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Tomb Sweeping Day

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ID: 0842 Elementary
Today is Tomb Sweeping Day. The special day of paying respect to ancestors, lighting incense, making burnt offerings, and, like any self-respecting Chinese holiday... lighting off firecrackers. The holiday also favored by those with money to burn. So open up your wallet, light up your money, and listen to this podcast to learn more in Mandarin about the traditions of tomb sweeping.
Sat Apr 05 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
清明 Qīngmíng Tomb Sweeping Day
去 qù to go
扫墓 sǎomù to pay respect at a grave
回 huí to return
你清明去扫墓吗？
nǐ Qīngmíng qù sǎomù ma ？
Are you going to pay your respects on Tomb Sweeping Day?
嗯，回老家扫。你呢？
ng4 ，huí lǎojiā sǎo 。nǐ ne ？
Uh-huh. I'm returning to my hometown for it. What about you?
我就在北京。
wǒ jiù zài Běijīng 。
I'll just stay in Beijing.
你不扫墓？
nǐ bù sǎomù ？
You are not going to pay your respects to any graves?
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