When was Tomb-Sweeping Day in ancient times, and when was the Five Fogs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

When it comes to Tomb-Sweeping Day, everyone should be familiar with it. This is the day when we need to go back to our hometown to worship our ancestors. As a traditional festival in China, Tomb-Sweeping Day is also a festival handed down from ancient times. Generally speaking, the date in Tomb-Sweeping Day is April 5th, but this was not the case in ancient times. Some friends are curious about the date of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day and don't know the exact date. Let's give you a detailed introduction to the date of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day and the date of the Five Fogs in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

In ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, which day was not fixed, because the time in Tomb-Sweeping Day was different in different regions. For example, Jin Wengong designated the day after the Cold Food Festival as Tomb-Sweeping Day, while most areas in Shanxi celebrated it the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, Yushe County and other places celebrated the Cold Food Festival two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and Yuanqu County also attached importance to the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day.

There is no fog in Tomb-Sweeping Day, because there is no such solar term in the 24 solar terms. 24 solar terms mainly includes beginning of spring, rain, fright, vernal equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, Changxia, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Slight Summer, Great Summer, beginning of autumn, Early Summer, Millennium, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Early Frost, beginning of winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow and Winter Solstice.

Tomb-Sweeping Day had these activities in ancient times:

1, Cuju, popular in the Tang Dynasty, means a ball with leather and wool in it, which means a group of people playing football together.

2. Fly a kite. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people not only fly kites during the day, but also fly kites at night. I will also hang small lanterns on kites, thinking that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring me good luck.