When is Tomb-Sweeping Day Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Qingming is the fifth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar, which indicates the official start of the Ji Chun season. When the sun reaches longitude 15 degrees, it will be Tomb-Sweeping Day gas. "Almanac": "On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, the bucket refers to Ding, which is used for Qingming. When everything is clean and bright, when it is covered, everything is clean and bright. From Tomb-Sweeping Day to 15 days, China traditionally has three grades every five days: "When it is ready, it will begin to blossom; Second, the vole became a quail; I'll see you while waiting for the rainbow. "That is to say, at this time, the white paulownia blooms first, then the happy voles disappear in the shade, and all return to the underground caves, and then the rainbow can be seen in the sky after the rain." Twenty-four solar terms: "March Festival" ... At this time, everything is clean and clear. "When I Ask One Hundred Questions" said: "When everything grows, it is pure and bright, hence the name Qingming. "Tomb-Sweeping Day, Chu, Yu and Jiu San Festival are also called the four traditional festivals of ancestor worship in China. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the only festival in Taiwan Province Province, Chinese mainland, Hongkong and other places according to the solar terms of the lunar calendar, and Macau has a winter solstice.

Chinese name

Qingming Festival

Foreign name

Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Day or Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Another name

Walking Festival, March Festival

Representative significance

The weather is sunny and lush.

Climatic characteristics

The temperature is getting warmer and the weather is changeable and rainy.

Belonging season

spring

point of time

Gregorian calendar around April 4.

Sun position

The sun reaches longitude 15.

The previous solar term

Spring Equinox

The last solar term

Grain Rain

Customized activities

No fire, no grave-sweeping, no hiking, no cuju and no willow planting.

Customized food

Artemisia cake, green ball, prickly heat, snail cleaning

rural activity

Fertilizer and water management, pest control

cultivate

Protecting liver and nourishing lung

Three monkeys

Tong Shihua; The vole became a quail; Hong Shijian

grow

Solar terms on the 24th day of the third lunar month.