Why is Qingming early, eleven nights?

Question 1: What do you mean by Qingming Early and Eleven? It refers to the memorial time. Tomb-Sweeping Day can pay homage in advance, and the 11th can be postponed by one day. It is best to pay homage on July 15 of Ghost Festival. At the same time, there is a folk saying that "a hundred days is short and the anniversary is long", which also refers to the time of memorial service.

Question 2: Is the 1 1 day in the morning and the 1 1 day in the evening in Tomb-Sweeping Day a lunar calendar or a solar calendar? Of course, it refers to the lunar calendar, which means that Tomb-Sweeping Day should burn paper early to pay homage to the dead, and it will be later on the first day of October.

Question 3: Why should the memorial ceremony burn paper early? Here is an allusion that may answer your doubts.

In ancient times, there was a scholar named You Wenyi who studied hard at the cold window for more than ten years, but failed to pass the exam. He abandoned his pen and studied papermaking under the great inventor Cai Lun. You Xiucai is clever and highly valued by Cai Lun. Cai Lun passed on all his skills to You Xiucai. A few years later, Cai Lun died, and You Xiucai inherited Cai Lun's career and made paper. He made a lot of good paper, but few people used it at that time, and the paper he made could not be sold, and the warehouse was piled up like a mountain. To this end, You Xiucai is very worried. Gradually, she went to bed without eating or drinking. Three days later, she closed her eyes and died. The family cried their eyes out at once. Neighbors rushed to help with the funeral. You Xiucai's wife cried and said to everyone, "Our family is poor and there is nothing to be buried with. Let's burn these papers for him! "

Therefore, a person was specially sent to burn paper in front of the coffin of You Xiucai. On the third day, You Xiucai suddenly sat up and kept shouting: "Burn paper, burn paper." People thought you Xiucai was dead, and they were afraid. You Xiucai said, "Don't be afraid. I'm really alive. Master Yan put me back." People were very surprised and asked about the root cause. You Xiucai said, "You saved me by burning these papers. When these papers melt, they will become money in the underworld. I bought the prince with this money, and the prince put me back. " Hearing this, the family was very happy and burned a lot of paper. After this incident came out, some people did not believe it. A rich and powerful veteran went to You Xiucai and said to him, "I buried money at home, isn't it much more valuable than paper?" You Xiucai said, "I didn't know this gold and silver was for people. I would never take it to hell. If you don't believe me, I can dig up my ancestral grave, and the gold and silver buried with me will not move. "

Mr. W nodded and said yes. As a result, the number of people buying paper suddenly increased, and the paper made by You Xiucai could not be sold. In fact, you Xiucai didn't really come back to life, just to sell more paper and discuss a plan with his wife. However, the custom of burning paper for the dead has been handed down.

This method of burning paper is becoming more and more harmful to the environment. The rise of network sacrifice has replaced the traditional way of sacrifice, which embodies the national policy of sustainable development and environmental protection.

Question 4: What is clearer in the morning and at night? "Qingming early, eleven nights" refers to the time of memorial service. Tomb-Sweeping Day can pay homage in advance, and the 11th can be postponed by one day. It is best to pay homage on July 15 of Ghost Festival. At the same time, there is a folk saying that "a hundred days is short and the anniversary is long", which also refers to the time of memorial service.

Question 5: Why do you say Qingming is early and October 1 is late? It means memorial time. Tomb-Sweeping Day can pay homage in advance, and the 11th can be postponed by one day. It is best to pay homage on July 15 of Ghost Festival. At the same time, there is a folk saying that "a hundred days is short and the anniversary is long", which also refers to the time of memorial service.

Question 6: What does "Qingming comes early and cold food comes late" mean? As the days of Qingming and cold food are approaching, cold food is also the day when people ban fire to sweep graves. Gradually, cold food and Qingming become one, and cold food becomes another name of Qingming and the custom of Qingming period.

In Qingming Festival, there is a saying among the people that "it's early in Qingming Festival and cold food is late", that is, Tomb-Sweeping Day should burn paper rather than later.

People of the older generation often say that Tomb-Sweeping Day is the first three days and the last four days (that is, the first three days to the last four days in Tomb-Sweeping Day are suitable for ancestor worship), and Qingming Day is also suitable, which is a good time for ancestor worship.

Today, people seldom celebrate the Cold Food Festival in the first month. Generally speaking, it is 10 month 1 day, and the cold food is a little late. In other words, 1 October1day, you can burn paper for your ancestors two days later.

But Qingming cannot be late. Qingming means filial piety as soon as possible. It's not appropriate to go that day. I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't understand why. Later, I thought about it. There is a saying that spring covers autumn and freezing. Qingming burned some money for ancestors and asked them to add a fur coat. Eat a cold food in the future, so that our ancestors will be healthier if they are frozen.

Question 7: What do you mean before Qingming Festival and after October 1st? It refers to the memorial time. Tomb-Sweeping Day can pay homage in advance, and the 11th can be postponed by one day. It is best to pay homage on July 15 of Ghost Festival. At the same time, there is a folk saying that "a hundred days is short and the anniversary is long", which also refers to the time of memorial service.

Question 8 8: 10/October 1 May I burn paper a few days later? As the saying goes, it will be sunny in the morning and evening on October 1st. Qingming can burn paper in advance.

