The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as Cold Food Festival, is one of the important traditional festivals in China. According to legend, this festival originated from the Cold Food Festival held in ancient times to commemorate the filial piety of Chu minister Jie Zhitui. After Jie Zhitui's mother died, he felt very sad, so on the Cold Food Festival, he didn't eat any food, so he had to eat cold food to express his memory and grief for his mother. Later, this festival gradually evolved into Tomb-Sweeping Day.
The significance of sweeping relatives' graves
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day to visit the graves of relatives, and it is a way to respect and cherish the memory of deceased relatives in China traditional culture. Sacrificing to visit relatives' graves is not only an expression of nostalgia and respect for relatives, but also a reminder to ourselves, reminding us to cherish the present time and cherish every moment with relatives.
Steps to visit relatives' graves
1. Buy sacrifices: Before sweeping relatives' graves, you need to prepare some sacrifices, such as flowers, paper money and incense sticks. These sacrifices can be bought in supermarkets or sacrifice shops.
2. Go to the cemetery: Choose a suitable time to go to the cemetery of relatives. On the way to the cemetery, you can meditate on some words of blessing and express your thoughts and blessings for your deceased relatives.
3. Tidy up the cemetery: After arriving at the cemetery, tidy up the cemetery first, clean up weeds and fallen leaves, and place sacrifices to make the cemetery look cleaner.
4. Worship relatives: After sweeping the grave, light incense sticks, burn paper money and pray to relatives. In the process of worship, you can meditate on some poems and express your thoughts and gratitude to your loved ones.
Qingming sends a message to cherish the memory of relatives
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day to remember loved ones. The following are some Qingming messages in memory of loved ones, hoping to bring you some comfort and warmth:
1. Life goes on and love lasts forever.
2. May the deceased relatives rest in peace in heaven.
Although the relatives have left, their love will last forever.
4. Be grateful to the people you love and cherish the present time.
5. Cherish the dead relatives and cherish the living relatives.