When was Tomb-Sweeping Day in 22 years?

Tomb-Sweeping Day, April 5, 2002. Tomb-Sweeping Day in 22 years is on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 (the fifth day of the third lunar month). Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, is one of the 24 solar terms and the most important festival of sacrifice in China. This festival always falls around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. China people have been polite and respectful to their ancestors since ancient times, so the tradition of the Spring Festival gradually took shape during the Qingming period. There are folk customs such as hiking, grave sweeping and ancestor worship.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Bow is a rubber ball, the skin of which is made of leather, and the ball is stuffed with wool. Cuju, that is, kicking the ball with your feet, was the most popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors. Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring was bright and the spring rain was falling, and the survival rate of planted seedlings was high and the growth was fast. China has the habit of planting trees in Qingming since ancient times. Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day, and the custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.

Flying kites is also the most popular activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Some people put kites in the blue sky, then cut the strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth.