Why can't Tomb-Sweeping Day go to the grave the day before?

Can Tomb-Sweeping Day sweep the grave the day before?

There is also a saying that Tomb-Sweeping Day visited the grave the day before. Some people call this day "Korean Day". It is said that once an emperor killed his generals Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu by mistake, feeling deeply guilty, so he hired a famous Taoist priest to do it for him, so that everything that people who went to Tomb-Sweeping Day the day before gave to their ancestors was transferred to Han's name. Therefore, when Tomb-Sweeping Day went to the grave the day before, he could not receive what you offered to his ancestors.

Legend has it that there will be a meeting in the underworld in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and people without children can't attend. People attending the conference must hold flags sent by their descendants before they can enter. Therefore, when people go to graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people will put paper-cut flags on the graves of their ancestors. So Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave should be before Tomb-Sweeping Day, not after Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Some places visit graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day, because married women will come back to visit their parents in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Her brother will entertain her. "Qingming early, eleven nights" means that Qingming goes to the grave before 12 and comes back for dinner; Go to the grave after lunch 1 1. It is also said that people who visit graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day usually burn paper in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day or on the same day in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Legend has it that one hundred pieces of paper were burned at that time.

Fujian Minnan doesn't necessarily only visit graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day. There are generally two dates for sweeping graves. The custom in Quanzhou is a few days before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, while some people in Zhangzhou will choose to sweep graves near Shangsi Festival on the third day of March, and Hakkas generally sweep graves after the Spring Festival.

The way is, after cleaning the grave environment (such as weeds and trees), worship the land god first, and then worship the ancestors. After the worship, press the "tomb paper" on the grave with a small stone, indicating that the grave has been repaired. Tomb-Sweeping Day usually didn't cook that day, but only ate cool cakes, which originated from the custom of Cold Food Festival.

Hebei pays attention to "Qingming in the early morning and 11th in the evening (Lunar Ghost Festival)". A week before Qingming Festival, people began to sweep graves and burn paper. Few people in Tomb-Sweeping Day went to sweep graves. Southern Hebei chose to sweep graves at the Cold Food Festival the day before in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Another name for Tomb-Sweeping Day.

1, Cold Food Festival

Also known as Hot Food Festival, No Smoking Festival and Cold Food Festival, its date is from the solstice of winter 105, that is, it is only one or two days away from Tomb-Sweeping Day. The main festival custom of this festival is to ban fire, cook without fire, and only eat prepared hot food and cold food, hence the name.

2. Walking Festival

According to legend, after Dayu's flood control, people used the language of "Qingming" to celebrate that the flood had been eliminated and the world was at peace. The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day is that spring is warm in bloom, everything is revived, and the sky is high and the clouds are light. It is a good time to go for an outing in spring. Going for an outing began as early as the Tang Dynasty and has become a habit throughout the ages. In addition to enjoying the beautiful lakes, mountains and spring scenery, we also carry out various entertainment activities to increase the interest of life.

3. Ghost Festival

Grave-sweeping is very popular in Tomb-Sweeping Day. In fact, sweeping graves is the content of Tomb-Sweeping Day's Cold Food Festival the day before. It is said that cold food originated in Jin Wengong to mourn Jiexiu. During the twenty years of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, he ordered the world to "eat cold food in the ground". Because cold food is associated with Qingming, it gradually spread to sweeping graves in Qingming. During the Qingming period, sweeping graves is more popular. In ancient times, children often flew kites when sweeping graves. Some kites are equipped with bamboo flutes, which can make a sound when the wind blows, just like the sound of kites. It is said that this is the reason why kites get their names.

What does Tomb-Sweeping Day eat everywhere?

In many places, after the sacrificial ceremony is completed, food will be sacrificed. When people in southern Shanxi crossed Tomb-Sweeping Day, they used to steam big steamed buns with white flour, with walnuts, dates and beans in the middle, coiled into dragons outside, and an egg tied in the middle of the dragon's body, named "Zifu". It is necessary to steam a big "blessing" to symbolize the reunion and happiness of the family. When going to the grave, the "Zifu" is usually dedicated to the ancestors and shared by the whole family after sweeping the grave. According to the old custom in Shanghai, steamed cakes for sacrifice should be put on wicker and dried and stored. When they come in the long summer, they will be fried and given to the children. It is said that eating it in summer won't make you sick. In some areas of Tomb-Sweeping Day, there is a custom of having a reunion dinner, which is also called Qingming Cake, Flour Cake, Cike Cake, Qingming Ba, Ai Ye Ba, Qingming Fruit, Bobo Cake, Qingming Cake and Ai Ye Cake.

Why does it rain in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

First, when winter goes and spring comes, the cold air gradually weakens, and the warm and humid air on the ocean begins to move northward actively. Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, cold and warm air often meet in the south of the Yangtze River, resulting in rainy weather.

The second is the spring in Jiangnan, with a lot of low pressure. The clouds in the low pressure move fast, the wind is strong and the rain is urgent. Whenever the low pressure passes, there will be rainy weather.

