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What are some cases about Tomb-Sweeping Day painting eggs?

Tomb-Sweeping Day painted eggs with various patterns, such as cartoon characters, the sea and the starry sky.

In many foreign countries, the first Sunday after the first full moon is Easter after the vernal equinox every year. When many westerners were young, they would play a game of looking for eggs that day. Some small gifts would be hidden in the eggs, so the people who found the eggs would be very excited. Therefore, the eggs are the most typical symbol of Easter, representing surprise and mystery.

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. Tomb-Sweeping Day was named after "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival shows everything".

Meteorological changes in Tomb-Sweeping Day

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, the air is fresh, everything is alive, and nature presents a vibrant scene.

In the south of China, the climate is fresh and warm, and the land is beautiful in spring. In the northern region, the snow began to fall and gradually entered the sunny spring; At this time, the temperature in the northern region rises rapidly, precipitation is scarce, and it is dry and windy, which is the time of dusty weather in a year.

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 ancestors' beliefs and customs of worshipping spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations of nature and humanity, which are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals. Grave-sweeping and ancestor-worship outing are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which have been passed down since ancient times in China.