清明节英语演讲稿【五篇】1.清明节英语演讲稿 Teachers and students: hello everyone! The topic of my speech today is Tomb Sweeping Day. ” During the Qingming Festival, it rains one after another, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls”. Qingming Festival is not only one of the 24 solar terms in China, but also the most important day for ancestor worship and tomb sweeping in China. There are many moving legends about its origin. Let’s pick one: in the spring and Autumn period, Chong Er, the son of the king of the state of Jin, fled abroad with the help of Jie Zitui and others in order to avoid being chased and killed. They lost their way in the barren mountains and couldn’t find anything to eat. At this time, Chong Er still cared about the people, which moved Jie Zitui. He cut a piece of meat from his leg, roasted it and handed it to Chong Er to eat. After 19 years of exile, Chong’er finally returned home and became king. He gave rewards to those who fled with him, but forgot Jie Zitui. After being reminded, he was very sorry and decided to invite Jie Zitui himself. Who knows that Jie Zitui has long hid in Mianshan with his old mother. Chong Er led people to search the mountain, but he couldn’t find them. Someone suggested setting the mountain on fire. Chong’er adopted this suggestion. The result was counterproductive. He burned Jie Zi’s mother and son under a big willow tree. Chong’er regretted that he buried them under the willow tree. In order to avoid fireworks, he ordered the people all over the country not to light a fire and cook on this day, which was designated as “cold food festival”. The next year, Chong Er led his officials to Mianshan...
