When was it stipulated in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

When was it stipulated in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms, in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingming Festival is usually from April 4th to April 6th in the solar calendar. The division of solar terms is based on the angle between the sun and the equator, so there are no definite days in the lunar calendar.

The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day

"Tomb-Sweeping Day is said to have started with the" tomb sacrifice "ceremony held by ancient emperors and generals, and later people began to follow suit, offering sacrifices to ancestors and sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Qingming Festival was originally just the name of a solar term, and it became a festival to commemorate ancestors, which was related to the Cold Food Festival, so Jin Wengong designated the day after the Cold Food Festival as Tomb-Sweeping Day.

legal ground

According to the Notice of General Office of the State Council on Some Holiday Arrangements issued by General Office of the State Council, Tomb-Sweeping Day will have a holiday on April 4th, and Tomb-Sweeping Day will have a holiday: classes will be closed from April 2nd to 4th for a total of ***3 days. Go to work on April 1 Saturday.