Expert: make traditional Chinese festivals legal holidays

时间：2007-04-07 01:15:04

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Chinanews, Beijing, April 6 - April 5 is the Pure Brightness1 Day or Qingming, (the 5th solar item in the Chinese lunar calendar), when traditionally Chinese pay respects to the dead by visiting their tombs. It is also the day for people to go to the countryside to enjoy the refreshing2 spring. However, the fast pace of modern life prevents many people from doing so.

 

"Traditional festivals can be considered as the root of our culture, and they are necessary for the general public to express themselves, as these days are where our spirit lies," said Huang Tao, a researcher on folk customs in the Renmin University of China. "Take the Pure Brightness Day as an example, we go to the tombs to commemorate3 the dead, while it also provides us a chance to appreciate the vigor4 of spring."

 

According to Huang, the China Folklore5 Society is responsible for a research on the relationship between holidays and traditional festivals. It is said that the beginning of the 7-day holiday of the Spring Festival might come 1 or 2 days earlier, to make Lunar New Year's Eve part of it, thus the general public will be able to take their time to prepare for the celebration of the New Year. Other traditional holidays might become new legal holidays, too. However, the two 7-day holidays of the May Day and the National Day might be cut short.

 
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1 brightness 6xxz6I     
n.明亮，亮度，聪颖，光泽度，灯火通明
参考例句：
  • The brightness of the paint has worn off a little.油漆的光泽有些磨损了。
  • Her eyes squinted against the brightness.亮光刺得她眯起眼睛。
2 refreshing HkozPQ     
adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的
参考例句：
  • I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
  • The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。
3 commemorate xbEyN     
vt.纪念，庆祝
参考例句：
  • This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
  • We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
4 vigor yLHz0     
n.活力，精力，元气
参考例句：
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
5 folklore G6myz     
n.民间信仰，民间传说，民俗
参考例句：
  • Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
  • In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。

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