Tomb-Sweeping Day is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, which belongs to a traditional cultural festival of ancestor worship and pursuing the future with caution. Tomb-Sweeping Day embodies the national spirit, inherits the ancestor worship culture of Chinese civilization, and expresses people's moral feelings of respecting and worshiping their ancestors.
"It rains in the Qingming period, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. Ask local people where to buy wine? The shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village. " Du Mu, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, wrote the well-known Tomb-Sweeping Day, telling about his thoughts and sadness. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most important festival of sacrifice in China, and it is a day to sweep graves, pay homage and remember the deceased relatives.
Tomb-Sweeping Day was named after "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival shows everything". Qingming is a solar term that reflects the phenological changes in nature. At this time, the sun is shining, plants are sprouting, flowers are in full bloom, and nature presents a vibrant scene.
Qingming custom
1. Tomb-sweeping and ancestor worship: Tomb-Sweeping Day mainly worships his ancestors to express his filial piety and yearning for them. This is a cultural tradition of respecting ancestors and cautiously pursuing the future. According to the different places of sacrifice, Tomb-Sweeping Day can be divided into tomb sacrifice and ancestral temple sacrifice.
2. Go for an outing: The Chinese nation has had the custom of going for an outing in Qingming since ancient times. At the turn of mid-spring and late spring, Tomb-Sweeping Day is full of spring and everything is full of vitality. At this time, it is a traditional custom handed down from ancient times to sweep graves to worship ancestors and go outing.
3. Swing: In ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, there was an activity of swinging for fun, which was popular in the Tang Dynasty and was a favorite activity of young women. The early swings were mostly made of branches of Beechcraft, tied with ribbons, and then gradually developed into swings with two ropes and pedals.