Qingming Festivals <p class="ql-block">April 4th or 5th of the Gregorian calendar公历4月4日或4月5日</p><p class="ql-block">one of the Chinese Twenty-four Solar Terms中国二十四节气之一</p><p class="ql-block">From that date temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases从这一天起，气温开始升高，降雨量开始增多</p><p class="ql-block">the crucial time for plowing and sowing in the spring 春耕春播的重要时节</p> Origin 故事起源 <p class="ql-block"> It is said that the Qingming Festival was originally held to commemorate Jie Zitui, a loyal man who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. Jie cut a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry lord who was forced to flee from his own country. </p><p class="ql-block">Later, when the lord regained his position, he forgot about Jie Zitui’s sacrifice. However, after being reminded, he felt ashamed and decided to reward the loyal man, but Jie had hidden in a mountain with his mother. In order to find Jie, the lord ordered that the mountain be set on fire. </p><p class="ql-block">Unfortunately, Jie was found dead with his mother. In order to commemorate the day of his death, the lord declared the date to be Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival — the day that only cold food can be eaten.</p><p class="ql-block">A year later, when the lord went to the mountain to commemorate Jie’s death, he found the burned willows had revived, so he gave instructions that the day after Hanshi Festival was to be Qingming Festival. Eventually, the two festivals were combined into one.</p> 诗歌翻译 <p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">清 明</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;"> ——杜牧</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">清明时节雨纷纷</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">路上行人欲断魂</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">借问酒家何处有</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">牧童遥指杏花村</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?</p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">Acow boy points to yonder village of the apricot flower.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p>