Is Qingming the same in Tomb-Sweeping Day and the 24 solar terms? Is Qingming a solar term or a festival?

There are many people in life who can't tell the difference. Many people think that Tomb-Sweeping Day and Qingming are the same, so is Tomb-Sweeping Day the same as Qingming in the 24 solar terms? Is Qingming a solar term or a festival?

Is Tomb-Sweeping Day in 24 solar terms the same as Qingming?

Same.

At first, Tomb-Sweeping Day was just the name of a solar term, which became a festival to commemorate ancestors and was related to the Cold Food Festival. Generally speaking, Qingming is also the arrival time of Tomb-Sweeping Day, but the calculation time in Tomb-Sweeping Day changes every year, usually on April 5th or 6th, but Tomb-Sweeping Day and Qingming actually mean the same thing.

Is Qingming a solar term or a festival?

It is both a solar term and a festival.

Around April 5th every year, it is Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi, and when the sun reaches longitude 15 degrees, it is Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi. Qingming is both a solar term and a festival among the 24 solar terms, so Qingming is both a solar term and a festival.

The meaning of Qingming in the 24 solar terms

Tomb-Sweeping Day is an ancient festival of our nation. It is not only a solemn festival to sweep graves and worship ancestors, but also a happy festival for people to get close to nature, go for an outing and enjoy the fun of spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is located around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar, that is,15th after the vernal equinox every year. Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi symbolizes that everything is full of vitality and decay, and the earth is full of spring.

What are the solar terms before Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Spring Equinox

The vernal equinox is the equinox of 90 days in spring and one of the 24 solar terms. It is a solar term in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day around February 15 of the lunar calendar every year, from March 20th to 2 1 in the solar calendar, when the sun is at 0.

When is Tomb-Sweeping Day in 2020?

April 4(th), 2020

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival and ancestor worship festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China. When Tomb-Sweeping Day arrives, people can go to the grave to worship their ancestors, or get close to nature and go hiking. Tomb-Sweeping Day generally refers to the solar term of 15, which is usually around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar, but Tomb-Sweeping Day in 2020 will be on April 4, that is, March 12 of the lunar calendar.