寒食节、网红青团….掌握这些才算知道清明节！

清明节快到了，

是时候增加一点关于中国传统节日的知识储备啦！

下面这几个知识点你掌握了几个呢？

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NO. 1

清明节的表达

中国传统的节日，

大家都会事先准备好

Offering（祭品）

Worship the ancestors (祭拜祖先)

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多种表达↓↓↓

1. Tomb Sweeping Festival / Tomb-sweeping Day

扫墓节、扫墓日，重强调了清明节的重要习俗“扫墓”。

2. Qingming Festival

根据中文表达，直接翻译过来。

3. Pure Bright Festival / Clear Brightness Festival
它被译为"Clear and Bright"，清洁和明亮。这种译法强调的是清明时节的气候状况。相似的翻译有立夏被译为"Summer Begins"、小寒 "Slight cold"、大寒"Great cold"。

4. Cold Food Festival

翻译为“寒食节”，除了我们祭祀的食物大部分是 Cold Food 之外，后面还有一个感人的故事。

NO. 2

清明节（寒食节）

由来（双语）

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中英文介绍↓↓↓

The origin of the festival dates back to the spring and autumn period, 770 to 476 B.C. It was to honor Jie Zhi Tui, a loyal follower of the Duke Wen of Jin state. Before he became the king, Jie cut a slice of meat from his own thigh to make soup for the starving duke. A gratified Wen promised to reward Jie, but when he became king, he forgot about Jie. Jie, seeking no gain or reward, quietly left to live in a forest with his elderly mother. When Wen realized his mistake, he tried to persuade Jie to return to the court by setting fire to the forest. But Jie and his mother died in the fire. A saddened Wen declared that no fires could be lit on that day. Thus, people would only eat cold food, and the festival was originally called Cold Food Day.

这节日的由来起源于西元前 770 到 476 年的春秋时分。清明节是为了要纪念介之推，晋文公的忠诚追随者。在晋文公成为王以前，介之推曾从他自己的大腿上切下一片肉来煮汤给饥饿的公子。感激的晋文公承诺要回报介之推，但在他当上王的时候，他遗忘了介之推。介之推，不求回报，悄悄地离去和他年迈的母亲住在森林里。当晋文公发现自己的错误时，他试着火烧森林来说服介之推返回宫廷。但介之推和他的母亲葬身在火海中。悲恸的晋文公宣布在那天不得生火。因此，人们只能吃冰冷的食物，而这节日原本被称作“寒食节”。

NO. 3

美国有清明节么？

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There's no equivalent of Tomb Sweeping Day in America.

美国没有类似清明节的节日。

There's Memorial Day, but it's for remembering soldiers who passed away serving the country. It's not like Tomb Sweeping Day.

有一个Memorial Day，但它是纪念阵亡将士的；和清明还是不同的。

NO. 4

清明节吃的“青团”怎么表达？

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江浙沪的小伙伴们，在清明节时会吃“青团”，

怎么和老外介绍“青团”呢？