Is Tomb-Sweeping Day a lunar calendar or a Gregorian calendar?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, because Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the 24 solar terms, and all solar terms are calculated according to the Gregorian calendar.

Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms in China, which are divided according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic. The sun starts from the vernal equinox, and every advance 15 degrees is a solar term, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is at 15 degrees on the ecliptic. Because the 24 solar terms objectively reflect the changes of temperature, rainfall and phenology throughout the year, ancient working people used them to arrange agricultural activities.

"Huainanzi Astronomical Training" says: On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, when the bucket refers to B, it will be sunny and windy. According to "cheap birds are clean and bright when they are old", it is called Qingming. In the Qingming Festival, the temperature rises and the rainfall increases, which is a good time for spring ploughing and spring planting. Therefore, it is necessary to plant melons, beans and trees before and after Qingming to avoid Qingming farming.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, Guangdong:

In Guangdong, sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day is called sweeping mountains, worshiping mountains and worshiping the Qing Dynasty. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, Guangdong showed the image of spring and tranquility. Grave-sweeping and outing are the main etiquette themes of Cantonese festivals. Because of the advantages, the whole family also went for an outing in the mountains and countryside. Guangdong people attach great importance to ancestral halls and ancestors, and offer sacrifices to ancestral halls, ancestral halls and ancestral graves.

It has always been regarded as the top priority. Every time I go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, whether overseas or not far from home, I have to go back to my hometown to worship my ancestors with my fellow villagers. Tomb-Sweeping Day has also become a day for family reunion. Guangdong has the custom of clearing the heart and hiking, which is different from hiking. Walking is an outing, close to nature, and walking is the time for a family or a group of people to sweep the mountains in an orderly manner.

When offering sacrifices to the mountain every year, weeds around the ancestral graves should be cleared first, and then paper should be tied to offer sacrifices to golden pigs, chickens, geese, fish, fresh fruits, cakes and drinks. It's for worship After the worship ceremony, the pigs are cut and roasted on the spot, accompanied by fresh fruits and snacks for a picnic, or go home to enjoy a feast.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a grand festival for ancestor worship in Guangdong. In some places, the custom of holding Tomb-Sweeping Day and eating Qingming Banquet has existed since ancient times. All people, men, women and children are involved. The scene is grand and lively.