The Qing Ming festival is a day of reverence for Chinese.

清明节是中国人的祭祀节日。

People hold ceremonies for ancestors,and sweep their tombs on April 5th every year.

在每年的四月五日左右，人们祭祖和扫墓。

According to tradition ,during the Tomb Sweeping,people put food in front of the tombs,add new soil on the tomb.

按照旧时习俗，扫墓时人们来到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，为坟墓培上新土。

Decorate the tombs with some fresh branches and knock head.

折几支嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头拜祭。

A traditional Chinese painting named Riverside Scene on the Qing Ming festival,drawn nine hundred years ago,shows the prosperous atmosphere and activities on that day.

900 多年前的一幅中国画《清明上河图》描绘了当时人们在过清明节时的繁荣景象和节日风俗。

People returned from Tomb Sweeping with horses and packages in the picture.

人们骑着马、挑着担，从扫墓的地方归来。

Now it is a public holiday in China.

现在，清明节已经成为中国的法定假日。

Although ceremonies have changed a little with time.

虽然随着时间的推移，祭祀的习俗可能稍稍改变，

Chinese still express their grief for the deceased.

用自己的方式寄托对故人的哀思。