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s :statutory holiday 法定假日traditional activity 傳統(tǒng)活動Chinese calendar = lunar calendar 農(nóng)歷,陰歷give rise to 導致,引出alternative name 備選名zongzi 粽子 a pyramidshaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leavesDouble Fifth 重五節(jié),重午節(jié)realgar wine 雄黃酒regatta 賽舟會memorate mit suicide 自殺drown ,溺死symbolize ,代表rescue and recover Qu39。Qingming Festival/Tomb sweeping dayTomb Sweeping Day is traditional festival of China, is also the most important sacrifice festival, on that day, people worships ancestors and visits pay respects to somebody at his is one of the 24 solar terms, means that it’s good time for spring Sweeping Day falls around April fifth, and it’s during the spring of China, so it is also called “hiking day”.People go to the suburbs for an outing in love to fly kites during the Qingming FestivalChing MingThe Ching Ming festival is celebrated in April and is known as “Remembrance of Ancestors Day”.This day is devoted to honouring relatives who of Chinese visit cemeteries to clean the graves of their loved Chinese hold great respect for their ancestors and the young are taught to pray to, and for, the family people acpany their parents to the gravesite and help in the cleaning “willow” is regarded as the symbol of light and enemy of darkness in Chinese Ching Ming, willow twigs and branches are hung in doorways to ward off the evil is believed that if you don39。清明節(jié)是24節(jié)氣之一,預示著春耕的好時節(jié)已經(jīng)到了。拜介子椎的習俗也變成了清明掃墓的習俗了。為了紀念介子椎,晉文公下令每年的這一天,禁止生火,家家戶戶只能吃生冷的食物,這就是寒食節(jié)的來源。晉文公無計可施,只好放火燒山,他想,介子椎孝順母親,一定會帶著老母出來。據(jù)歷史記載,在兩千多年以前的春秋時代,晉國公子重耳逃亡在外,生活艱苦,跟隨他的介子椎不惜從自己的腿上割下一塊肉讓他充饑。s began the “cold food feast”, a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be “cold food” festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often considered as part of the Qing Ming time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the “cold food” practice is observed,the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember one39。s life by serving a piece of his own the lord succeeded in being the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join , Jie