F2F Class Notes 3rd April (Cricket)[W]

Vocabulary

grave- where someone is buried. pronunciation is berry-d

eg. I visit my grandparents graves in Suzhou.

gravesite-place of burial. pronunciation burry

eg. They sweep the gravesites of their late relatives.

ashes-someone’s burned remains

eg. In China more and more people are cremating their late relatives. Then they bury the ashes.

Grammar

Once time one year. Once a year. Once per year. Every year.

We have a not reasonable distance from here to  my home. It is not a reasonable distance from my home.

In the more rural areas the graveyards are less busy on this holiday.

original

Today is the second  day during the Tomb sweeping holiday. Many people go to worship their relatives in the morning.This situation is very common. Usually, people never have enought time anymore. They are as busy as a bee with work.  You can see a lot of people on the subway  with flowers to worship  their ancestor. In China, Tomb Sweeping day is a very special day. This festival is not used to celebrate but to miss. We will visit our relatives with the memory of our missing  and hoping  their will be happiness in the heaven.

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Today is the second day of the Tomb sweeping holiday. Many people go to worship their relatives in the morning. This ritual is very common. Usually, people don’t have enought time anymore to visit family graves.  They are as busy as a bee with work.  You can see a lot of people on the subway  with flowers to honor  their ancestors. In China, Tomb Sweeping day is a very special day. This festival is not used to celebrate but to remember our loved ones. We will visit our relatives and remember all the good memories. And pray that they are happy in Heaven.