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the relationships between Easter Day and Tomb-sweeping Day 2014级英语师范一班 蒋馨文 Contents 01 Similarities 02 Differences 03 Profound Understanding 01 Similarities Easter Day and Tomb-sweeping Day A { Date } A drizzling rain falls on the Mourning Day C Inquiring, where can a wineshop be found? { Spirit } B The mourners heart is breaking on his way { Origin } D { Custom } A cowherd points to Apricot Flower Village in the distance Date { } Tomb-sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. This makes it the 15th day after the Spring Equinox, either 4 or 5 April in a given year. Easter and the holidays are moveable feasts, in that they do not fall on a fixed date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars. But both of them are celebrated in Spring. Date Spring Origin { } Tomb-sweeping Day which was established by Chonger is a memorial for his retainer Jie Zitui, who had loyally followed him during his years of exile. { Jie Zitui } Easter is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament. { Jesus } Origin Easter Day and Tomb-sweeping Day are both celebrated to memorize the tragic characters. As mentioned above, Jie Zitui died with his mom because of the fire set by Chonger. Although Jesus revived, not really died, before his resurrection, Jesus was nailed to the cross for the sins of mankind until he blooded to death. So the Friday before Easter Day is said to be the Good Friday. Both of them are tragic heroes. Spirit { } Spirit Life Based on the varied celebrations of two festivals, they show the respect for life and the pursue to the immortalisation of the soul. They see Tomb-sweeping Day as a time of reflection and to honor and give thanks to their forefathers, and the hope to a new better life. Easter is to memorize Jesus and motivate people to follow him. Express peopl