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20 19 how to arrange holidays in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Arrangement: April 5-April 7, ***3 days.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, is celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Qingming has two connotations: nature and humanity. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition left by the Chinese nation for thousands of years to sweep graves and remember our ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety, awakening family memories, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.

The name of Tomb-Sweeping Day is named according to the solar terms, which is related to the weather characteristics at this time. As soon as the solar terms are clear, the temperature will rise and life will flourish. The earth presents the image of spring and tranquility. At this time, everything "spits out the old and absorbs the new", which is pure and clear. "Huainanzi Astronomical Training" said: "On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, the bucket refers to B, then the Qingming wind will arrive"; The "Qingming wind" in the article is a refreshing and clear wind.

The weather in Tomb-Sweeping Day is usually around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar, that is, the first15th day after the vernal equinox. Tomb-Sweeping Day period is very long, 8 days before 10 and 10 days before 10. These nearly 20 days belong to the Tomb-Sweeping Day period. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China. From 65438 to 0935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5th as a national statutory holiday in Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the National Tomb Sweeping Festival. On May 20, 2006, Tomb-Sweeping Day declared by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Culture was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage (category: folk customs; No.: X-2).