用英语讲述中国故事 传承中华文化 弘扬中国精神

  “万物生长此时，皆清明而明净，故谓之清明。”
                                ——《岁时百问》

  清明，源自于上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，既是自然节气，也是我国重要的传统节日。春雨霏霏，行人断魂，怀念和祭祀是清明最重要的旋律。

  二、“踏春思故里，垂白看杨花”

  清明节又叫踏青节，彼时，草木生长，微风和煦，百花向荣，处处给人一种清新明朗、欣欣向荣的感觉。据《旧唐书》所载：“大历二年二月壬午，幸昆明池踏青。”
  “阶下儿童仰面看，清明装点最堪宜。”放风筝是清明节的一大习俗。古时，人们夜间在风筝下或风稳拉线上挂上彩色的灯笼，远远看上去像闪烁的明星，还有人把风筝送上天之后剪断牵线，任凭清风把它们送往天涯海角，据说这可以除病消灾，为自己带来好运。
  而北宋画家张择端的《清明上河图》则生动记录了北宋时期人们过清明节的繁荣景象和节日风俗，反映了都城东京(又称汴京，今河南开封)的城市面貌和当时社会各阶层人民的生活状况。

 

  三、“天地英雄气，清明祭忠魂”

  A US air force plane was on a mission in the South China sea on April 1^st, 2001. The 81192 was intercepting the US spy craft when it was cut in half but the US plane. The pilot Wang Wei died only at the age of 33. 20 years later we're still in memory of Wang Wei. He's our hero and will be remembered forever.
  During a boarder clash with the Indian troops in June last year,  Chen Hongjun、Chen Xiangrong and Xiao Siyuan rushed to rescue the comrades and died in the conflict. Wang Zhuoran drowned in the icy water while he was trying to save another comrade. The heroes will be remembered by the country and its people.