The Qing Ming festival is a day of reverence for Chinese.

清明節(jié)是中國人的祭祀節(jié)日。

People hold ceremonies for ancestors,and sweep their tombs on April 5th every year.

在每年的四月五日左右，人們祭祖和掃墓。

According to tradition ,during the Tomb Sweeping,people put food in front of the tombs,add new soil on the tomb.

按照舊時習俗，掃墓時人們來到墓地，將食物供祭在親人墓前，為墳?zāi)古嗌闲峦痢?/span>

Decorate the tombs with some fresh branches and knock head.

折幾支嫩綠的新枝插在墳上，然后叩頭拜祭。

A traditional Chinese painting named Riverside Scene on the Qing Ming festival,drawn nine hundred years ago,shows the prosperous atmosphere and activities on that day.

900 多年前的一幅中國畫《清明上河圖》描繪了當時人們在過清明節(jié)時的繁榮景象和節(jié)日風俗。

People returned from Tomb Sweeping with horses and packages in the picture.

人們騎著馬、挑著擔，從掃墓的地方歸來。

Now it is a public holiday in China.

現(xiàn)在，清明節(jié)已經(jīng)成為中國的法定假日。

Although ceremonies have changed a little with time.

雖然隨著時間的推移，祭祀的習俗可能稍稍改變，

Chinese still express their grief for the deceased.

用自己的方式寄托對故人的哀思。