What's the name of Qingming grave sweeping?

In some areas of Guangdong, ancestor worship is called "walking green". Worship in Tomb-Sweeping Day usually lasts from the first 10 day to the last 10 day, and in some places it lasts for one month. Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the important "eight festivals a year" in China. As a festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day is different from pure solar terms. Solar terms are signs of phenological changes and seasonal order, while festivals contain spiritual beliefs and customs.

Ancestor belief and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important carrier of inheriting faith and family ethics. Qingming Festival is a cultural expression and an important way to be grateful to ancestors and close to human feelings. The custom of sweeping graves to worship ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day has become a fixed theme of etiquette and custom.

Cultural connotation

Tomb-Sweeping Day is rich in customs, which can be summarized into two festivals and traditions: one is to respect the ancestors and be cautious to the end; The second is outing and getting close to nature.

Tomb-Sweeping Day not only has the theme of sweeping, remembering and remembering, but also has the theme of taking an outing and enjoying the body and mind. The traditional concept of "harmony between man and nature" has been vividly reflected in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Through historical development, Tomb-Sweeping Day has integrated the customs of Cold Food Festival and Shangsi Festival in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and integrated various folk customs, which has extremely rich cultural connotations.