英语作文向你的美国笔友介绍清明节

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 of commemoration.

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 extended the day to the Qingming,they were later combined.

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 becomes 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.

中国节日和美国节日（英文回答）

美国

圣瓦伦丁节（St. Valentine's Day ）又称情人节（the lovers' day）

复活节（Easter Day, Easter Sunday）

万圣节（Halloween；Eve of All Saint's Day）

感恩节 (Thanksgiving Day）

国庆节（Independence Day）

中国

七月初七：七夕情人节The seventh evening of the seventh moon

二月初二：龙抬头节 The dragon saves spring (the dragon raises head)

腊月初八：腊八节The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is saved

五月初五：端午节The Dragon Boat Festival

腊月二十四 小年Festival that falls on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth month of the lunar year