Excuse me, where is the restaurant? There is a shepherd boy who gives directions-Xinghua Village.
Qingming always gives people the impression of rainy days.
Or stormy, or rainy, from morning till dusk,
In foggy and rainy Shan Ye, on muddy roads,
There are always grave-sweepers facing the wind and rain, embellishing loneliness and going again;
Or in groups of three or five, helping the elderly and carrying the young, or one or two lonely shadows, one person limping.
The distant mountains are hidden in the clouds, and the trees are caged in front of the lonely smoke.
Bridges flow, crows cry sadly, rain washes clear autumn, and wind blows sadness.
I only saw misty rain, but I didn't see people and kitchen smoke.
What a sad and lonely journey, what a sad and wandering picture.
Looking up, I saw the graveyard dark:
Hundreds of graves arched and thousands of stone tablets stood in the forest; Misty rain, fragrant grass leaves.
A desolate, a sad, a dead silence!
The mountains are lonely and sparsely populated, and the trees are raining!
The wind is blowing, the rain is falling, the sorrow is long and the sorrow is misty.
Don't be ecstatic, where is the incense?
Pull up a pile of messy grass, put down a few glasses of iced wine, burn a handful of paper money,
The wind and rain are coming, the cups are full of sorrow, the weeds are full of smoke, and there is nothing to say.
It's just that my heart is full of faint sadness, faint sadness!
The dead are gone, and the living are always sad! The voice and face are vivid,
When I inculcate, my words are still in my ears, but my customers are rushing into the water.
Go to the end of the world with fate, where do you miss the lonely grave?
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
Ask local people where to buy wine? The shepherd boy just laughed and didn't answer Xingshan Village.
-(Tang) Du Mu
Winter has passed and the spring breeze in the south of the Yangtze River has turned green.
During Tomb-Sweeping Day, willows sprouted and peach blossoms bloomed.
The grass is green. The atmosphere is clean, "clean and clear".
Qingming Qingming is precisely the image and image characteristics of winter and spring climate.
"There are many rains during the Qingming period, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls."
Why is it "broken soul"?
Because "the ancient tomb is full of poplars, which is the place where life and death leave."
The growth of life after winter reminds people of their dead ancestors and relatives.
This poem was written by Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Today, it is still so sad and kind to read.
It can be seen that throughout the ages,
Some of the same and beautiful feelings in human nature,
The four seas are connected, and the ancient and modern are connected. ?
When things change, time is often the time to form ancient and modern times.
The living will always become the dead.
The next generation keeps growing, while the previous generation keeps aging.
Constant death is the law of biology and nature.
This is how human society continues from generation to generation. ?
Here, we express our thoughts to our loved ones to the fullest.
All the tears are shed, and memories are no longer the burden of life.
Here, we once again feel the love and warmth in the world.
Piece together a broken heart and raise the sail of life again with a smile.
Here we feel that things are impermanent and life is short.
Once you really love, there will be no regrets in life.
Help people in distress, stay optimistic in setbacks,
As long as there is love in the heart, life will always be a beautiful spring.
On Ancestor Worship in Ming and Qing Dynasties
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China to commemorate ancestors.
Its main forms are ancestor worship and grave sweeping.
This custom has lasted for a long time. According to historical records, during the Qin and Han Dynasties,
Tomb sacrifice has become an indispensable ritual activity.
According to the biography of Han Yan Yannian,
Yan's family will "return to the East China Sea Cemetery" in Qingming, even though they are thousands of miles away from Beijing.
With more and more developed and strong ancestor worship and consanguineous consciousness,
Tomb sacrifices that were not included in the norms in ancient times were also included in the "Five Rites":
"In ordinary people's houses, it is advisable to go to the grave and enter the five rituals. This is always a routine."
The admiration of the imperial court made the tomb sacrificial activities more popular.
The ancients had a poem describing tomb sweeping in Qingming:
"There are many tombs in the north and south hills, and the Qingming sweeps each other;
Paper ashes fly into white butterflies, and tears are dyed into red azaleas. "
There are also popular folk songs of Meng Jiangnv seeking a husband.
"In March, the weather was fine, pink, willow green and grass green;
There are white papers floating on other graves, but my grave is empty. "
Du Mu's famous sentence in Tang Dynasty:
"There are many rains during the Qingming period, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls;
Excuse me, where is the restaurant? The shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village. "
These poems truly reflect the scene and atmosphere of grave sweeping at that time.
Why do you want to sweep the grave at Qingming?
This is probably because winter has gone and spring has come, and plants have sprouted.
People will think of the graves of their ancestors, whether foxes or rabbits are digging holes,
Will it collapse because of the rainy season, so I have to see for myself.
When offering sacrifices to sweep the grave, weeds are uprooted from the grave, new soil is added, and sacrifices are offered.
Burn incense and drink a libation, burn some paper money, or hang some notes on the branches.
A simple sacrificial ceremony was held in memory of the dead.
As for the date of sacrifice, customs vary from place to place.
Have a plenty of ten days after the first ten days in Tomb-Sweeping Day;
Some people call it "the first three and the last three";
Some are held in the "Singles Day" around Tomb-Sweeping Day;
In some places, grave-sweeping activities last for a month.
Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping is the cautious pursuit of the Chinese nation for the future.
The concrete manifestation of Gu Jia's filial moral quality,
Therefore, Tomb-Sweeping Day has become an important festival for Chinese people all over the world.
Many overseas Chinese also have the habit of returning to their hometowns to sweep graves in Qingming.
To show that you don't forget your ancestors and love your country.
Since ancient times,
Tomb sweeping in Qingming is not only to commemorate ancestors,
Yes, I have made contributions to the people in history.
People will remember those who have done good deeds.
Customs in Ming and Qing Dynasties
Tomb-Sweeping Day's customs are rich and interesting, except for banning fires and sweeping graves.
There are also a series of custom sports activities such as hiking, swinging, cuju, playing polo, and inserting willows.
According to legend, this is because Tomb-Sweeping Day wants to ban cold food and fire. In order to prevent the harm of cold food and cold meal to people,
So let's take part in some sports activities to exercise.
Therefore, in this festival, there are both sad and sour tears to sweep the new grave and leave each other.
There is also laughter for an outing, which is a special festival.
play on the swing
This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move.
It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos.
In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons.
Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing.
Swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage.
So far, it is loved by people, especially children.
Juju
Bow is a rubber ball, the skin of which is made of leather, and the ball is stuffed with wool.
Cuju is kicking the ball with your feet.
This is a popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day.
According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors.
Taqing
Also called spring outing. It was called Tanchun and Xunchun in ancient times.
Qingming in March, spring back to the earth,
Nature is full of vibrant scenes.
This is a good time for an outing.
People in our country have always maintained the habit of going for an outing in Qingming.
plant trees
Before and after Qingming Festival, the spring was beautiful.
The spring sun is shining and the spring rain is flying.
Planting saplings has high survival rate and fast growth.
Therefore, China has the habit of planting trees in Qingming since ancient times.
Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day.
The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.
1979, stipulated by the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC),
March 12 every year is the Arbor Day in China.
This is very important for mobilizing people of all ethnic groups in China to actively carry out activities to green the motherland.
It means a lot.
fly a kite
It is also Tomb-Sweeping Day's favorite activity.
During their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people not only wore it during the day, but also at night.
Hang a string of colored lanterns under a kite or in a stable wind at night.
Like a twinkling star, it is called "magic lamp".
In the past, some people put kites in the blue sky and then cut the thread.
Let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth,
It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to yourself.