中英双语阅读：清明节

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　　The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today

　　With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased

　　ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.

　　Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and

　　spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family's home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome

　　around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.

　　清明节在川东地区还有清明粑这种食物清明粑，是川东地区在清明节所实用的传统小吃。皮为糯米面加上一种叫清明菜的野菜，包上野葱、榨菜和腊肉丁炒熟做成的馅，上笼屉蒸熟以后即可食用。

　　因为制作这种小吃的主要配料清明菜是一种野生植物，只有在清明前后这一段时间才鲜嫩可吃。清明菜生在野地，长三四寸高就开出小黄花，茎叶生细百绒毛，因此看上去灰绿灰绿的。

　　Tomb Sweeping Day

　　Qingming Festival

　　Pure Bright Festival

　　Clear Brightness Festival

　　例句：

　　The day after tomorrow is the Tomb-sweeping Day.

　　后天是清明节。

　　The Qingming Festival in spring is the occasion for visiting ancestral graves.

　　清明节是扫墓拜祭先人的日子。