zhoushan."
On the way back, I thought that today's tomb sweeping was good for me. Gcation has made me understand that our beautiful life is hard won and should be cherished!
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 a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. It is a time to express ones grief for his lost relatives. An ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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 a walk 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 ed 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 Kings sons was called Chong Er. Jealous of his talent, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. He had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. They hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. An official named Jie Zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for Chong Er. When the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. And Jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. They lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. Many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. Going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, What on earth is the use of that? Throw it away! Jie Zitui heard it and sighed, It is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity. So he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.
As Chong Er became king, he rewarded many people but he forgot Jie Zitui. He did not realize it until was reminded. However his invitation was refused and he flared up. Soldiers were ordered to burn up the mountain to force Jie to come out. Finally they found Jie and his mother scorched under a willow. He would rather die than yield to the power. Chong Er was so overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial ceremony for Jie. So every year on that day folks mourned for him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making fire. Later the custom of ing willow branches on gates was also added.
The tomb sweeping day is one of the traditional festivals in China. On April 5th, people start to visit their ancestors’ tombs. Generally speaking, people will bring the home-made food, some fake money and paper-made mansion to their ancestors. When they start to honour their ancestor, they will light up some candles and incense, put some flowers around the tombs. The most important thing is to put the home-made food in front of the tombs. The food, also known as sacrifices, is usually made up with a chicken, a fish and some pork. It’s a symbol of the offspring’s respect to the ancestors. People believe that the forbears will share the food with them. The children dedicate the food and money to their forbears in order to show their love and caring. The young offspring will go down on their knees and pray for their ancestors.
They can say their wishes in front of the tombs and the ancestors will make their dreams come true.
In some provinces of China, people use different activities to commemorate this day, for instance, spring-outing, swinging, tree planting and making special food. One special food is Ay Tsao rice balls. It looks like Tang-yuan, but its colour is green. Mix the ay tsao juice with the rice powder, then make it into small balls. The Ay Tsao rice ball is done. People believe that eating ay tsao rice balls can get rid of the bad luck and everything will go smoothly. Other activities such as spring outing, tree planting are the other ways to commemorate the forbears. For one thing, it is a sign that people should look into the future and embrace the hope; for another thing, we do hope our ancestor rest in peace.
qing ming, which means clear and bright in chinese, falls on april5th this year. it is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. it is a time to express one"s grief for his lost relatives. an ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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 a walk 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 ed 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, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. he had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. they hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. an official named jie zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for chong er. when the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. and jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. they lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, "what on earth is the use of that? throw it away!" jie zitui heard it and sighed, "it is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity." so he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.
as chong er became king, he rewarded many people but he forgot jie zitui. he did not realize it until was reminded. however his invitation was refused and he flared up. soldiers were ordered to burn up the mountain to force jie to come out. finally they found jie and his mother scorched under a willow. he would rather die than yield to the power. chong er was so overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial ceremony for jie. so every year on that day folks mourned for him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making fire. later the custom of ing willow branches on gates was also added.
Teachers and students:
good morning! Today is April 4, and tomorrow is Chinas traditional festival - Qingming Festival. According to the relevant regulations of the State Council and in combination with the actual situation of our school, we will have a holiday from this afternoon to the 6th, and classes will be normal on the 7th (Thursday). The overnight students must return to school before 18:00 on Wednesday afternoon.
Qingming Festival is one of the 24 solar terms in China. "Huainanzi, astronomy training" said: "on the 15th day after the spring equinox, fighting finger B, the Qingming wind will arrive." As soon as the Tomb Sweeping Day comes, the temperature rises and the rainfall increases, which is a good season for farming. However, as a traditional festival in China, Qingming Festival is the most important sacrificial Festival. On this day, people go to the mountains to visit the tombs, mourn the dead relatives, and cherish the memory of the martyrs who contributed to the prosperity of the motherland and national rejuvenation. At the same time, we also place our gratitude for raising our ancestors, cherish their contributions to future generations, families and society, and encourage future generations to learn from them, Try to do more meaningful things.
Finally, I will conclude todays speech with 28 words: inherit the tradition, thank our ancestors, cherish the memory of the martyrs, embrace nature, sweep the tombs in civilization and ensure safety. Thank you!
Dear teachers and students
hello everyone!
Its Qingming Festival, with warm spring breeze and bright sunshine. Our campus is full of vitality. Today, we gather here to mourn the martyrs and pay homage to the heroes in the form of speeches. The purpose is to remind each of us not to forget history and learn from history.
Students, Tomb Sweeping Day is not only one of the 24 solar terms in China, but also the most important day for ancestor worship and tomb sweeping in China. Paying homage to our ancestors and remembering the past is not to immerse us in infinite pain, but to better stimulate our fighting spirit to move forward bravely; Paying homage to our ancestors and remembering the past does not mean that we should cherish the memory of history, but that we should turn grief into strength and better create the future; To sweep our ancestors and remember the past is not to make us regret indefinitely, but to take history as a mirror, not only to look at the past, but also to reflect the future, so that todays us can learn from history and aspire to history!
Students, the martyrs dyed the national flag red with their own blood and laid the foundation for the Republic building with their precious lives. The great achievements of the martyrs are immortal, their spirit is eternal, and the Republic will not forget them! The people will never forget them! We who live in a happy life cannot forget them! How to inherit the martyrs will? How to carry forward the glorious tradition of revolution? Some students may think its too difficult. In fact, its not. As long as we can do it according to the requirements of the code for primary school students and the 40 word code for "civilized students", seriously regulate our words and deeds, and be a "good helper" who is filial to our parents, cares about the elderly, thrifty and loves work at home; In society, be a "model" who loves the motherland, is polite, honest and trustworthy, and abides by discipline and law; Be a "good partner" who is united and friendly, helps each other, respects others and is good at cooperation in school; Be a "little guard" who cares for public property, pays attention to hygiene, protects the environment and abides by order in public places; When alone, it is enough to be a "little master" with an open mind, mental health, diligence and self-reliance and the courage to innovate, to call for the spring breeze of civilization and comfort the loyal souls of martyrs with our practical actions.
