The meaning of Qingming qi

The meaning of Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi is clear and beautiful.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is called "Qi" because it is clear and beautiful, and everything is obvious during the festival. Qingming is a solar term that reflects the phenological changes in nature. At this time, the sun is shining, plants are sprouting, flowers are in full bloom, and nature presents a vibrant scene. In the south of China, it has become a clear and beautiful image at this time; It began to snow in the north, the temperature rose, and spring blossomed.

The weather here seems to be two different days in the north and south. The north is dry and rainy, and the south is wet and rainy. During the Qingming period, the rainfall in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China increased significantly. Except for the eastern coast, the average rainfall in April in most areas of the south of the Yangtze River is above 100 mm.

Due to its geographical location to the south and close to the ocean, heavy rainfall began to appear in South China when it was affected by the front formed by the intersection of cold and warm air. The north is dry with little rain, and the average daily temperature in most parts of the north has risen above 12℃ except the northeast and northwest areas.

Qingming custom

1, outing

During the Qingming Festival, the spring is bright and the vegetation is lush, which is a good time for people to have a spring outing. Going for an outing is also called a spring outing. In ancient times, it was called spring exploration. Ancestor worship activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day are often held in the suburbs. People combine ancestor worship, grave sweeping and outing, not only to remember their ancestors, but also for their health, so outing has become one of the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Step 2 fly a kite

Flying kites is also the most popular activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day. During their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people not only wore it during the day, but also at night. At night, a string of colored lanterns, like twinkling stars, is hung under a kite or on a steady wind guy, which is called a magic lamp.

Step 3 feed on snails

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the best time to eat snails. Because the snails have not yet propagated at this time, they are the most plump and plump, so there is a saying that the Qingming snails are worth a goose. Snails can be eaten in many ways. They can be fried with onion, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine and sugar. You can also cook, pick snail meat, mix, drink, rot and simmer.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Qingming