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【推薦文章】10個清明節的掃墓禁忌 (民俗信仰僅供參考)
Qingming Festival is called Tomb Sweeping Day.
清明節被稱為Tomb Sweeping Day。
It’s usually falls on April 4 or 5 of the solar calendar.
通常落在國曆的4月4日或5日。
It is an important day for showing respect and worshiping to ancestors.
這是向祖先表示敬意和崇拜的重要日子。
There are various activities for Tomb Sweeping Day, such as tomb sweeping, tomb upkeep and repair, as well as spring outings.
清明節有各種各樣的活動，例如掃墓，保養和維修墳墓以及春遊。
As for tomb sweeping, it is the most important activity to do during the Tomb Sweeping Day.
至於掃墓，這是清明節最重要的活動。
People will pay respect to their ancestors by visiting their graves, removing weeds, adding fresh soil to the graves.
人們會透過拜訪墳墓、清除雜草、為墳墓添加新鮮土壤來尊重祖先。
In addition, offering food, tea or wine, burning joss paper, and light incense are must-do activities.
此外，提供食物、茶或酒，還有燒香紙和燒香都是必做的活動。
The reason for doing that is to hope that ancestors will not lack food and money.
這樣做的原因是希望祖先不會缺少食物和金錢。
However, customs have been greatly simplified today, especially in cities.
然而，習俗在今日已大大簡化，尤其是在城市裡。
People only give flowers to their dead relatives.
人們只會給死去的親戚獻花。
Boro and Bomei will go south to pay their respects at their great grandparents’ gravesite this year.
波羅和波每今年將南下為我們的曾祖父母上墳。
Their parents hope to take them to experience the traditional festival, and teach them the concept of “never forget where you came from”.
我們的父母希望帶我們去體驗傳統的節日，並教我們“不忘本”的觀念。
Tomb Sweeping Day is also a day on which family members wrap and eat Taiwanese spring rolls together.
清明節也是家庭成員一起吃潤餅的好日子。
Boro likes to put shredded eggs, dried beans, and crushed peanuts inside a roll.
波羅喜歡將蛋絲、豆乾與花生粉放在潤餅中。
Bomei likes to put carrots, and black sesame powder.
而波美喜歡放胡蘿蔔和黑芝麻粉。
What kind of spring rolls do you like to eat?
你喜歡吃哪樣的潤餅呢？
Will you go to the tomb sweeping this year?
你今年會去掃墓嗎？
In any case, we hope you can have a nice day in this holiday.
無論如何，我們希望你在這個假期能過得愉快。
相關單字總整理 (單字表下載)
1. Tomb Sweeping Day /tuːm/ /ˈswiː.pɪŋ/ /deɪ/ 清明節
2. tomb /tuːm/ 墳墓
3. sweep /swiːp/ 打掃、清掃
4. respect /rɪˈspekt/ (v.)尊重、敬意
5. worship /ˈwɝː.ʃɪp/ 敬奉、信奉 | (v.)敬拜、崇拜
6. mourn /mɔːrn/ 哀悼、悲傷
7. ancestor /ˈæn.ses.tɚ/祖先
8. grave /ɡreɪv/ 墳墓、墓穴 | (adj.) 嚴重的、重大的
9. gravesite /ˈgreivˌsait/ 墓地
10. gravestone /ˈɡreɪv.stoʊn/] 墓碑
11. joss paper /ˈdʒɑːs/ /ˈpeɪ.pɚ/ 紙錢
12. joss stick /ˈdʒɑːs ˌstɪk/] 線香
13. incense /ˈɪn.sens/ / ɪnˈsens/香 | (v.) 激怒、使大怒
14. custom /ˈkʌs.təm/ 風俗、習慣、傳統
15. relative /ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/ 親屬、親戚
16. traditional /[trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ 傳統的
17. concept /ˈkɑːn.sept/原則、概念、觀念
18. spring roll /[sprɪŋ/ /roʊl/ 潤餅、春捲
