China News Service, Taizhou, April 2 (Fan Yubin and Zheng Lingzhi) It is another year of Qingming, and the cemetery of the martyrs sends condolences.
Due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, on April 2, the Veterans Affairs Bureau of Wenling City, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, and Wenling City Charity Volunteers carried out sacrifice sweeping activities on behalf of the martyrs and people from all walks of life.
At 10:00 on the 2nd, at the Martyrs Cemetery in Wenling City, the volunteers looked solemn and solemn, and paid a moment of silence and salute to the martyrs.
The staff of Wenling Veterans Affairs Bureau solemnly presented flower baskets to the Martyrs Monument, and all staff bowed to the martyrs.
Afterwards, each of the volunteers walked up the steps slowly with a chrysanthemum in their hands, and presented the flowers in their hands to the martyrs to express their deep respect and memory.
Finally, with a small box of red paint in one hand and a small writing brush in the other, the volunteers came to the tombstone and painted red solemnly.
"A tombstone represents a hero, and rows of tombstones are strung with heroic stories. Drawing red is a good way for green sacrifices and learning party history, and it is also an inheritance of the red spirit." Charity Volunteer of Wenling City Wang Wenjun, president of the association, said that in this way, people can better remember history. As a party member and cadre, we must carry forward the heroic and unyielding spirit of the revolutionary ancestors, and strive to do our best as a social development.
A moment of silence in memory of the martyrs Photo by Zheng Lingzhi
"Your fame is immortal, your spirit is everlasting, I salute you!" "The revolutionary martyrs wrote a great life with blood donation, and your deeds inspire future generations to work hard." On the evergreen tree next to the martyr's monument, volunteers They wrote their voices and messages on red slips of paper to express their condolences and admiration to the revolutionary martyrs.
"We will not stop the memory of the revolutionary martyrs because of the epidemic. We hope to remember the great achievements of the martyrs and learn from their noble spirit in this way of 'sacrificing and sweeping'." He expressed the hope that everyone will remember the heroes and sing praises to them.
In order to fully cooperate with the epidemic prevention and control work, the Wenling Martyrs Cemetery has been temporarily closed, advocating and encouraging online sacrifices to show respect for the heroes.
It is reported that from the beginning of March to April 2, nearly 92,000 people have expressed their memory and respect for the martyrs through the "Cloud Sacrificial Sweep".
At the same time, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of China and the Department of Veterans Affairs of Zhejiang Province have set up a column of "Sacrificing to Martyrs during the Qingming Festival" on the China Heroes and Martyrs website, encouraging relatives of martyrs and all sectors of society to express their condolences and pay tribute through "cloud sacrifices".
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