I love ancient poetry. My thoughts on our Qingming festival are as follows:
Qingming Festival, also known as Outing Festival, Qingming Festival, March Festival, Ancestor Worship Festival, etc., the festival dates At the turn of mid-spring and late spring. The Qingming Festival originated from the ancestral beliefs and spring ritual customs of early humans. It is the most solemn and grand ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation. Qingming Festival has both natural and cultural connotations. It is not only a natural solar term but also a traditional festival.
Sweeping tombs to worship ancestors and outings are the two major themes of Qingming Festival. These two traditional themes have been passed down in China since ancient times and continue to this day. Douzhiyi (or the sun's yellow longitude reaching 15°) is the Qingming solar term. The Qingming solar term generally changes between April 4 and 6 in the Gregorian calendar. It is not fixed on a certain day, but April 5 is the most common. Qingming is a solar term that is full of vitality.
Everything is "getting rid of the old and embracing the new", and the earth is showing the image of spring and bright scenery. It is a good time for youth tours in the countryside and tomb-clearing ceremonies. The Qingming ancestor worship festival is very long. There are two versions: 10 days before and 8 days before and after Qingming, and 10 days before and after Qingming (the turn of mid-spring and late spring). These nearly 20 days are all within the Qingming ancestor worship festival. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major spring festival, where graves are visited to pay homage to ancestors.
It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times. It is not only conducive to carrying forward filial piety and family ties, awakening family memories, but also promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation. The Qingming Festival integrates natural solar terms and humanistic customs. It is the unity of the right time, place and people. It fully embodies the pursuit of the harmonious unity of "heaven, earth and man" by the ancestors of the Chinese nation.
Meteorological changes:
Qingming is a solar term that reflects the phenological changes in nature. During this season, the sun is shining brightly, vegetation is budding, flowers are blooming, the air is clear and the scenery is bright, everything is visible, and nature is full of vitality. scene. At this time in southern China, the climate is refreshing and warm, and the earth is showing the appearance of spring and bright scenery. Snow has also begun to break in the northern areas, and it is gradually entering sunny spring.
In the northern region, the temperature rises rapidly during this time, precipitation is scarce, dry and windy, and it is a time of year when there are many dusty weather. The weather here is like two different worlds: the north is dry and rainless, while the south is humid and rainy. By the time Qingming comes, rainfall has increased significantly in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Except for the eastern coast, the average rainfall in April in most areas south of the Yangtze River is more than 100 mm.