April in the south of the Yangtze River is the season of grass growth in Fei Ying. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I don't know when, in the misty sky, misty smoke has started to fly in the air, which seems to whisper the warmth of early summer. So the distant sky rolled a light thunder, like a string of jumping notes; The cuckoo in the forest also began to sing, hanging the green entrustment on the treetops; On the grass leaves in the wilderness, a drop of crystal water gradually emerged, quietly wetting the sound of early summer.
Qingming rain wrapped in early summer, stepping on the fragrant mountain wind, gently coming to us. The drizzle, like a long skirt mopping the floor in Nine Days in Xuan Nv, is attached to the green land, and like a wonderful brush, it outlines the magical artistic conception of the wilderness. Yuan Ye in the rain seems to be a gouache painting that has just been finished, and it exudes deep poetry. The fluffy ducklings in the farmhouse seemed unable to resist the temptation of Qingming rain, trotted in, jumped into the rippling rice fields and began to look for the story of early summer.
I wonder how many people came out for an outing. Walking barefoot on the path in the wilderness, colorful umbrellas are propped up one by one, like lotus leaves propping up round dewdrops in summer. The scenery in the distance is blurred and is called a hazy painting screen by the rain. In the painting, people walk, the rain falls from the umbrella, the beads of rain drop on the grass, and then turn into graceful rain and fog, drifting into the distance.
Qingming is indeed a day full of dreams and hopes! This drizzle, this sweet wind, has blown all over the mountains and brought much vitality to the world! People say that summer is the season when everything grows, and the clear rain has reported the news of summer. We are looking forward to summer and growth, but we believe that as long as there is sunshine and rain, the immature will mature, the weak will be strong and the defects will be perfect. If our ancestors and relatives had knowledge in the grave, green mountains and peace would be their happy smiles.
Until next year's Qingming Festival, will this flower, this forest, this field and this world be bathed in today's rain again? Expectation, deep expectation.
Qingming Festival
We're almost in Tomb-Sweeping Day. This year is the first year that Tomb-Sweeping Day is regarded as a legal holiday in China. Therefore, this year's Tomb-Sweeping Day should have special significance.
When I was walking last night, I saw the willow branches floating in the evening breeze, the green grass on the lawn, and the golden winter jasmine. The warm wind caressed my cheeks, and I felt that Qingming would bring us beautiful spring. Then I suddenly remembered the famous poem "It rains in succession during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls". When I think of this poem in my heart and my own poem, it becomes such a five-character poem: "It rains in succession during the Qingming Festival. where is the restaurant？ Apricot flowers are the most famous. "
I am detached from modern poetry and always feel that I don't know much about it. I suspect that my intelligence is too poor. However, I like Tang poetry and Song poetry very much, and I always turn it over in my spare time, so I pay great attention to the description of Qingming in poetry. The ancients naturally described the tragic beauty of Tomb-Sweeping Day with beautiful style and beautiful language, which made readers quickly immersed in the scenery that was also true and illusory.
When I was in primary school, I didn't know what festival Tomb-Sweeping Day was. On that day, let's put on solemn clothes, especially the clothes of young pioneers, wash them and bring red scarves. Then led by the teacher to salute the sacrificed martyrs, saying that they were sweeping graves, and taught us in front of the martyrs' tombs:
"The red scarf is a corner of the red flag, dyed red with the blood of martyrs." So we cherish this red scarf, tie it during the day and carefully fold it under the pillow when we sleep at night.
I was born timid. When I was a child, I was very afraid of ghosts. I always thought that Tomb-Sweeping Day had something to do with ghosts, so I never liked this festival. But when I was old, I discovered the true meaning of "Qingming". According to the almanac, "the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox refers to the struggle for clarity, when everything is clean and clear, and when it is covered, everything is clean and clear, hence the name."
Because of different regions, customs are different. Northerners mainly pay homage to the grave, while southerners like to go for an outing and have a spring outing. Oh, so Qingming is like this. Winter goes and spring comes, and everything recovers, especially after one or two crisp spring rains, as if everything is brand-new, everything is bright and everything is refreshing. It's really a clear and bright landscape.
"A moment in spring is worth a thousand dollars", and the time in spring is short, precious and rare. We should use this beautiful spring to enjoy the beautiful scenery and find a clear and calm mind in the beautiful nature of spring.
Therefore, Qingming is not only about sweeping graves and burning paper money, but also finding a clear mood for yourself.