When is the Qingming time in 2022?

Gregorian calendar: April 5, 2022 at 3: 20: 03.

Lunar calendar: Tuesday, the fifth day of March in the year of Renyin.

Qingming means clear sky and clear land. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Tomb-Sweeping Day, "Huainanzi Astronomical Training" says: "On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, when you point to B, the wind will clear up." Another book, Questions at the Age of 100, explains this: "Everything grows clean and bright at this time. So it is called Qingming. "

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the traditional festivals in China, also known as Walking Festival, Walking Festival, March Festival and ancestor worship festival. This festival is held at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from ancient ancestors' beliefs and the custom of worshipping spring, which has dual connotations of nature and humanity. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and outing are the two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day etiquette and customs, and these two traditional themes have been passed down from ancient times to the present in China.

Tomb-Sweeping Day with the shortest history.

From the perspective of folklore, the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. At first, it was a very important solar term. Once at this time, the temperature rises rapidly, which is a good time for spring ploughing and planting. Therefore, there were agricultural proverbs such as "planting melons and beans before and after Qingming Festival" and "planting trees is not as good as Qingming Festival". Later, as the days of Qingming and cold food were getting closer and closer, and cold food was the day when people were forbidden to use fire to sweep graves, gradually, cold food and Qingming became one. In the past, people did not set off fireworks and firecrackers, but only ate cold food.

The origin of this solar term

Tomb-Sweeping Day also comes from a legend. During the Spring and Autumn Period, a courtier named Jie Zhitui assisted Zhong Er to become a monarch, that is, Jin Wengong in history, but he forgot Jie Zhitui when he grew up. It was only after being reminded by others that he remembered it. However, Jie Zhitui and his mother have gone to live in seclusion in the mountains. Jin Wengong and his courtiers found nothing in the mountains. It is suggested that Yamakaji be released. Jie Zhitui is a dutiful son and will definitely save his mother. However, the fire burned for three days and nights and there was still no referral. After the fire was put out, people found Jie Zhitui carrying his mother and dying under a willow tree. Jin Wengong was so sad and regretful that he buried them under the willow tree. Jin Wengong designated the day when Yamakaji was released as the Cold Food Festival, stipulating that people were forbidden to use fire and eat cold food for one day to commemorate Jie Zhitui's loyalty. Later, it gradually evolved into Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Tomb-Sweeping Day custom

spring outing

Go for an outing is also called spring outing, exploring spring in ancient times, seeking spring, etc. The Qingming Festival is a time when the spring breeze is proud and full of spring. When everything is in bud, nature is full of vitality everywhere, so it has long been a custom to go out for a spring outing at this time.

Worship of tomb ancestors

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most solemn ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, and it belongs to a traditional cultural festival of remembering ancestors and being cautious from beginning to end.

Chuanliuzhi

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the time when willows sprout and smoke green, so Tomb-Sweeping Day has the folk custom of folding, piercing and inserting willows. On this day, Tomb-Sweeping Day will plant willows at the door, hang willows under the eaves, spread willows on women's heads, wear willows on men, blow willows on children and hang paper money on graves.

fly a kite

Tomb-Sweeping Day also has the custom of flying kites. People not only fly kites during the day, but also fly kites at night. In the past, some people put kites in the blue sky, then cut the kite strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to yourself.