The story of the origin and customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day.

The story of the origin and customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day is as follows:

I. Origin

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiexiu, a loyal minister, cut his own flesh to satisfy his hunger during his exile in Jin Wengong. After Jin Wengong returned to China and became a boss, Jiezitui didn't want to cry roast meat and compete for favor, so his portable mother lived in seclusion in Mianshan. In order to invite meson to be an official, Jin Wengong released Yamakaji and forced meson to show his face, but meson and his mother were burned to death. Jin Wengong regretted his crime and ordered that this day be designated as "Cold Food Festival". On this festival, it is forbidden to make a fire and eat cold meals as a token of memory of old friends.

It happened that Tomb-Sweeping Day was the second day of the Cold Food Festival. After the Song Dynasty, the custom of sweeping graves with cold food gradually continued to the next day and merged into Qingming. In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day also held outings and other customs, and Tomb-Sweeping Day gradually rose from a simple agricultural solar term to an important festival.

Second, the customs.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most solemn festival for ancestor worship of the Chinese nation, and it belongs to a traditional cultural festival for ancestor worship. The main customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day are grave-sweeping, ancestor worship and outing. Grave-sweeping is one of the most important customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day. People will go to the graves of their ancestors, clean them up, and offer flowers, food, paper money and other items to express their thoughts and respect for their ancestors.

Ancestor worship is another important custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day. People will burn incense, offer flowers, take candles and worship their ancestors at home or in front of their ancestors' graves to express their gratitude. Besides, there are some activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day, such as hiking, flying kites and swinging. People enjoy the beauty of life in the spring sunshine.

The meaning of Tomb-Sweeping Day:

The moral of Tomb-Sweeping Day is to sacrifice ancestors, remember the dead, be grateful for nature, cherish life, inherit culture and educate life. On this festival in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people will go to the cemetery to pay homage to their ancestors and express their thoughts. At the same time, it is also to promote the culture of filial piety and emphasize the importance of family ties.

In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day is also a festival to appreciate nature and cherish life. People will appreciate the beauty of nature and feel the value of life through activities such as sweeping graves to worship ancestors and enjoying flowers, and remind people to protect the environment and cherish nature. Tomb-Sweeping Day is also a festival of life education. People can receive life education and experience the preciousness and brevity of life through activities such as sweeping graves to worship ancestors and enjoying flowers. At the same time, they can inherit and carry forward traditional culture and enhance their national identity and cohesion.