The Origin and Story of Tomb-Sweeping Day

The Origin and Story of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China, and it is also the most important festival to worship ancestors and sweep graves. The following is the history and story of Tomb-Sweeping Day that I compiled for you, hoping to help you.

The Origin and Story of Tomb-Sweeping Day

According to legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jin Xiangong's concubine killed the prince in order to let her son inherit the throne, and Shen Sheng was forced to commit suicide. Shen Sheng's younger brother, Zhong Er, went into exile to escape the scourge. During his exile, Zhong Er suffered humiliation. Most of the courtiers who went out with him went out one after another. Only a few loyal people have been following him. One of them is called meson push. On one occasion, Zhong Er fainted from hunger. In order to save Zhong Er, Jiezitui cut a piece of meat from his leg, cooked it with fire and gave it to Zhong Er. Nineteen years later, Zhong Er returned to China and became the monarch, that is, Jin Wengong, one of the famous five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. After Jin Wengong came to power, in addition to meson push, he offered many rewards to courtiers who shared his joys and sorrows. Someone defended meson in front of Jin Wengong. Jin Wengong suddenly remembered the past and felt guilty. He immediately sent someone to ask meson to take the imperial court to be rewarded as an official.

However, after several trips, the meson could not be pushed. Jin Wengong had to please. However, when Jin Wengong came to the meson pusher's house, he saw that the door was closed. Jiezitui didn't want to see him, and had already been hiding in Mianshan (now southeast of Jiexiu County, Shanxi Province) behind his mother's back. Jin Wengong asked his body guard to search Mianshan, but he couldn't find it. So, someone had an idea, saying, it is better to let Yamakaji go, set fire on three sides, leave one side, burn it and the meson will come out. Jin Wengong ordered the promotion of Yamakaji. Unexpectedly, the fire burned for three days and nights. After the fire was put out, the meson was not pushed out after all. Looking up the mountain, the mother and son were holding a charred willow tree and were dead. Jin Wengong looked at meson push's body and cried for a while. Then I buried the body and found that the back of meson push was blocked by a willow hole, as if there was something. I took it out and saw that it was a skirt with a bloody poem engraved on it: May your master be clear forever. It is better to be a ghost than to accompany you as an exhorter. If your master has me in his heart, remember that I often reflect. I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, diligent and honest. Jin Wengong hid the bloody book in his sleeve. Then meson tui and his mother were buried under the charred willow tree.

To commemorate Jiexiu, Jin Wengong ordered Mianshan to be changed to Jiexiu Mountain, and an ancestral temple was built on the mountain, and the day when Yamakaji was released was designated as the Cold Food Festival, telling the whole country that it is forbidden to set off fireworks and firecrackers on this day every year and only eat cold food. When he left, he cut a charred willow and made a pair of clogs in the palace. He looked at it every day and sighed, "What a pity." The "first step" is the name of ancient people's subordinates respecting each other between superiors or peers, which is said to come from it. The following year, Jin Wengong led his ministers to go hiking in plain clothes to show their respect and condolences. Walking to the grave, I saw the dead old willow tree resurrected, with thousands of green branches dancing in the wind. Jin Wengong looked at the resurrected old willow tree and seemed to see the meson push. He walked up to him respectfully, lovingly squeezed a branch, braided it into a circle and put it on his head. After the sacrifice, Jin Wengong named the revived old willow "Qingming Willow" and named it Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Later, Jin Wengong often took a bloody book with him as a souvenir, urging himself to take power. He is diligent and honest, and strives to govern the country well.

