BTomb-sweepingdayAEaster第一頁，共二十四頁。1工作概況Briefintroduction第二頁，共二十四頁。Easter

isoneof

theoldestandmostmeaningfulChristianfestival.

ItcelebratestheresurrectionofJesusChrist.

Christiansaroundtheworld

celebrateeveryyear.

Easterisasymbolofrebirth

andhope.BriefintroductionofEasterThe

date

of

Easter

is

different

every

year.UsuallyinApril.Thisdependsonthelunarcalendar(themoon).TimeisthefirstSundayafter

thevernalequinoxfullmoon.第三頁，共二十四頁。However,andChristmas,alongwithsocialprogress,Easterreligiousovertonesincreasinglyweak,asafolkfestivalfeaturesarebecomingincreasinglyevident.BriefintroductionofEaster‘GoodFriday’isanationalholidayintheUK.ThiscelebratesthedaythatJesusdiedonthecross.Jesusisalsocalledthe‘lamb’thatwassacrificedforhumankind.第四頁，共二十四頁。Thetomb-sweepingdayhasahistoryofmorethantwothousandfivehundredyearsago.OnMay20,2006,approvedbythestatecouncilthefolkfestivalislistedinthefirstbatchofstate-levelnon-materialculturalheritagelist.BriefintroductionofEasterTomb-sweepingdayTomb-sweepingdayisoneofthelunar24solartermsintheairwithspring,whichis108daysafterthewintersolstice.第五頁，共二十四頁。The

Qingming

Festival

is

one

of

the

24

seasonal

division

points

in

China,

falling

on

April

4-6

each

year.

After

the

festival,

the

temperature

will

rise

up

and

rainfall

increases.

BriefintroductionofEasterTomb-sweepingdayIt

is

the

high

time

for

spring

plowing

and

sowing.

But

the

Qingming

Festival

is

not

only

a

seasonal

point

to

guide

farm

work,

it

is

more

a

festival

of

commemoration.

第六頁，共二十四頁。2CustomsofEaster第七頁，共二十四頁。EasterEgg

Inancienttimes,theeggisasymbolofspringandthebeginningofanewlife.Later,Christiansalsogivetheegganewmeaning,alayerofreligiousmeaning,thatisasymbolofresurrectionofJesusoutoftheTomb.Nowadays,Eastereggsareinordertobringhappinesstopeople.Thesebeautifulanddecorativeeggsrepresentthepeople'sgoodwishesandsharethejoyoftheseasonchange.第八頁，共二十四頁。EggHuntingOnEastermorning,thechildrenhuntfortheeggsallaroundthehouse.NeighborhoodsandorganizationsholdEasteregghunts,andthechildwhofindsthemosteggswinsaprize.第九頁，共二十四頁。EggRollingItisagamewhichhasbeenconnectedtotherollingawayoftherockfromJesusChrist‘stombwhenhewasresurrected.ItistheonlydayoftheyearwhentouristsareallowedtowanderovertheWhiteHouselawn.ThewifeofthePresidentsponsors(發(fā)起)itforthechildrenoftheentirecountry.Itisopentochildrentwelveyearsoldandunder.第十頁，共二十四頁。EasterBunnyTheEasterBunnyisamythicalcharacterdepictedasarabbit.Inlegend,thecreaturebringsbasketsfilledwithcoloredeggs,candyandtoystothehomesofchildrenonthenightbeforeEaster.Asmessengerstosendeggs,rabbitsarepopularwithchildren.第十一頁，共二十四頁。EasterDayParadeGrandreligiousprocessionsinthepastHappyholidayparadetodayWearOutlandishClothesWearCartoonCostumesWearStrangeHats第十二頁，共二十四頁。3經驗教訓Customsoftomb-sweepingday第十三頁，共二十四頁。TombSweepingorAncestorWorshippingTheQingmingFestivalisspenthonoringthedead.Onthisday,peoplevisittheirfamilygravestoremoveanyunderbrushthathasgrown.Andthentheywillsetoutofferingsoffoodandpapermoney.第十四頁，共二十四頁。SpringOutingItisalsoafestivalforpeopletoenjoythemselves.DuringMarch,everythinginnaturetakesonanewlook,itisafinetimetogooutandtoappreciatethebeautifulscenesofnatureduringthefestival.ThiscustomcanbetracedbacktotheTangDynastyandfollowedbyeachdynastylatertilltoday.Springoutingsnotonlyaddjoytolifebutalsopromoteahealthybodyandmind.第十五頁，共二十四頁。FlyingKitesFlyingkitesisanactivityfavoredbymanypeopleduringtheQingmingFestival.Kitesarenotonlyflownatdaytimebutalsointheevening.Littlelanternsaretiedtothekiteortothestringthatholdsthekite.Whatmakesflyingkitesduringthisfestivalspecialisthatpeoplecutthestringwhilethekiteisintheskytoletitflyfree.Itissaidthisbringsgoodluckandthatdiseasescanbeeliminatedbydoingthis.第十六頁，共二十四頁。PlantingWillowTreesDuringtheQingmingFestival,willowbranchesarehungondoorfrontsandusedtosweepthetombs.BecauseJieZituidiedembracingawillowtree,thewillowisbelievedtohavemiraculouspowersagainstevil.

第十七頁，共二十四頁。4Foods第十八頁，共二十四頁。Easter'straditionalfoodTraditionalfoodismeat,mainlylambandham.Theyallhaveacertainmeaning.LambisasymbolofdevotiontoChrist.ThebreadmakesChristiansthinkthatJesusistheeternallifeoflivefood.InmanyEuropeancountries,EasterisusuallybakedanotherspecialEasterbread,breadpaintedthewordsofJesusChrist,crosses,orlambpattern,inordertocommemorateChrist.第十九頁，共二十四頁。Thetomb-sweepingday’straditionalfoodThesweetgreenriceballisaQingmingFestival(TombSweepingDay)foodpopularinJiangsuandZhejiangProvinces.Itisalsoamust-haveofferingatancestral

rituals

inthesouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Likeglutinousricedumpling,Qingtuanismadefromglutinousriceandstuffedwithredbean

paste.Thedifferenceisthatsqueezed

wormwood

or

brome

grassisusedinthemakingofwrapper.艾米果/青團子第二十頁，共二十四頁。Thetomb-sweepingday’straditionalfoodAibanisadeliciousChinesetraditionalsnacks,whichbelongstotheHakka