Is Qingming the twenty-four solar terms?

Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms. Tomb-Sweeping Day was also called March Festival in ancient times, and Tomb-Sweeping Day was around April 5th in the Gregorian calendar. Among the 24 solar terms, Qingming is the only solar term that is both a solar term and a festival.

Tomb-Sweeping Day was also called the March Festival in ancient times, and Tomb-Sweeping Day was one of the 24 solar terms around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar. Among the 24 solar terms, Qingming is the only solar term that is both a solar term and a festival.

The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Han nationality in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. The name of Tomb-Sweeping Day is related to the weather and climate characteristics at this time. The name "Tomb-Sweeping Day" also comes from Tomb-Sweeping Day's "Qi" in the 24th solar terms of the China lunar calendar, and the105th day after beginning of winter is Tomb-Sweeping Day's "Qi". Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi * * * has 15 days, which is Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the time is after the vernal equinox. At this time, winter has gone, spring is full, the weather is sunny, the fields are bright and clean, and the vitality of nature is everywhere. It is more appropriate to call this period "Qingming".

Tomb-Sweeping Day is first of all a very important solar term. As soon as Tomb-Sweeping Day arrives, the temperature rises, which is a good season for spring ploughing and planting. Therefore, there is a saying that "melons and beans are planted before and after Qingming". Agricultural proverb "Planting trees is not as clear as Qingming". Later, as the days of Qingming and cold food approached, cold food was the day when people banned fire to sweep graves. Gradually, cold food and Qingming became one, and cold food became another name of Qingming and became a custom of Qingming. On Qingming Day, there are no fireworks, only cold food.