2015年2月26日星期四

What is The Pure Brightness Day?


Welcome to our hanbridge Chinese lesson. Here you will know today’s topic. Pure Brightness Day is a tradition in Chinabeginning approximately during the period of Zhou Dynasty, with a history of over 2,500 yearsIts originaccording to legendis from ancient times when the emperorsgeneralsand ministers offered sacrifices at tombs and left giftsLaterthis was later eagerly imitated by the commonersOn this day, offerings are made to ancestors and the tombs are swept in much of the same way as the previous generationsbecoming a fixed regular custom of the Chinese nationalityTo learn Chinese festival in today’s lessons can help you know much Chinese knowledge. Let us go head.
 
Pure Brightness Day(also called Walking amid Greenery Day in other online Chinese lessons)according to the Gregorian calendar, takes place every year on April 4 to April 6At this timeradiant spring sun and lush grasslands and forests constitute all opportune time to take a tour of spring( in ancient times called Stroll on the Grass)Consequentlythe ancients correlated the Pure Brightness Walking amid Greenery Day with traditional sporting activities. Another famous yet still long lost ancient tradition of the Pure Brightness Day is Cold Food Day

Cold Food Dayas the name impliesconstitutes refraining from using fire
to cook mealseating only cold food. The original date is only one or two days difference from the Pure Brightness Day, so eventually the two days merged into oneBut as Cold Food Day in the present is referred to as Pure Brightness Daythe custom of eating unheated food still resides
   
Local tradition of Pure Brightness Day are extremely abundantincluding tomb sweepingthe planting of willowshiking in the wildernessand tree planting. Other various social custom exist, such as flying kitesswingingcu4 ju1 (ancient Chinese soccer)poloand a series of sporting activities. Thereforethis day Chinese learn to  encompass offerings of sacrificesorrow and tears for parted relatives while sweeping the tombsas well as all amusing tone that demonstrates an appreciation for naturemaking it an important festival
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