What are the origins and customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day in Juxian County?

1. It is said that the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day began with the "grave-sweeping" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals. Later, people followed suit, and it became a fixed custom of the Chinese nation to worship ancestors and sweep graves on this day. Originally, the Cold Food Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day were two different festivals. In the Tang Dynasty, the day of sweeping graves was designated as the Cold Food Festival.

2. The correct date of the Cold Food Festival is from winter to the future 105, around Tomb-Sweeping Day. Because the two dates are similar, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Cold Food merged into one day. When I arrived in Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, I made cold food sweeping the grave one of the "Five Rites". Therefore, whenever Tomb-Sweeping Day comes, sweeping graves becomes an important social custom.

3. As many areas in our country have the custom of worshipping ancestors, sweeping graves and hiking in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it has gradually evolved into a traditional festival to commemorate ancestors in the form of sweeping graves. At the turn of mid-spring and late spring, it is generally 65,438+006 days from winter to the future, the day after the Cold Food Festival. Grave-sweeping activities can last about ten days before and after the festival.

4. Custom: Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms in China. If Qingming is calculated according to the lunar calendar, there is no definite date, that is, last winter to the future 106 is Qingming; According to the solar calendar, Tomb-Sweeping Day begins on April 4th or 5th (depending on whether February is flat or leap), when the sun reaches15th degree. At that time, the climate in most parts of China was warm, the winter when trees withered was over, the vegetation was lush, and the spring scenery was full of vitality everywhere.

As soon as Qingming arrives, the temperature rises, which is a good season for spring ploughing and planting. Therefore, there is an agricultural proverb "Before and after Qingming, plant melons and beans" and "Planting trees is not as good as Qingming".