《清明节英语演讲稿(汇总18篇)》

清明节英语演讲稿（精选18篇）

清明节英语演讲稿 篇1

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇2

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 primaryschoolstudents 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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇3

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇4

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇5

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇6

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇7

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇8

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇9

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇10

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇11

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇12

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇13

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇14

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇15

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇16

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!

清明节英语演讲稿 篇17

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.

清明节英语演讲稿 篇18

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.