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Who does Tomb-Sweeping Day commemorate?

Tomb-Sweeping Day memorial meson push. Its origin is as follows:

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er, the son of the State of Jin, was framed and exiled abroad, and his livelihood was difficult. Faint on the road. At this time, Xie tui's minister cut off a piece of meat from his thigh and cooked a bowl of broth for childe to drink. Zhong Er gradually recovered his spirit. Zhong Er shed tears when he found that the meat had been cut off.

Nineteen years later, Zhong Er became the monarch, that is, the historical Jin Wengong. But at this time, Jiezitui, who had given his life to save him before, had already died. In memory of him, Jin Wengong designated the day of his death as Tomb-Sweeping Day, which has been passed down ever since.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China, and it is also one of the most important sacrificial festivals. It is a day to sweep graves and worship ancestors. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, which started in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Through the historical development and evolution, Tomb-Sweeping Day has extremely rich connotations, and different customs have been formed in different places, with sweeping graves to worship ancestors and hiking as the basic themes.

Traditional festivals in China include New Year's Eve (the last day of the twelfth lunar month), Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month), Lantern Festival (the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), Cold Food Festival (the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day), Tomb-Sweeping Day (around the fifth day of the fourth lunar month), Spring Dragon Festival (February 2), Shangsi Festival (the third day of the third lunar month), Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month) and Chinese Valentine's Day (the seventh lunar month).