What day is Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Every year on the Gregorian calendar from April 4th to 6th.

I. Tomb-Sweeping Day

Also known as the outing festival, it is 108 days after the winter solstice at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. It is one of the traditional festivals in China and one of the most important festivals to worship ancestors and sweep graves.

Second, the festival analysis

Tomb-Sweeping Day, originally the fifth of the 24 solar terms, "Spring begins with spring, and the Qingming Valley Day", later merged with the custom of cold food: it rains in succession during the Qingming Festival.

Third, the origin of festivals.

1. Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important traditional folk festival in China, and it is one of the eight important festivals: Shangyuan, Qingming, Long Summer, Dragon Boat Festival, Central Plains, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice and New Year's Eve.

It's usually April 5th in the solar calendar, but its festival is very long. There are two kinds of sayings: eight days before the tenth day and ten days after the tenth day. These twenty days belong to Tomb-Sweeping Day.

It is said that the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day began with the "grave-sweeping" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals. Later, people followed suit, and it became a fixed custom of the Chinese nation to worship ancestors and sweep graves on this day.

Fourth, historical development.

According to legend, after Dayu's flood control, people used the language of "Qingming" to celebrate that the flood had been eliminated and the world was at peace. At this time, bloom is warm in spring, everything is revived, and the sky is clear and bright, which is a good season for spring outing.

Five, eating habits

One hundred and five days after beginning of winter, the solstice was called cold food. In the past, fire was forbidden and cold food was eaten, so it was also called "Cold Food Festival" and "No Smoking Festival".