Tomb-Sweeping Day explained.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival of Han nationality in China.

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, which originated from the ancestor belief of early human beings, is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations: nature and humanity. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and outing are two major themes in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

The bucket refers to Tomb-Sweeping Day gas, and the ventilation time in Tomb-Sweeping Day generally changes from April 4th to 6th in Gregorian calendar, which is not fixed on a certain day, but April 5th is the most common. Qingming, a solar term, is full of vitality, and everything "spits out the old and absorbs the new", and the earth presents a scene of spring and Qingming. Tomb-Sweeping Day's ancestor worship is very long, 8 days before Tomb-Sweeping Day 10 and 8 days after Tomb-Sweeping Day 10. These nearly 20 days belong to Tomb-Sweeping Day who worships his ancestors.

Customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day:

1. Flying kites: Kites are also called "paper kites" and "kites". Flying kites is the most popular activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Kite is an aircraft that sticks paper or silk with bamboo strips and other skeletons, pulls a long line on it, and drops it into the sky under the action of wind. It belongs to an aircraft that only uses aerodynamic force. Flying kites is a popular custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

2. Insert willow: Both Tomb-Sweeping Day and China have the folk custom of inserting willow. There are three theories about the origin of the custom of inserting willows in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Some experts believe that the custom of inserting willows is to commemorate Shennong, the agricultural ancestor who taught people to grow crops.

3. Tug of War: Tug of War was called "Tug of War" in the early days and "Strong Hook" in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that it was invented at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, which began to prevail in the military and later spread among the people. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a large tug-of-war was held in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Since then, tug-of-war has become a part of the Qingming custom.