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praying and sweeping (at a grave site)

祭扫

(jìsǎo) 

A: The Qingming Festival is almost here again. Is your family going to go sweep the family tomb? 

这又要到清明节了。你们家会去扫墓吗？

(zhè yòuyào dào qīnɡmínɡjié le. nǐménjiā huìqù sǎomù ma?) 

B: Probably not this year. Hasn't everyone been pushing civilized praying and sweeping in recent years? Because of the epidemic this year a lot of organizations are calling for online praying and sweeping.

今年应该不了。近几年不是都推行文明祭扫？今年因为疫情,有些组织发起了许多网上祭扫的呼吁。

(jīnnián yīnɡɡāi bù le. jìnjǐnián bùshì dōu tuīxínɡ wénmínɡ jìsǎo? jīnnián yīnwéi yìqínɡ, yǒuxiē zǔzhī fāqǐ le xǔduō wǎnɡshànɡ jìsǎo de hūyù.)

A: How do you pray and sweep online?

网上怎么祭扫？

(wǎnɡshànɡ zěnme jìsǎo?)

B: For instance, in Tianjin they are collecting short videos. They are inviting everyone to use videos to vent their mourning for the deceased. To be honest, it is pretty novel and meaningful.

比如天津就在征集短视频。邀请大家通过视频一起抒发对逝者的哀思。其实也还蛮新颖并有意义的。

(bǐrú tiānjīn jiùzài zhēnɡjí duǎnshìpín. yāoqǐnɡ dàjiā tōnɡɡuò shìpín yīqǐ shūfā duì shìzhě de āisī. qíshí yěhái mán xīnyǐnɡ bìnɡyǒu yìyì de.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT