The custom of swinging in Tomb-Sweeping Day has a long history. What was it called in ancient times?

Swing was originally called "Qian Qiu". Swing is a custom in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day, China. Swing with branches as the frame and ribbons can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage. So far, it is deeply loved by people, especially children.

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Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the Walking Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day Festival, March Festival and Ancestor Festival, is a grand traditional Chinese New Year, which belongs to the traditional cultural festivals of pursuing the future with caution, worshiping ancestors and promoting filial piety.

There are many customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Due to different regional cultures, there are also differences in content or details among different parts of the country. Although customs vary from place to place, sweeping graves, offering sacrifices to ancestors and hiking are the same basic customs. Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only a solemn festival to pay homage to ancestors, but also a happy festival for people to get close to nature, travel and enjoy the fun of spring.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a combination of solar terms and festivals, which originated from the Spring Festival and the Spring and Autumn Festival in ancient times. According to the research results of modern anthropology and archaeology, the two most primitive beliefs of human beings are the belief in heaven and earth and the belief in ancestors. The cultural concept of "respecting heaven for the ancestors" has been continuous and never stopped.