What festival is Qingming?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the traditional festivals in China. Every year on the fourth or fifth day of the fourth lunar month, people will celebrate this important festival. The importance of Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only reflected in people's worship of ancestors, but also a moment for people to express their grief and mourning for their deceased relatives.

Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the ancient sacrificial customs in China, which can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. The ancients believed that during the Qingming Festival, spring came back to the earth and flowers were in full bloom, which was a good time to offer sacrifices to ancestors and gods. Therefore, people will go to the grave to pay homage to their ancestors, and burn paper money and provide food and drinks in front of the tomb to express their respect and yearning for their ancestors.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people will also set foot in the suburbs. Hiking is an activity to find pleasant spots and enjoy the beautiful scenery of nature. People will travel together, and activities such as mountaineering, picnics and flying kites will also become part of the festival. This is because it is spring in Tomb-Sweeping Day, the weather is pleasant, everything in nature is reviving, and people are happy to go out for an outing and feel the breath of spring.

In addition, there is another important custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day, that is, inserting willows. People will cut down willow branches before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day and put them in front of the door or on the wall to pray for peace and good luck, which also means that everything will be brand-new in the new year.

Below is a picture related to Tomb-Sweeping Day, in which a family member is visiting a grave to worship his ancestors. This picture shows people's respect and nostalgia for their ancestors, and also reflects people's treasure and inheritance of traditional culture.

In a word, Tomb-Sweeping Day is a very important festival in the traditional culture of China. It is not only a time for offering sacrifices to ancestors, but also a day for expressing grief and mourning for deceased relatives. People pay homage to their ancestors through grave-sweeping, ancestor worship, hiking and other activities, and at the same time, they also remember and cherish the memory of their deceased relatives. This festival not only allows people to inherit and inherit traditional culture, but also reminds people to cherish their loved ones and lives.