Qingming Festival

Tomb-Sweeping Day is around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar every year.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as Walking Festival, Walking Festival, March Festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. Celebrate at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day, which originated from ancient ancestral beliefs and customs of worshipping spring, is the most solemn festival of ancestor worship for the Chinese nation.

Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations of nature and humanity, which are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals. Grave-sweeping, ancestor worship and outing are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which have been passed down in China since ancient times. Tomb-Sweeping Day is usually between April 4th and April 6th, but the most common dates are April 4th and April 5th, with April 5th being the most common in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

According to legend, Tomb-Sweeping Day rose is to commemorate meson push. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er, who had not yet become Jin Wengong, was hunted down and fled around hungry and cold. In order to save Zhong Er, Jiexiu minister cut off his thigh meat without hesitation and cooked it into broth for Zhong Er to drink. Zhong Er was deeply moved when he knew it.

Tomb-Sweeping Day's taboo.

Fasting before sweeping graves When you start sweeping graves, it's best not to eat food or just eat vegetarian food. In addition, it also emphasizes dressing neatly to show politeness and respect for ancestors. Don't take pictures in the graves of your ancestors. Whether it is the grave sweeper himself or the grave sweeper and the cemetery, it is best not to take pictures in the cemetery. It is even more taboo to bring other graves into the camera when taking pictures.

It is forbidden to visit relatives and friends. Tomb-Sweeping Day had better not visit relatives and friends that day. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is a special day to pay homage to relatives, it is really embarrassing or unlucky to visit relatives and friends at this time. Tomb-Sweeping Day is fastidious about clothes. Tomb-Sweeping Day should wear plain clothes instead of red and purple. In addition, don't wear red accessories (except accessories in the animal year).