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The Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, is 1. ______ important traditional Chinese festival. Qingming is one of the 24 Chinese solar terms. It's on April 4th, 5th or 6th. From that date, temperatures begin to rise.
Many things can be done 2.
spring. Tomb sweeping, spring outings, eating green rice balls and 3.
(fly) kites are the common activities during these days. Not only is it a day for remembering the dead, but also it is a time for people to enjoy 4.
(they).
It's said that there was a loyal(忠诚的) man called Jie Zitui who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, there was a prince named Chong'er. Unluckily, some people wanted 5.
(kill) him. In order to get away from them, Chong'er had to leave his country. On his way, he was hungry and Jie Zitui cut his own leg to save him.
Later, Chong'er became the king. However, he forgot Jie Zitui. Thanks to a man, Chong'er felt ashamed(羞愧) a lot and decided to give a prize to the loyal man. 6.
Jie hid himself in a mountain with his mother. The king made a 7.
(decide) to set a fire to find Jie. Unluckily, Jie was 8.
(death) with his mother beside a tree. From then on, that day was called the Hanshi Festival or the Cold Food Festival.
A year later, the burned trees 9.
(grow) green. The day after the Hanshi Festival was to be the Qingming Festival. 10.
(final), these two festivals became one.