March 24, 2022
Tomb Sweeping Day
Tomb Sweeping Day
清明(qīng míng) is a special traditional day in China. People are supposed to go back to their hometown to pay tribute to their ancestors in front of their ancestors' tombs before the Qingming comes.
I was born and raised in a small village and my family has a piece of farmland. My daddy was buried there decades ago.
At the end of last year, my mom passed away. I buried her there together with my daddy.
Tomb Sweeping Day of this year is coming. It's on 5th April.
According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day.
My home village is away from the city where I live 71 kilometers, which takes about one hour and a half.
I will go back with my whole family to sweep my parents' tomb because it's the first year after my mom passed away.
We usually buy firecrackers, hell bank notes (a kind of yellow paper), paper gold ingots and so on before sweeping the tomb.
When we arrived at the tomb, we set off the firecrackers, burn the sacrifices, kowtow and say something like "Mom, I am here to see you, and bring you some money; please take good care of yourself", something like this.
Sweeping my parents' tomb always makes me sad, every time, but I can't do anything. Death is the law of nature and no one can escape from it.
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清明(qīng míng) is a special traditional day in China.
People are supposed to go back to their hometown to pay tribute to their ancestors in front of their ancestors' tombs before the Qingming comes.
I was born and raised in a small village and my family has a piece of farmland.
My daddy was buried there decades ago.
My dad was buried there decades ago.
Since this is meant to inform people, 'dad' would be more appropriate to use. 'daddy' is used in personal settings, usually when someone is talking to their family.
At the end of last year, my mom passed away.
I buried her there together with my daddy.
I buried her there together with my dad.
Tomb Sweeping Day of this year is coming up soon.
Tomb Sweeping Day is coming up soon.
It's on 5th April. It's on 5th April.
"It's on the 5th of April" or "It's on April 5th"
According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day. According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day.
If it is a specific tomb, you should say whose tomb it is. If the tradition says that you should simply sweep any tomb, you would say "a tomb".
My home village is 71 kilometers away from the city where I live 71 kilometersin, which takes about onean hour and a half to get to.
My home village is 71 kilometers away from the city I live in, which takes about an hour and a half to get to.
You can also say "which takes one and a half hours to get to." or "and it takes about..."
I will go back with my whole family to sweep my parents' tomb because it'this is the first year aftersince my mom passed away.
I will go back with my whole family to sweep my parents' tomb because this is the first year since my mom passed away.
We usually buy firecrackers, hell bank notes (a kind of yellow paper), paper gold ingots, and so on before sweeping the tomb. We usually buy firecrackers, hell bank notes (a kind of yellow paper), paper gold ingots, and so on before sweeping the tomb.
When we arrived at the tomb, we set off the firecrackers, burn the sacrifices, kowtow, and say something like, "Mom, I am here to see you, and bring you some money; please take good care of yourself", something like this."
When we arrive at the tomb, we set off the firecrackers, burn the sacrifices, kowtow, and say something like, "Mom, I am here to see you and bring you some money; please take good care of yourself."
Sweeping my parents' tomb always makes me sad, every time, but I can't do anythingbut I have a responsibility to do it.
Sweeping my parents' tomb always makes me sad, but I have a responsibility to do it.
If you don't want to use the word 'responsibility', you can say "but I have to do it" or "but I have not choice". If you were to say you have no choice though, it could communicate that you don't want to do it at all.
Death is the law of nature, and no one can escape from it. Death is the law of nature, and no one can escape from it.
Also could say "Death is a law of nature, and no one can escape from it." This is your choice.
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This is good writing and very informative! I wish you the best when you soon practice these traditions with your family.
March 25, 2022
Tomb Sweeping Day of this year is coming up soon.
Is coming up soon.
March 25, 2022
It's on 5th April.
"It's on the 5th of April" or "It's on April 5th"
It’s on the 5th of April . It’s on April 5th.
March 25, 2022
According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day.
If it is a specific tomb, you should say whose tomb it is. If the tradition says that you should simply sweep any tomb, you would say "a tomb".
I should sweep my parents” tomb.
March 25, 2022
I will go back with my whole family to sweep my parents' tomb because it'this is the first year aftersince my mom passed away.
Because this is the first year since my mom passed away.
March 25, 2022
When we arrived at the tomb, we set off the firecrackers, burn the sacrifices, kowtow, and say something like, "Mom, I am here to see you, and bring you some money; please take good care of yourself", something like this."
When we arrive at the tomb.
March 25, 2022
Sweeping my parents' tomb always makes me sad, every time, but I can't do anythingbut I have a responsibility to do it.
If you don't want to use the word 'responsibility', you can say "but I have to do it" or "but I have not choice". If you were to say you have no choice though, it could communicate that you don't want to do it at all.
It’s not that I don’t want to sweep my parents’ tomb. It’s because every time I do this, I always think of death and miss them.
March 25, 2022
Death is the law of nature, and no one can escape from it.
Also could say "Death is a law of nature, and no one can escape from it." This is your choice.
Death is a law of nature, and no one can escape from it.
March 25, 2022
Thank you very much for your corrections and detailed explanations.
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Tomb Sweeping Day |
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Tomb Sweeping Day |
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清明(qīng míng) is a special traditional day in China. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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People are supposed to go back to their hometown to pay tribute to their ancestors in front of their ancestors' tombs before the Qingming comes. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I was born and raised in a small village and my family has a piece of farmland. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My daddy was buried there decades ago.
My dad Since this is meant to inform people, 'dad' would be more appropriate to use. 'daddy' is used in personal settings, usually when someone is talking to their family. |
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At the end of last year, my mom passed away. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I buried her there together with my daddy.
I buried her there together with my dad |
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Tomb Sweeping Day of this year is coming.
Tomb Sweeping Day |
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It's on 5th April. It's on 5th April. It's on 5th April. "It's on the 5th of April" or "It's on April 5th" |
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According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day. According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day. According to Chinese tradition, I should sweep the tomb ahead of Tomb Sweeping day. If it is a specific tomb, you should say whose tomb it is. If the tradition says that you should simply sweep any tomb, you would say "a tomb". |
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My home village is away from the city where I live 71 kilometers, which takes about one hour and a half.
My home village is 71 kilometers away from the city You can also say "which takes one and a half hours to get to." or "and it takes about..." |
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I will go back with my whole family to sweep my parents' tomb because it's the first year after my mom passed away.
I will go back with my whole family to sweep my parents' tomb because |
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We usually buy firecrackers, hell bank notes (a kind of yellow paper), paper gold ingots and so on before sweeping the tomb. We usually buy firecrackers, hell bank notes (a kind of yellow paper), paper gold ingots, and so on before sweeping the tomb. We usually buy firecrackers, hell bank notes (a kind of yellow paper), paper gold ingots, and so on before sweeping the tomb. |
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When we arrived at the tomb, we set off the firecrackers, burn the sacrifices, kowtow and say something like "Mom, I am here to see you, and bring you some money; please take good care of yourself", something like this.
When we arrive |
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Sweeping my parents' tomb always makes me sad, every time, but I can't do anything.
Sweeping my parents' tomb always makes me sad, If you don't want to use the word 'responsibility', you can say "but I have to do it" or "but I have not choice". If you were to say you have no choice though, it could communicate that you don't want to do it at all. |
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Death is the law of nature and no one can escape from it. Death is the law of nature, and no one can escape from it. Death is the law of nature, and no one can escape from it. Also could say "Death is a law of nature, and no one can escape from it." This is your choice. |
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