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Ceremonial Kite Flying in Weifang
潍坊风筝祭祀放飞
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In Shandong Province, families launch kites shaped like dragons, phoenixes, and ink-wash mountains during Qingming Festival.清明节期间，山东家家户户放飞龙、凤和水墨山水造型的风筝。
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Each kite frame is bound with silk thread knotted in patterns matching ancestral grave markers nearby.每只风筝骨架都用丝线捆扎，结扣图案与附近祖坟碑刻纹样一致。
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Artisans paint designs using mineral pigments ground from local limestone and river clay over three days.匠人以本地石灰岩和河泥研磨的矿物颜料作画，耗时三天完成。
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Before flight, kites rest overnight on bamboo mats facing east so morning light ‘wakes their wings’.放飞前，风筝静置竹席之上，面朝东方过夜，让晨光‘唤醒双翼’。
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Fathers hold strings tightly while children recite names of departed relatives aloud into the wind.父亲紧握线轴，孩子迎风高声诵念逝去亲人的名字。
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If a kite breaks free, no one chases it—instead, they bow toward where it vanished, honoring its journey beyond sight.若风筝挣脱飞走，无人追赶；众人向它消失的方向鞠躬，敬送其远行。
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Kite strings are never cut intentionally, because severing thread symbolizes broken lineage ties.风筝线绝不可人为剪断，因断线象征血脉断裂。
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At noon, all fliers pause for tea served in cups marked with calligraphy of cloud patterns.正午时分，所有放鸢者暂停片刻，共饮云纹书法茶盏盛奉的茶。
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Even tourists receive small kites with blank sails, invited to draw wishes before releasing them together.连游客也获赠素面小风筝，受邀绘下心愿后一同放飞。
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When evening falls, torn paper scraps from damaged kites are buried near willow trees as quiet offerings.入夜后，破损风筝的碎纸片被悄悄埋于柳树旁，作为无声祭礼。