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What are the origins and customs of the Qingming Festival? The poem about the Qingming Festival?

I. Origin of Qingming Festival:

The Qingming Festival originated from the Cold Food Festival. In the Spring and Autumn period to commemorate the loyal and righteous minister of the State of Jin and the establishment of the festival, the cold food festival is concerned about the ban on fire, cold food. It is an early festival that spread in the north, and later in the process of development, customs such as trekking, sweeping and cuju were added. After the Tang Dynasty, the Cold Food Festival gradually disappeared until the Song and Yuan Dynasties, when the Qingming Festival replaced the Cold Food Festival. It also melted into the customs of the Cold Food Festival.

Two, the Qingming Festival customs:

1, sweeping the tomb ancestor

Sweeping the tomb ancestor is the way to remember the ancestors, this custom has a long history. Ancestor worship is also the center of the Qingming Festival, to express the memory of ancestors. The Qingming Festival is an important festival to express filial piety, as it is the "Festival of Ancestor Worship". Depending on the place of worship, it can be categorized into tomb worship and ancestral hall worship. Tomb Sacrifice is the most common form of worship. Sweeping graves on Qingming Day is Tomb Sacrifice. Worship.

2, trekking

The Qingming Festival is the time of spring. Qingming Festival is also known as the "Green Festival", so people will be in the tomb sweeping ancestor, the family outside to enjoy the spring scenery, picnic.

3. Flying kites

People also choose to fly kites on the Qingming Festival, which is also a very meaningful activity. It is said that some people will cut the kite string when the kite flies to a very high place. Let it fly away. It is thought that this will bring good luck to them.

3. Poems for Qingming Festival:

1. Sending Friends from the Garden on Qingming Day

[Tang]? Jia Island

Today's Qingming Festival, the garden victory is partial. The wind is blowing willow flakes, and the new fire is making smoke in the kitchen.

Du grass open three paths, articles remember two sages. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get a ride, but I'm sure I'll be able to get a drink in front of the flowers.

2. Qingming

[Tang] Du Mu

The rain falls one after another during the Qingming Festival, and the pedestrians on the road want to break their souls.

When I ask where the tavern is, the shepherd boy points to the apricot blossom village.

3, Magpie Treading Branches - Six Quarters of the Rectangle nestled in the blue trees

[Tang]? Feng Yansi

The six-quart appendage is nestled in the blue tree, the willow wind is light, the exhibition of all the gold strands. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I'm going to be able to do it, and I'm going to be able to do it.

With eyes full of wandering silk and falling flotsam, when the red apricots opened, a flash of Qingming rain. The first thing you need to do is to get a good night's sleep, and then you'll be able to get a good night's sleep.