Students and teachers, we shoulder the unfinished cause of the martyrs and the historical task of enriching the people and strengthening the country! We should use confidence, sincerity and ambition to interpret our wonderful life. Dont let time flow!
Thank you!
My hometown is a beautiful small country. It is surrounded by mountains, verdant trees. The annual Qingming Festival is a festival for people in their hometown to sacrifice their ancestors. Therefore, when I go to Qingming Festival, I will go to my hometown with my father and mother to sweep the grave.
Every time I come to my grandparents tombstone, I want to cry, because I always think of a story my father and I said: a little boy died when he was seven years old, and he was living with her old grandmother. He didnt wear a new dress and didnt have a full meal. He finished middle school by relatives and school funding, and went to normal school with excellent results. He became a glorious peoples teacher. This little boy is my father. Dad is a strong man. He didnt give up his studies because of the frustrations of life and the poverty of life. Dad told me this story when I was most unconfident, and I knew that dad was trying to make me understand that I could not give up my ideal because of a little difficulty.
On the day of Qingming Festival, I came to see my grandparents. I want to tell them, "Grandpa, grandma, rest in peace. Your son is very happy now. He used his strength to get a happy family. Your granddaughter will also be a strong man, fighting for her ideals.
The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. After the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. But the Qingming Festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival memoration. The Qingming Festival sees bination of sadness and happiness.
This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. Also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served. The Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival was usually one day before the Qingming Festival. As our ancestors often exted the day to the Qingming, they were bined. On each Qingming Festival, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices.
Traffic on the way to the cemeteries es extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass e green and nature is again lively.
Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere. People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are called "gods lanterns."
The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979, "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calar.
Students:
good morning!
There must be a poem that everyone is familiar with, that is, Du Mu wrote that it rains in succession during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. Asking where the restaurant is, the shepherd boy points to Xinghua village in the distance.
This poem refers to a very important traditional festival in China (Qingming Festival). Do you know what month and day Qingming Festival is this year? (yes, April 5) Qingming Festival is not only one of the 24 solar terms in China, but also the most important sacrificial festival in China. It is a day for ancestor worship and tomb sweeping. According to the old custom, when sweeping the tomb, people should bring wine, food, fruit, speech under the national flag and paper money to the cemetery, offer food to the tomb of their ancestors, burn the paper money, cultivate new soil for the tomb, fold a few fresh green branches and them on the tomb, and then kowtow to worship. The poem "Qingming" we recited just now describes the ancient peoples portrayal of the traditional festival of offering sacrifices to their ancestors, Qingming Festival.
Qingming Festival has a history of more than 2500 years. Every Qingming Festival, people from all over the world will rush to the mausoleum of their ancestors, present a bunch of flowers and sprinkle a pot of hot wine to express their gratitude to their ancestors.
Today, at this solemn flag raising ceremony, we stared at the national flag stained with the blood of the martyrs, and unconsciously returned to the hard and eventful years: when the motherland was in danger, countless patriots stood up and shed their blood for the independence and reunification of the motherland and the liberation of the people. From Jiang Jie to Liu Hulan; From Huang Jiguang to Dong Cunrui, these heroes are willing to sacrifice and are not afraid of bloodshed or even sacrifice. Reflect the great cohesion of the country and the nation in times of crisis. How can we not respect them? The martyrs have left us, but who can say that they dont live in peoples hearts forever? It is precisely because there are countless heroes who are far away from us, their lofty and selfless that we have todays peaceful environment and the prosperity of our motherland.
Today, Hong Kong and Macao have returned to the motherland. Our country has also successfully launched Shenzhou 8 and 9 spacecraft. The Chinese people have finally printed the first line of footprints in the boundless space. It has realized the Chinese peoples dream of flying for thousands of years. These exciting good news will be a gift to the martyrs.
The spring rain will send us infinite sorrow. The era of war has created the strength and courage of the martyrs, and the peaceful environment will also cultivate us into talents. Students, a happy life is hard won. Lets cherish it. A beautiful future is waiting for us to create. Lets work hard! thank you.
Qing ming, which means clear and bright in chinese, falls on april5th this year. it is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead. it is a time to express one"s grief for his lost relatives. an ancient elegiac poem, which described a grievous 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 a walk 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 ed 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, a concubine falsely accused him of rebellion to make her son the crown prince. he had no choice but to flee and with him were some officials. they hid themselves in a mountain and went hungry for quite some time. an official named jie zitui took great pain to cut some flesh from his thigh and cooked it for chong er. when the fact was known the young master was moved to tears and knelt down in gratitude. and jie replied his best repayment should be a just king. they lived a life of hunger and cold for three years until the evil concubine died. many soldiers were sent to look for him and to escort him back home. going into the carriage, he saw an official packed an old mat onto a horse, he said laughingly, "what on earth is the use of that? throw it away!" jie zitui heard it and sighed, "it is hardship that can be shared with his majesty but not prosperity." so he went away quietly and lived in seclusion with his old mother.
As chong er became king, he rewarded many people but he forgot jie zitui. he did not realize it until was reminded. however his invitation was refused and he flared up. soldiers were ordered to burn up the mountain to force jie to come out. finally they found jie and his mother scorched under a willow. he would rather die than yield to the power. chong er was so overwhelmed with regret that he ordered people hold memorial ceremony for jie. so every year on that day folks mourned for him and the day before ate cold meals, which avoided making fire. later the custom of ing willow branches on gates was also added.