Dear friends,
Welcome to our school! I'm Li Hua. It's my great honour to introduce our
Chinese traditional festival to you.
I'd like to say something about the Qingming Festival. It is an ancient
traditional festival in China. It falls on either April 4 or April 5. On this day,
people go to the countryside to hold a ceremony at their ancestors' tombs. They
have the custom of sweeping the graves to show their respect.
Today, great changes have taken place. There are fewer and fewer graves
in the fields. But it remains a custom for the Chinese to go for a walk, remember
their ancestors, breathe the fresh air and enjoy the beautiful sights.
