The origin of Qingming

Qingming has two connotations: nature and humanity. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and hiking are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which have been handed down in China since ancient times.

Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in spring. It will clear up when the sun reaches 15. During the Qingming period, the atmosphere was clear and everything appeared, hence the name. 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.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, which originated from ancient ancestor belief and spring worship custom.

As soon as Qingming arrives, the temperature rises, which is a good time for spring ploughing. Therefore, there is a saying that "before and after the Qingming Festival, melons, fruits and beans are planted". Therefore, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival are called the four traditional festivals in China.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day

1, cold food without fire

In daily life, related activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day are required by the Cold Food Festival, which is also one of the traditional activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Before some sacrificial activities appear in daily life, cold food will be changed into fire, which is one of the very traditional and rigorous sacrificial activities and can be tried in daily life.

2. Worship ancestors and sweep graves

In normal life, Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional festival, belongs to grave-sweeping activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day, which is an indispensable activity during Tomb-Sweeping Day. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day itself is a traditional festival to commemorate the deceased relatives, it is definitely indispensable to carry out ancestor worship and grave-sweeping activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day, so the traditional festival in Tomb-Sweeping Day in normal life belongs to grave-sweeping activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day, which can be tried in normal life.

3. Go hiking and have fun

In our daily life, we can also do some outings around Tomb-Sweeping Day, because the weather around Tomb-Sweeping Day belongs to spring, and bloom is warm in spring, so we can also choose about three or five friends to go out for an outing around Tomb-Sweeping Day, so that we can try to do some sightseeing activities in our daily life to help relieve the pressure of the day's work.