清明節英語話題作文
清明節除了“燒”，還剩下些什么？
what do we have on tomb-sweeping day except “burning”?
清明時節似乎注定要成為一個追思的季節。那不絕如縷的雨絲總能勾起人們緬懷先人、尊祖敬宗的綿綿情感。
tomb-sweeping day seems to be a season of memory. the constant drizzle reminds people of the affinity of forefathers and respect to ancestors.
清明節，正是春光明媚草木吐綠的時節，也正是人們春游的好時候，所以古人有清明踏青的習俗。我國傳統的清明節大約始于周代，已有二千五百多年的歷史。由于清明與寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民間禁火掃墓的日子，漸漸地，寒食與清明就合二為一了，而寒食即成為清明的別稱，也變成清明時節的一個習俗，清明之日不動煙火，只吃涼的食品。
tomb-sweeping day is just the time of bright spring with flourishing green plants and the best time for people to have a spring-out, therefore, it has been long the custom to walk in the field on the tomb-sweeping day. it was originated from approximately zhou dynasty with a history of more than 2500 years. since it is almost the same as “cold-food day” on which people prohibited fire and swept the tombs. gradually, the two days derived into one festival and “cold-food” became the epithet of “tomb-sweeping day” and one of the customs as well. therefore, people will not light fire and eat cold food on “tomb-sweeping day”.
寄托哀思不拘泥于形式，讓生活充滿鮮活的色彩，也是先人對后人的希望所在，我們又何必燒來燒去鬧得烏煙瘴氣呢？那么，在清明節這天你會選擇何種方式度過？同時，你會用何種方式寄托你對故人的追思？
there is no restriction for people to express the grief. what the ancestors wish is that we can enrich our life. why do we burn so much and cause so heavy smoke? then, how are you going to spend your tomb-sweeping day and how would you express your missing to your ancestors?
it's always raining during the tomb-sweeping day, it's cold these days. people take much count of this festival whether it is a national day, bcs we are the group who remember our roots.
清明時節雨紛紛，看來真是這個理，而且最近這個天也是冷，都有零度。無論清明是否屬于國家法定節日，國民們都很重視，因為我們骨子里都是不忘本的人啊。
the basic comity in tomb sweeping day is ancestors worship, everybody has its own way to grieve. many people who is out will put down their work, slow their feet and back home. it's the virtue of our land to go home when old.
it is different between countryside and urban for worshipping the ancestors in the forms, there are many forms in the country, one set by one, while in the urban it's rather simple and environment-protection.
清明節基本的禮儀是，祭祖，很多在外的人都會在那一天忍不住放下自己的工作，放慢自己的腳步，回到家中祭祖，葉落歸根是我們中華的美德。祭祖在城市與農村是不同的www.kongtiaoguanjia.com，光形式上來說就不同，農村禮比較多，一套一套的；而城市里的就相對比較簡單，環保些。
in fact, besides "burnning money n paper", we can do more, such as we can go for a trip during these sunshine days with our relatives n friends, or have a deep talk after gather again.