Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the Walking Festival, is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is usually the first day from winter to the future 108. In China, this is an important festival day, and people will sweep their ancestors' graves on this day. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Han nationality in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years.
The significance of Tomb-Sweeping Day's outing activities Tomb-Sweeping Day's outing custom has a long history. The legend first formed in the pre-Qin period, and some said that it began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. According to the Book of Jin, every spring, people go to the suburbs to enjoy the scenery together, especially in the Tang and Song Dynasties. According to "Old Tang Book", it is noon in February of the second year of Dali. Fortunately, Kunming Pool went for an outing. "It can be seen that the custom of spring outing has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In Song Dynasty, outing was very popular.
In Tomb-Sweeping Day, the ancients often went to the water's edge for a spring outing to offer sacrifices, in order to get rid of disasters and seek happiness, mainly to pray for human reproduction. On this day, people who have been oppressed for a whole winter have left their homes and collectively held ceremonies at the water's edge to worship the gods in charge of marriage and childbirth. Therefore, this time is also the [Spring Night Time] when amorous men and women meet for courtship. In addition, the two clans often get together in the wild on the last festival, engage in some song and dance activities and exchange feelings. Later, Shangsi Festival evolved into suburban spring outing and waterside spring banquet, that is, outing activities gradually became popular.
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of hiking has been the same. "Wenzhou Fuzhi" records: [During the Qingming Festival, more relatives and friends are invited to visit graves, boats, drums and gold swimmers. "Whenever spring returns to the earth and the vegetation is lush, people go to the suburbs for an outing, play and fly kites with great interest. Especially since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, many local chronicles and local documents have recorded the scene of flying kites during the Qingming period. Until today, spring outing is still loved by people.