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Qingming Festival originated from ancestor belief and spring sacrifice custom in ancient times. It has two connotations of nature and humanity. It is not only a natural solar point, but also a traditional festival.
清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵，既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。
Qingming Festival is a traditional major spring festival. Tomb-sweeping and ancestor-remembering is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times.
清明节是传统的重大春祭节日，扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先，是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。
清明节，是中华民族最隆重盛大的祭祖大节，属于礼敬祖先、慎终追远的一种文化传统节日。清明节凝聚着民族精神，传承了中华文明的祭祀文化，抒发人们尊祖敬宗、继志述事的道德情怀。扫墓，即为“墓祭”，谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”，春秋二祭，古已有之。
清明节历史悠久，源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗。据现代人类学、考古学的研究成果，人类最原始的两种信仰，一是天地信仰，二是祖先信仰。上古干支历法的制定为节日形成提供了前决条件，祖先信仰与祭祀文化是清明祭祖礼俗形成的重要因素。
据考古发掘，广东英德青塘遗址发现了万年前的墓葬，是中国年代最早的可确认葬式的墓葬，表明上古先民在万年前已具有明确的有意识墓葬行为与礼俗观念。“墓祭”礼俗有着久远的历史源头，清明“墓祭”是传统春季节俗的综合与升华。
清明节俗丰富，归纳起来是两大节令传统：
一是礼敬祖先，慎终追远；
二是踏青郊游、亲近自然。
清明节不仅有祭扫、缅怀、追思的主题，也有踏青郊游、愉悦身心的主题，“天人合一”传统理念在清明节中得到了生动体现。经历史发展，清明节在唐宋时期融汇了寒食节与上巳节的习俗，杂糅了多地多种民俗为一体，具有极为丰富的文化内涵。
参考资料来源：百度百科-清明节
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Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival. Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated. ORIGINQing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermit's life with his mother in the mountains. Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "cold food feast", a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit. The "cold food" festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often considered as part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember one's elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.
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