When is Easter the same day as Tomb-Sweeping Day?

202 1 Tomb-Sweeping Day is April 4th, Sunday, 202 1, and February 23rd of the Year of the Ox.

Tomb-Sweeping Day and Easter are the same year.

Tomb-Sweeping Day and Easter have no fixed dates in the Gregorian calendar. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the only festival among the 24 solar terms. According to experts from the Astronomical Calendar Department of Purple Mountain Observatory, the 24 solar terms are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, which reflects that there is no fixed date in the Gregorian calendar.

According to the records in the almanac, the day after the vernal equinox is 15, while the year of 202 1 in Tomb-Sweeping Day corresponds to April 4th of the Gregorian calendar. Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon at the spring equinox every year. So 202 1, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Easter fall on the same day.

Extended information 1, Easter

Easter (Easter) is an important festival in the west, which falls on the first Sunday after the full moon at the vernal equinox every year. Christians believe that Easter symbolizes rebirth and hope, to commemorate the day when Jesus Christ was resurrected on the third day after he was crucified between 30 and 33 AD.

2. Easter diet

The traditional food for Easter is meat, mainly mutton and ham. They all have certain meanings. According to the Bible, God will test Abraham and make him sacrifice his only son.

Abraham did so. When he raised his knife to kill Esau, God ordered an angel to stop him. At this time, Abraham happened to find a ram, so he took it as a burnt offering, not his son.

Therefore, it is an ancient tradition to sacrifice sheep. The lamb symbolizes the dedication of Jesus. As for eating ham, it is said that it is the British heritage to show contempt for Jewish regulations on blood in meat. Later, this trend was brought to the United States by British immigrants.

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day customs

The customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day have a series of activities, such as sweeping graves to worship ancestors, hiking, holding hooks, flying kites, swinging, cuju, playing polo, fighting cocks, shooting willows, inserting willows, holding silkworms and climbing bridges.

Many places in Tomb-Sweeping Day also pay attention to eating. Some places in the north still keep the habit of eating cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day. In some areas, Tomb-Sweeping Day sometimes has the custom of eating green balls. Many places share sacrificial food after the sacrificial ceremony.