On the Significance of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival. Grave-sweeping is not only conducive to promoting filial piety, awakening family memory, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been circulating in China since ancient times and has never stopped. Qingming is an ancient festival of the Chinese nation. It is not only a solemn festival to sweep graves and worship ancestors, but also a happy festival for people to get close to nature, go for an outing and enjoy the fun of spring.

History:

The ancient Spring Festival activities, Spring and Autumn Festival, have existed since ancient times. The establishment of ancient branch calendars provided decisive conditions for festivals, and ancestral beliefs and sacrificial culture were important factors in the formation of Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the 24 solar terms in the ancient calendar of China, which reflects the seasonal changes. At this time, it is a good time for an outing in the suburbs (spring outing) and Qingming (grave-sweeping sacrifice). Tomb-Sweeping Day's combination of solar terms and folk customs is the unity of climate, geography and human harmony.