不知不觉，清明悄悄地来到我们身边，要不是看了日历，我还真不知道。常言道：“清明时节雨纷纷”，可今天的天气格外晴朗，这也许是老天在体贴我们吧！
Unconsciously, Qingming quietly came to us. If it weren't for looking at the calendar, I wouldn't have known. As the saying goes, 'It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival.' However, today's weather is particularly clear, perhaps it's because the heavens are caring for us!
在闹钟的催促下，我懒洋洋地起床了。吃完早餐，爸爸拿起准备好的物品带着我去扫墓。以往我没注意扫墓需要哪些东西，今年我特意留心看了看，贡品有肉、酒、豆腐、水果、清明花、纸钱、炮、香……呵，原来还真不少呀！
Under the urging of the alarm clock, I lazily woke up. After breakfast, my dad picked up the prepared items and took me to sweep the grave. In the past, I didn't pay attention to what was needed for tomb sweeping. This year, I took a closer look and found that there were many offerings such as meat, wine, tofu, fruits, Qingming flowers, paper money, firecrackers, incense... Oh, it turns out there are really quite a few!
爸爸开着车带我们出发了。一路上，蓝蓝的天空飘着朵朵白云，云朵的形状千奇百怪，有的像威武的雄狮，有的像凶猛的恐龙，有的像温驯的小兔……天空中不仅有白云，还有成群结对的燕子，一片片金黄金黄的油菜花成了黄色的海洋。路旁的垂柳亭亭玉立，柳树姑娘正用“风梳子”悠闲地梳理着又长又绿的辫子。
Dad drove us away. Along the way, white clouds floated in the blue sky, with various shapes. Some looked like mighty lions, some like ferocious dinosaurs, some like docile rabbits... In the sky, there were not only white clouds, but also groups of swallows, and golden rapeseed flowers turned into a yellow ocean. The weeping willows by the roadside stand tall and graceful, and the willow girl is leisurely combing her long and green braids with a "wind comb".
车行驶了一会儿，爸爸带着我们来到山上，这里遍地是坟墓，坟头上插着五颜六色的清明花，给幽静的山林平添了一份热闹。爸爸带着我们来到其中一个墓碑前，告诉我这是我的太爷、太奶，我们七手八脚地把花、肉、酒、豆腐、水果一一摆在那坟墓前，然后爸爸点燃了炮、点香、烧纸钱。做完这些后，爸爸叫我们依次在墓碑前磕头，嘴里还要说叫老人保佑我们身体健康，保佑我们学习进步之类的话。我诧异道：他们用什么来保佑我们呀？面对我的疑惑，妈妈笑着解释：“清明节是我国的传统节日，清明前后，家家户户都到先祖坟前祭祀，以示怀念，坟前的祈福是我们在先祖面前表达我们美好的愿望。”
The car drove for a while, and my dad took us to the mountain. There were graves everywhere, with colorful Qingming flowers planted on the graves, adding a lively atmosphere to the quiet mountains and forests. Dad took us to one of the tombstones and told me that it was my grandfather and mistress. We arranged flowers, meat, wine, tofu, and fruits one by one in front of the grave, and then Dad lit a cannon, lit incense, and burned paper money. After finishing these things, Dad asked us to kowtow in front of the tombstone one by one, and also said things like 'May the elderly bless us with good health and progress in our studies'. I was surprised and asked, 'What do they use to bless us?'? Faced with my doubts, my mother explained with a smile, "Qingming Festival is a traditional festival in China. Before and after Qingming Festival, every household goes to the ancestors' graves to offer sacrifices and express their nostalgia. The blessings at the graves are a way for us to express our beautiful wishes in front of our ancestors
呀，原来如此，看来清明节里蕴藏的意义真不少！后来，我通过查阅资料，知道清明扫墓，谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”。在清明节，还有踏青、插柳、放风筝等习俗。让我们带着对祖先的思念，带着美好的愿望以积极乐观的心态面对生活，告慰西去的祖先。
Oh, I see. It seems that there are many meanings hidden in Qingming Festival! Later, through researching, I learned that tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival is a form of "respect for ancestors' time". On Qingming Festival, there are customs such as hiking, inserting willows, and flying kites. Let us face life with a positive and optimistic attitude, filled with longing for our ancestors and beautiful wishes, and comfort our departed ancestors.