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Making Tomb-Sweeping Day's Handicrafts

Tomb-Sweeping Day's hand-made method is as follows:

Preparation materials: colored cardboard, scissors, double-sided tape, toothpick.

Production steps:

1, take out a square piece of colored paper, fold it in the middle, and then fold it in half to make a small square.

2. Cut it from the edge with scissors and cut it into strips with the same size, as shown in the figure.

3. Take a small stick or toothpick and roll it from bottom to top into different short shapes, as shown in the figure;

4. Take a slender piece of green colored paper, roll it into a thin stick as a flower branch, and then stick the flower branch on the petal with double-sided tape, as shown in the figure;

5. Draw the shape of leaves with green colored paper, cut them out, and then stick them on the flower branches to make a simple and beautiful Tomb-Sweeping Day chrysanthemum, or make them in other colors.

Expand knowledge:

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 hiking are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day customs handed down from ancient times in China.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to sweep graves and remember our ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety, awakening family memories, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.