Tomb-Sweeping Day comes from 70 words.

"Mingming" begins with the solar terms. "Ming" is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China lunar calendar. Huai Nan Zi written by Liu An in the Western Han Dynasty? Astronomical training records: "On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, I fought with myself to understand." Every year on April 5th of Gregorian calendar (March of lunar calendar); The sun reaches longitude 15, and the first day is Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Tomb-Sweeping Day custom

Worship of tomb ancestors

In the history of China, it has long been a custom to eat cold food, forbid fire and pay homage to ancestors. After the Tang Dynasty, the Cold Food Festival gradually declined, and Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping and ancestor worship became a continuous festival tradition.

gamecock

In ancient times, cockfighting competitions prevailed in Qingming, which began in Qingming and lasted until the summer solstice. The earliest record of cockfighting in China can be found in Zuo Zhuan. In the Tang dynasty, cockfighting became a common practice, not only among the people, but also the emperor. For example, Tang Xuanzong likes cockfighting best.

Canhuahui

Silkworm Flower Festival "Silkworm Flower Festival" is a unique folk culture in Silkworm Township. During the past period in Tomb-Sweeping Day, this folk activity was held in Wu Tong, Wuzhen, Chongfu and Zhouquan. Among them, A?vagho?a Temple in Zhouquan and Double Temple in Qingshi are the most spectacular.