Can Tomb-Sweeping Day wish each other happiness?

Although some experts say that they can wish each other happiness, most people will not wish each other happiness, because Tomb-Sweeping Day is a special festival. Strictly speaking, the ancestors set up these festivals because they learned about some changes in the seasons and foresaw their possible adverse effects. So they set up festivals and take some measures to give future generations some experience and protection from the details and spiritual aspects of daily life.

BEIJING, Beijing, April 1 In recent years, it has become a habit for friends to wish each other happy holidays during major festivals. But in Tomb-Sweeping Day, some people are more or less unhappy when they receive a message like "Happy Tomb-Sweeping Day".

Some netizens bluntly said, "This message is a pen of bad luck." Some netizens objectively analyzed that Qingming is mainly a grave-sweeping ceremony, which is a very serious festival. At this time, wishing people "happy holidays" will make people feel unhappy, so it is not appropriate to say "happy holidays" in Qingming.

Similar disputes have happened before. Last year, some media reported that during the Qingming holiday, a controversial banner was hung in a community in Leshan, Sichuan, which read "Happy holidays to all owners!" This move made the community owners very uncomfortable. However, for the controversy, some netizens said they didn't mind. "This is a kind holiday blessing, no malice, understandable."

So, can Tomb-Sweeping Day wish you a happy holiday? Some people think that Tomb-Sweeping Day is closely related to ancestor worship and grave sweeping in today's social culture. Sacrificing ancestors and sweeping graves does not necessarily mean sadness, but it does mean solemnity and solemnity. This environment has nothing to do with happiness.

The above viewpoint also points out that, more importantly, ancestor worship and grave sweeping mean something to do with death and ghosts and gods. China's traditional thought advocates "keeping away from ghosts and gods", which makes people stay away from related topics and keep silent. This "happiness" attitude, which is not far from irreverence, is absolutely unacceptable.

In this regard, Gao Wei, secretary-general of the Beijing Folklore Society, admitted in an interview with Zhongxin.com that Qingming can be said to be "Happy Tomb-Sweeping Day", which has actually lasted for a long time; Comparatively speaking, "Tomb-Sweeping Day can't be said to be happy" only rose in recent two years. This is controversial because people don't know enough about the meaning of Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Gao Wei analyzed that the reason why he can say "Happy Tomb-Sweeping Day" is because of the theme and historical tradition of the festival. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most important festival in spring, its theme is very rich. It not only combines the Cold Food Festival, Shangsi Festival and other festivals, but also conforms to the characteristics of solar terms in spring, such as rising sun and gloomy, revival of everything and vitality.

"The theme of Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only to sweep the grave, but more importantly, to combine sweeping the grave with hiking." Gao Wei further pointed out that Tomb-Sweeping Day is not a sad festival. Paying homage to the ancestors not only expresses the grief for the ancestors, but also gives spiritual comfort to future generations. As one of the important contents of Tomb-Sweeping Day, outing is to let people feel the vitality of spring and have a positive attitude towards life.

"When we wish happiness, it just means that we have the courage to overcome sadness and difficulties, which is also a positive attitude." Gao Wei said.

Which festivals are not suitable for wishing each other happiness?

So, are there any festivals that are insulated from "happiness"? It is worth mentioning that, in the eyes of most people, among all kinds of traditional festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also commonly known as the Ghost Festival, is the least suitable for saying happy holidays.

Fu, a folk expert in Quanzhou, told reporters that the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival to remember ancestors, and people usually hold sacrificial activities. In such a solemn festival, greetings are inappropriate and unlucky.

In addition, some scholars believe that in the folk sense, many other festivals are not suitable for celebrating each other except Mid-Autumn Festival, such as traditional festivals such as Tomb-Sweeping Day and Double Ninth Festival. In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival should not be said to be a happy festival. At first, this festival didn't start in memory of Qu Yuan, but it was a day to "exorcise evil spirits"-the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which was called evil month in the pre-Qin period, and the fifth day of May was a day to exorcise evil spirits. So the Dragon Boat Festival is better called "Dragon Boat Festival".

However, some people think that in modern times, the ritual and sacrificial weight of some festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival gradually became lighter, and the competitive and entertaining weight became heavier and heavier. From this perspective, it doesn't hurt to say "happy".