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Is Tomb-Sweeping Day calculated according to the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?
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Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the important "eight festivals a year" in China. Qingming is a vibrant season, and it is also the decline season of Yin Qi. Ancestor worship and outing are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day customs. Tomb-Sweeping Day's custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a fixed custom of the Chinese nation.
Although the custom of forbidding fire and cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day became a national folk custom only in the Song Dynasty, the custom of sweeping graves to worship ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day has a long history. In addition to visiting graves, the custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day has absorbed a series of folk sports activities in its historical development, such as swinging, cuju, polo and willow planting.
The custom of sweeping graves to worship ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day has continued since ancient times. Even in today's society, people still visit graves around Tomb-Sweeping Day to pay homage to their ancestors: uprooting weeds, placing offerings, burning incense and praying in front of graves, burning paper money and gold ingots, or simply offering a bunch of flowers to express their memory of their ancestors.
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