Question 9: What does the agricultural proverb in East China mean "Before Qingming Festival, after the Eleventh Festival"? Grave sweeping usually takes place before or on the same day, and it is forbidden to postpone it. Superstition believes that after Tomb-Sweeping Day, ghosts will return to heaven, staring straight at the first day of the tenth lunar month and being put back, so they must sweep graves before leaving, and it is not advisable to worship before the first day of October. The so-called "Qingming early, eleven nights".

Question 10: Where did Tomb-Sweeping Day come from? Why sacrifice? What are the folklore and rules? What do you mean by Qingming early? Is it 24 knots? The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Tomb-Sweeping Day is first of all a very important solar term. As soon as Tomb-Sweeping Day arrives, the temperature rises, which is a good season for spring ploughing and planting. Therefore, there is a saying that "melons and beans are planted before and after Qingming". Agricultural proverb "Planting trees is not as clear as Qingming". Later, as the days of Qingming and cold food approached, cold food was the day when people banned fire to sweep graves. Gradually, cold food and Qingming became one, and cold food became another name of Qingming and became a custom of Qingming. On Qingming Day, there are no fireworks, only cold food.

There is a legend about cold food:

According to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jin Xiangong's concubine killed the prince in order to let her son inherit the throne, and Shen Sheng was forced to commit suicide. Shen Sheng's younger brother, Zhong Er, went into exile to escape the scourge. During his exile, Zhong Er suffered humiliation. Most of the courtiers who went out with him went out one after another. Only a few loyal people have been following him. One of them is called meson push. On one occasion, Zhong Er fainted from hunger. In order to save Zhong Er, Jiezitui cut a piece of meat from his leg, cooked it with fire and gave it to Zhong Er. Nineteen years later, Zhong Er returned to China and became the monarch, that is, Jin Wengong, one of the famous five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period.

After Jin Wengong came to power, in addition to meson push, he offered many rewards to courtiers who shared his joys and sorrows. Someone defended meson in front of Jin Wengong. Jin Wengong suddenly remembered the past and felt guilty. He immediately sent someone to ask meson to take the imperial court to be rewarded as an official. However, after several trips, the meson could not be pushed. Jin Wengong had to please. However, when Jin Wengong came to the meson pusher's house, he saw that the door was closed. Jiezitui didn't want to see him, and had already been hiding in Mianshan (now southeast of Jiexiu County, Shanxi Province) behind his mother's back. Jin Wengong asked his body guard to search Mianshan, but he couldn't find it. So, someone had an idea, saying, it is better to let Yamakaji go, set fire on three sides, leave one side, burn it and the meson will come out. Jin Wengong ordered the promotion of Yamakaji. Unexpectedly, the fire burned for three days and nights. After the fire was put out, the meson was not pushed out after all. Looking up the mountain, the mother and son were holding a charred willow tree and were dead. Jin Wengong looked at meson push's body and cried for a while. Then I buried the body and found that the back of meson push was blocked by a willow hole, as if there was something. Take out a look, turned out to be a skirt, with a blood poem:

I hope your master is always clear.

It is better to be a ghost than to accompany you as an exhorter.

If your master has me in his heart, remember that I often reflect.

I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, diligent and honest.

Jin Wengong hid * * * in his sleeve. Then meson tui and his mother were buried under the charred willow tree. To commemorate Jiexiu, Jin Wengong ordered Mianshan to be changed to Jiexiu Mountain, and an ancestral temple was built on the mountain, and the day when Yamakaji was released was designated as the Cold Food Festival, telling the whole country that it is forbidden to set off fireworks and firecrackers on this day every year and only eat cold food.

When he left, he cut a charred willow and made a pair of clogs in the palace. He looked at it every day and sighed, "What a pity." The "first step" is the name of ancient people's subordinates respecting each other between superiors or peers, which is said to come from it.

The following year, Jin Wengong led his ministers to go hiking in plain clothes to show their respect and condolences. Walking to the grave, I saw the dead old willow tree resurrected, with thousands of green branches dancing in the wind. Jin Wengong looked at the resurrected old willow tree and seemed to see the meson push. He walked up to him respectfully, lovingly squeezed a branch, braided it into a circle and put it on his head. After the sacrifice, Jin Wengong named the revived old willow "Qingming Willow" and named it Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Later, Jin Wengong often put the sleeve of * * * beside him as a souvenir, urging himself to take power. He is diligent and honest, and strives to govern the country well.

Since then, the people of Jin have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, and they are very nostalgic for Jietui, who has made outstanding contributions and is not looking for wealth. On the day of his death, it is forbidden to set off fireworks in memory of him. It is also made of flour and jujube paste into the shape of a swallow, strung with willows and inserted in the door to summon his soul. This thing is called "pushing swallows" (also called intermediary pushing). Since then, cold food and Qingming have become grand festivals for the people of the whole country. Whenever there is cold food, people don't make a fire to cook, but only eat cold food. In the north, people only eat cold food prepared in advance, such as jujube cakes and wheat cakes. In the south, there are mostly green balls and glutinous rice and sugar lotus roots. Every time I go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, people put wicker in a circle and put wicker branches in front of the house to show their memory. ...& gt& gt