LastQingmingFestival,清明ireturnhometoworshipmygrandfather.QingmingFestivalisafolkFestival.Inthepast,theQingmingFestivalwascalledArborDay.ButToday,Chinesevisittheirfamilygravestotendtoanyunderbrushthathasgrown.Weedsarepulled,anddirtsweptaway,andthefamilywillsetoutofferingsoffoodandspiritmoney.Unlikethesacrificesatafamily'shomealtar,theofferingsatthetombusuallyconsistofdry,blandfood.Onetheoryisthatsinceanynumberofghostsromearoundagravearea,thelessappealingfoodwillbeconsumedbytheancestors,andnotbeplunderedbystrangers.Withthepassingoftime,thiscelebrationoflifebecameadaytothehonorpastancestors.Followingfolkreligion,theChinesebelievedthatthespiritsofdeceasedancestorslookedafterthefamily.Sacrificesoffoodandspiritmoneycouldkeepthemhappy,andthefamilywouldprosperthroughgoodharvestsandmorechildren.去年清明节,我回家拜访我的节英祖父。清明节是语作民间的节日。过去,文字清明节被称作植树节。清明但是节英现在,中国人去往他们的语作家庭墓地去看那些新生的草木。除去杂草,文字清理垃圾,清明家人也会放一些事物和冥钱之类的节英东西。不像家庭的语作家用祭坛,在目的文字放置的东西通常是干燥、刺激性的清明食物。有一种理论认为,节英既然一个墓穴旁边有很多鬼魂,语作那么缺乏吸引力的食物将会被祖先们食用,而不是被陌生人夺走。随着时间的推移,这样的生活庆祝成了祖先光荣的日子。继承民间宗教,中国人认为,死去的祖先的灵魂照顾着家人。供上一些事物和金钱可以让灵魂感到开心,家里就会有得到好运,有好收成或有更多的孩子。
