The Qingming Festival

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对于中国传统节日之一的清明节，可能许多同学只知道与扫墓、祭祖有关。其实，清明也是中国二十四节气之一，民间还有很多习俗呢。到底是怎样的？

让我们一起从文章中找到答案吧！

The Qingming Festival，or Tomb-sweeping（扫墓） Day，is a traditional（传统的） festival in Chinese culture（文化）. It usually falls on April 4th to 6th each year.

The Qingming Festival is an important festival for Chinese families to sweep tombs. It is an activity（活动） for paying respect to（向……表达敬意） the dead（死者）. People would clear away weeds（野草） and build up（增大） the tombs with new soil（土壤）. They would bring things like food，fruit，wine（酒） and spirit money（纸钱） to the tomb site（地点）. They place（放置） the food，fruit and wine before the tomb，and burn（燃烧） spirit money.

Qingming is also one of the Chinese 24 Solar Terms（节气）. After the festival，the temperature（气温） will rise（升高） and the rainfall（降雨量） increases（增加）. The working people in the old days used it to guide（指导） their farm work. Its the important time for farmers to plow（耕地） and sow（播种）.

Qingming is a time when plants turn green in bright and warm sunshine. It is a fine time to go out and enjoy the beauty of nature（大自然）. Chinese people love going for a spring outing（春游） and flying kites during the Qingming Festival. These activities（活動） are very popular with（受……欢迎） children and teenagers（青少年）.

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判断正误，正确的填T，错误的填F。

（）1. The Qingming Festival usually falls on May 4th to 6th each year.

（）2. The Qingming Festival is an important festival for Chinese people to sweep tombs.

（）3. Qingming is not one of the Chinese 24 solar terms.

（）4. After the Qingming Festival，the temperature will rise.

（）5. Children and teenagers like flying kites during the Qingming Festival.