Since then, the people of Jin have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, and they are very nostalgic for Jietui, who has made outstanding contributions and is not looking for wealth. On the day of his death, it is forbidden to set off fireworks in memory of him. It is also made of flour and jujube paste into the shape of a swallow, strung with willows and inserted in the door to summon his soul. This thing is called "pushing swallows" (also called intermediary pushing). Since then, cold food and Qingming have become grand festivals for the people of the whole country. Whenever there is cold food, people don't make a fire to cook, but only eat cold food. In the north, people only eat cold food prepared in advance, such as jujube cakes and wheat cakes. In the south, there are mostly green balls and glutinous rice and sugar lotus roots. Every time I go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, people put wicker in a circle and put wicker branches in front of the house to show their memory.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Tomb-Sweeping Day's customs are rich and interesting. Besides sweeping graves and eating green balls, there are a series of customs and sports activities, such as jogging, swinging, cuju, polo and willow planting. According to legend, this is because Tomb-Sweeping Day wants to ban cold food and fire. In order to prevent the harm of cold food and cold meal to people, we all take part in some sports activities to exercise. Therefore, this festival is a distinctive festival, with both sad tears to sweep graves and laughter for an outing.

1, sweeping the grave

Sweeping graves on Qingming Festival is called "respecting thinking about time" for ancestors. Its customs have a long history. Grave-sweeping existed before Qin dynasty, but not necessarily during Qingming period, but after Qin dynasty. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that it became popular. "Qing thomas lee" says: "The first frost festival of cold food, worshipping the grave, sleeping in plain clothes, preparing wine to cut vegetation, closing trees and breaking Cao Jing at weekends, so it is called sweeping the grave." And spread to this day.

Step 2 go for an outing

Also known as spring outing, it was called exploring spring and seeking spring in ancient times. March is clear, spring returns to the earth, and nature is full of vitality everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. People in our country have always maintained the habit of going for an outing in Qingming.

Step 3 plant trees

Tree planting in Qingming has a deep historical origin, which has been recorded in the literature for a long time. Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and the word "Qingming" appeared as early as the Zhou Dynasty. The Han Dynasty's "Hundred Questions at the Age of Years" said: "At this time, everything grows, quiet and clean, so it is called Qingming." Tomb-Sweeping Day has a lot to do with the Cold Food Festival. In the Han Dynasty, Qingming was defined as two days after the Cold Food Festival, specifically from winter to the future 107, and it was changed to the day after the Cold Food Festival in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Tomb-Sweeping Day has evolved into the only festival among the 24 solar terms because of the Cold Food Festival, and its origin is related to the story of Mianshan Jietui and Jin Wengong Zhong Er.

Step 4 insert willow

It is said that the custom of inserting willows is to commemorate Shennong, the ancestor of farming, who taught the people to cultivate crops. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to forecast the weather. There is an old saying that "the willow branches are green and the rain is raining;" The saying that there is another village. Willow has a strong vitality, as the saying goes: "If you plant flowers with your heart, you will plant willows without your heart. "Wicker lives when it is inserted in the soil, where it is inserted, where it is inserted every year, and the shade is everywhere.

5. Cuju

Bow is a rubber ball, the skin of which is made of leather, and the ball is stuffed with wool. Cuju is kicking the ball with your feet. This is a popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors. In the Ming Dynasty's "Music Map of Xuanzong", there are scenes of Xuanzong enjoying polo. There were polo in the Temple of Heaven in Qing Dynasty, and polo didn't disappear until the middle of Qing Dynasty.

Step 6 swing

This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move. It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing. Swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage, which is deeply loved by people, especially children.

7. 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 is hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing stay, like twinkling stars, which is called "magic lamp". Someone used to put kites in the blue sky, then cut the strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to yourself.

Extension: Tomb-Sweeping Day sentence

1, it rains in Tomb-Sweeping Day, so don't be wronged.

2, Tomb-Sweeping Day, take a walk to dispel fatigue and preparation, forget it, forget all your troubles and worries, shake it and look better. I wish Tomb-Sweeping Day happiness, health and happiness.

3. Going to the grave during the Qingming Festival, the Chinese nation pays great attention to filial piety; Tomb-Sweeping Day's outing, harmony between man and nature; Remember the sages, learn to be grateful, and be proud of them and pass them on from generation to generation; Go for an outing, get close to nature and feel the new atmosphere of spring.

