Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival of sacrifice and sweeping, and also a day for the Chinese people to pay homage to their deceased relatives. On this day, people will go to the cemetery to pay homage to their deceased relatives, sweep the tombs, burn incense and lay flowers to express their longing for their deceased relatives. Du Fu's poem "Qingming" profoundly describes the scene of the Qingming Festival and expresses the longing for the deceased relatives.
Remembering the deceased relatives
Du Fu's poem "Qingming" expresses the longing for the deceased relatives in the way of describing the scene. In the poem, the author describes the scene of the Qingming Festival: "It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road are dying. May I ask where the restaurant is? The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village in the distance." The rain in the poem symbolizes people's sadness; on the road, The wandering souls of passers-by express people's longing for their deceased relatives. The shepherd boy in the poem guides people to Xinghua Village, symbolizing that the souls of deceased relatives rest in peace in Xinghua Village.
Remembering the loved ones who have passed away is the most sympathetic emotion among human beings and is also a common theme in literary works. In modern society, people can express their longing for their deceased relatives through the Internet and other methods. For example, people can post articles, photos, etc. on social media to commemorate their deceased relatives; they can also express their longing for their deceased relatives through online sacrifices and other methods.
Operation steps of Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival of sacrifice and sweeping. On this day, people go to cemeteries to pay homage to their deceased relatives. The following are the steps for the Qingming Festival:
1. Prepare sacrifices: including flowers, incense candles, paper money, etc.
2. Go to the cemetery: Choose a suitable time to go to the cemetery, usually in the early morning or evening.
3. Grave sweeping: Use a broom to clean weeds, fallen leaves, etc. around the cemetery, and then wipe the tombstone with a damp cloth.
4. Burn incense: light incense candles and pray to the deceased relatives.
5. Present flowers: Place the prepared flowers in front of the tomb to express your longing for the deceased loved ones.
6. Paper money: Burn paper money to pay homage to deceased relatives.
7. Toast: Pour out a glass of wine to honor the deceased relatives.
8. Prayer: Pray silently to express your longing for your deceased loved ones.
End
Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival of sacrifice and sweeping, and it is also a day to express the longing for the deceased relatives. Du Fu's poem "Qingming" profoundly expresses people's longing for their deceased relatives. In modern society, people can express their longing for their deceased relatives through the Internet and other methods. Whether it is the traditional way of offering sacrifices or sweeping, or the modern way of offering sacrifices online, they are all ways to express the longing for the deceased loved ones. Let us remember our departed relatives on the day of Tomb-Sweeping Day and express our condolences.