Thirdly, before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, there were a lot of water vapor in the atmosphere of the south of the Yangtze River, which easily condensed into Mao Mao rain at night. For these reasons, there are many rains during the Qingming Festival.

The annual Tomb-Sweeping Day begins on April 4th (or 5th) and ends on 20th (or 2 1 day). During the Qingming period, the direct point of the sun moved from 5 degrees 57 minutes north latitude to 1 1 degrees 32 minutes, and the sunshine in the northern hemisphere was obviously enhanced. In the south of China, it is already "the small building listens to the spring rain all night, and the deep alley sells apricot flowers." In the north, it is already "the grass is green, the willows are all withered", flowers are blooming, and the spring is beautiful.

The weather characteristics of Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Qingming is a solar term representing phenology, which means sunny weather and lush vegetation. As the saying goes, "Qingming breaks snow, Grain Rain breaks frost." When the weather is clear, the climate in South China is warm and the spring is strong. However, before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, cold air still invaded from time to time, even making the average daily temperature lower than 12℃ for more than three consecutive days, resulting in rotten seedlings of middle rice and dead seedlings of early rice. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid warm tail and cold head when sowing and transplanting rice. In the northwest plateau, livestock are weak under the influence of severe winter and insufficient forage, so it is necessary to guard against the harm of strong cooling weather after spring to old, weak and young livestock. "There are many rains during the Qingming Festival" is a portrayal of the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River by Du Mu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. But in some areas, this is not the case. In particular, the western part of South China is often in the spring drought period, and the rainfall in early April is generally only 10 to 20 mm, which is less than half of that in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there are many spring rains in eastern South China, the rainfall in early April is generally only 20 to 40 mm, so natural precipitation is not enough for agricultural production, so it must be replenished by storing water years ago. In addition, May-June is the month with the most hail in a year, so the prevention of hail disaster should be strengthened.

During the Qingming period, the average daily temperature in most parts of the country has risen to above 12℃ except the northeast and northwest regions. From north to south to the inside and outside of the Great Wall, there are busy scenes of spring ploughing everywhere. "In the Qingming Festival, the wheat grows for three days", the wheat in the south of Huanghuai is about to start heading, the rape has blossomed, and the wheat in the northeast and northwest regions has also entered the jointing stage. In the later stage, we should pay close attention to fertilizer and water management and pest control. Dry farming in the north, early and middle rice in the south of the Yangtze River is in a suitable season for mass sowing, so we should seize the opportunity, seize the sunny day and sow early. Pear blossoms are getting clearer and clearer. At this time, when many kinds of fruit trees enter the flowering stage, attention should be paid to artificial pollination to improve the fruit setting rate. Early rice planting in South China should be cleaned up and fertilized in time. Corn, sorghum and cotton will also be planted everywhere. "Before tomorrow's tea, there will be two buds", and the new buds of tea trees will grow vigorously, so attention should be paid to pest control; Famous tea producing areas are mined one after another, and strict scientific mining is needed to ensure the yield and quality.

The Legend of Tomb-Sweeping Day's Tomb Sweeping

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhong Er, the son of Jin Xiangong, fled abroad in order to avoid persecution by his stepmother, accompanied by ministers such as Jietui. When they fled to Wei, they were poor and ill. In desperation, Xie tui reluctantly cut off the meat on his leg and lied that it was rabbit meat made for Zhong Er. Zhong Er didn't know until someone told the truth. 19 years later, Zhong Er returned to China and became the monarch of the State of Jin (that is, Jin Wengong). He rewarded meritorious service and made great contributions, but he only forgot the meson push who was loyal to him.

Treat people remind, Zhong Er think of the past, send someone to please, meson push avoided. Jin Wengong personally went to the door to ask, only to know that Jiezitui was carrying his old mother and hiding in Mianshan, so he sent someone up the mountain to look for it, but he couldn't find it. Jin Wengong knows that meson tui is very filial. If he wants to leave Yamakaji, he will definitely run down the mountain with his old mother on his back. However, the fire burned for three days and nights, and neither the mother nor the child came out. Later, they were found dead by the fire beside a dead willow. Xie tui's backbone blocked the hole in the willow tree, and a skirt left by him was hidden in the hole. A poem was written in blood on the skirt: "May the master be clear forever." It's better for Liu Xiahui to be a ghost than to be an admonisher with you.

If your master has me in his heart, he will always reflect on my death. I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, and I am clear and diligent. "Jin Wengong was very moved after reading it, and wept bitterly. She buried her mother and son in Mianshan, changed Mianshan to Jieshan, and built a temple to commemorate it. To commemorate meson tui, Jin Wengong ordered that the day when meson tui was burned to death be designated as "Cold Food Festival". Fireworks are strictly forbidden on this day every year, and only cold food is eaten. In the third year of Cold Food Festival, Jin Wengong led ministers to Jieshan to offer sacrifices to Jiexiu. When he found that the dead willow came back from the dead, he named it "Qingming Willow", stipulating that from cold food to Qingming, people should pay homage to it.

Later, the Cold Food Festival was gradually confused with Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the tomb sweeping was confused with Qingming, which gradually replaced the Cold Food Festival.