The Meaning of Tomb-sweeping Day 清明节的意义
<p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="Tomb">Tomb</span>-<span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="days">days</span>’ <span word="off">off</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>’ <span word="tombs">tombs</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="superstitious">superstitious</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span>.</p><p>中国有5000多年的悠久历史，所以各种各样的文化也一直得以保存下来。这些有意义的文化被我们视为国家宝藏。为了记住它们，政府规定了法定假日。清明节就是这样一个有意义的节日。人们每年这个时候都会放假，家人们会聚在一起，给他们的祖先扫墓。人们相信他们这样做可以带来好运，因为他们的祖先会保佑他们。但是有些人却质疑这个节日的意义，他们认为那些人是迷信的。我认为这个节日教会人们纪念他们的祖先，尊重文化。这不是迷信，而是尊重文化。我们需要一代又一代的去传承我们的文化，不然会失去我们的国家宝藏。</p>
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