What's the date of 202 1 Tomb-Sweeping Day? What's the date of 202 1 Tomb-Sweeping Day?

What's the date of 202 1 Tomb-Sweeping Day? What's the date of 202 1 Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Tomb-Sweeping Day on 202 1 is April 4th, because Sunday and Sunday coincide, so the holiday period is from April 3rd on 202 1 to April 5th on 202 1 * * for three days. Tomb-Sweeping Day is generally around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar, the 5th day after the vernal equinox/kloc-0. Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc.

Brief introduction of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most solemn festival for ancestor worship of the Chinese nation, and it belongs to a traditional cultural festival for ancestor worship. Tomb-Sweeping Day embodies the national spirit, inherits the sacrificial culture of Chinese civilization, and expresses people's moral feelings of respecting and honoring their ancestors. Sweeping the grave is a "tomb sacrifice", and the name for ancestors is "respecting the time". Spring and Autumn Festival has existed since ancient times. Tomb-Sweeping Day has a long history, which originated from ancient ancestral beliefs and spring sacrifices. According to the research results of modern anthropology and archaeology, the two most primitive beliefs of human beings are the belief in heaven and earth and the belief in ancestors. The custom of "grave-sweeping sacrifice" has a long history, and Qingming "grave-sweeping sacrifice" is the synthesis and sublimation of traditional spring customs. The establishment of the ancient branch calendar provided decisive conditions for the formation of festivals. Ancestor belief and sacrificial culture were important factors in the formation of ancestral worship custom in Qingming Festival.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day

1, ancestor worship and grave sweeping

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the four traditional festivals in China, and it is a day to worship ancestors and sweep graves. Grave sweeping is commonly known as going to the grave. In Han and some ethnic minority areas, according to local customs and habits, people come to the cemetery with fruits, food, paper money and other items, put their offerings in front of the cemetery, burn the paper money, add some new soil to the grave, and then kowtow to worship at the grave, so that they can pack up their offerings and go home.

Step 2 fold the willow to see you off

Willow is a symbol of spring. Willow swaying in the spring breeze always gives people a feeling of prosperity and vitality. Since the Han Dynasty, people have gradually formed the custom of breaking willows to bid farewell, in order to wish each other peace. Because "Liu" and "Liu" are homophonic, they also take the meaning of being reluctant and try to keep them. At the same time, relatives and friends who want to leave are like willow branches in other places, which can quickly take root and sprout and survive everywhere, and all of them are pinning their good wishes on their relatives and friends.

Step 3 eat green balls

Youth League is a snack in the south of the Yangtze River and the most festive food in Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is a kind of wormwood that only existed before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is a jiaozi made of glutinous rice flour and soup. Because jiaozi is bright green, it is named Youth League.

Step 4 swing

Swing is a custom in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, China. Swing with branches as a frame, tie ribbons, and use two ropes and pedals, which can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage. So far, it is deeply loved by people, especially children.

5. Cuju

Cuju means playing football with your feet. In ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, it was a popular game, which later developed into football.

202 1 traditional festivals

Laba Festival (the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month): Wednesday 202 1 1.

Lunar New Year's Eve (23rd day of the twelfth lunar month): 202 1, Thursday, February 4th.

Off-year (24th day of the twelfth lunar month): Friday, February 5th, 202 1.

New Year's Eve (the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month): 202 1 February 1 1 (Thursday)

Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month): 202 1 February 12 (Friday)

Lantern Festival (15th day of the first month): 202 1 February 26th (Friday)

Spring Festival (the second day of the second lunar month): 202 1 March 14 (Sunday)

Tomb-Sweeping Day (solar term in March of the lunar calendar): 202 1 April 4th (Sunday).

Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month): 202 1 June 14 (Monday)

Valentine's Day in China (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month): 202 1 August 14 (Saturday)

Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the seventh lunar month): 202 1 (Sunday) August 22nd.

Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the eighth lunar month): 202 1 September 2 1 (Tuesday)

Double Ninth Festival (the ninth day of the ninth lunar month): 202 1 10 14 (Thursday)

Hanyi Festival (the first day of the tenth lunar month): 202 1 1 1 5 (Friday)

Lunar New Year's Day (1October15th): 20211/Friday.