4, miss your good, miss your smile, miss your hug and the faint taste. Friends, Tomb-Sweeping Day has arrived. May we sincerely cherish the memory of our lost ancestors and continue to live bravely!

5. Qingming is hard to hide homesickness. How can it be as green as grass? Lower your head and think of your old friend gently. The spring breeze hides your shame. Think about the past in Qingming, think about the past, be clear when you are clear, be clear when you are clear, and be new when you go! I want to miss my old friends and cherish everything in spring! Qingming is good!

6. It rained a lot during the Qingming Festival, and the ancestors were concerned about their loved ones. In this world, love can share joys and sorrows, but it can't stick to dullness; Friendship can endure dullness, but it can't endure suffering. Only family, have both.

7. Qingming gives you a clear mountain, a breeze and a clear spring. May God be fresh and worry-free, give you clean windows, clear water and clear moon, clear water and clear stone, clear air and rhyme, clear Kagami Akira and make your eyes clear and bright!

8. When we arrive in Tomb-Sweeping Day, we miss our loved ones every holiday! In this festival of sacrifice, my tears once again "flooded"; Miss the departure of loved ones. Because of missing, I often wake up in my dreams; Because of missing, my pillow towel is often soaked with tears. ...

9. Going out in the middle of the year is even more helpless. Your voice is always in your heart. Flowers bloom and fall, and Tomb-Sweeping Day comes again. The weather is still changeable, take care of yourself and be happy every day! Happy Tomb-Sweeping Day!

10, pine and cypress contain emerald, which makes the wind and snow fade away and still pervade the whole world; During the Qingming Festival, the winter jasmine blooms with reverence, solemnity and piety. I would like to dedicate this couplet to the heroes who have lived forever! May friends be healthy and young!

1 1, a silent rain evokes the feelings of Qingming. Worry is endless, yellow flowers cry and worry about paper money. It is eager to go to the grave, and it is impossible to add soil and burn incense. It is a virtue to pay homage to ancestors and keep fine traditions handed down from generation to generation. I only hope that the people I love will be safe and happy for a long time.

12, Qingming small holiday, giving you unlimited surprises: let your troubles disappear everywhere, and let your happiness be at your fingertips; Let your hardships disappear in the blink of an eye, and let your happiness be hard to drown. Qingming small holiday, it is difficult to be unhappy!

13, Qingming once again came quietly to us with sadness, and the drizzle of that day wet the flowers commemorating the dead. The familiar names on the tombstone made us burst into tears, and the rain and tears were connected and flowed to the sleeping relatives under the tomb.

14, Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day to remember the old friends, and it is also a day full of sadness. On this day, even God mourned with those of us who lost our loved ones and shed homesick tears!

15, sacrifice to martyrs, blue sky and bright moon, pine trees are quite snowy; To sages, green willows and blue orchids, pine and cypress and purple smoke. During the Qingming Festival, Mo Dao was ecstatic, and this feeling was quietly inquired. Miss the chat to comfort the old friend, the road is long, and the wine is light and deep.

16, Tomb-Sweeping Day comes again. SMS sends you four "flies": yearning for tears, worrying about sadness, caring for greetings, and happiness and good luck flying everywhere. Tomb-Sweeping Day, I wish you happiness, good luck and a better life.

17, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Sacrifice Festival, taking care of the old and the young, going to the grave, mourning, burying ancestors, burning incense, playing with paper money, setting off firecrackers, toasting, sticking to tradition, being filial, remembering the past, missing relatives, praying for peace and guarding family.

18, the Qingming small holiday is coming, and happiness comes to hug.

19, Tomb-Sweeping Day gas, I wish my friends health, happiness and carefree!

20. It rains a lot during the Qingming Festival, and it is always difficult to extricate yourself from tears. A bouquet of flowers was presented at the grave, full of grief for the world. Mo Yan's life is too short to cherish time. Don't let the living people feel cold again, I hope all my relatives are healthy!

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