The Cultural Connotation and Significance of Tomb-Sweeping Day

The cultural connotation and significance of Tomb-Sweeping Day lies in inheriting and carrying forward national culture, remembering ancestors, carrying forward filial piety culture and strengthening family consciousness and culture.

1, inherit and carry forward national culture

Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important part of China's traditional culture. Through the sacrificial activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day, we can inherit and carry forward the national culture and enhance the sense of national identity and belonging.

2. Cherish the memory of ancestors and promote the culture of filial piety.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day to pay homage to the ancestors, pay homage to and remember their ancestors, and it is also an important opportunity to promote the culture of filial piety. By paying homage to ancestors and sweeping graves, we can express the thoughts and respect of future generations for their deceased relatives and carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

3. Strengthen family awareness and family culture.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is also an opportunity for families to get together and get to know each other. By sweeping graves to worship ancestors, family awareness and culture can be strengthened, and cohesion and affinity among family members can be enhanced.

Matters needing attention in Tomb-Sweeping Day:

1, Qingming these days, the ancients were more taboo to wear red and purple clothes, and should wear plain clothes. In addition, don't wear red ornaments (except the animal year).

2. Generally, chrysanthemums and wicker are used to buy flowers, because in ancient China, chrysanthemums were regarded as flowers of sustenance, which meant missing and homesickness. White chrysanthemum is the most suitable, and it can also be matched with some green grass, such as lily, green leaves and carnations, which will be more beautiful.

3, sweeping the grave is a solemn thing, you can't cross the grave and offerings, talk loudly, laugh and curse, swear, run around and touch.

For various reasons, many people may encounter the problem of whether to accompany their friends to the grave, such as whether their girlfriends accompany their boyfriends to the grave, whether their subordinates accompany their superiors to the grave, or even whether they accompany their customers to the grave in business. Generally speaking, it is best for outsiders not to accompany the grave-sweeping, because it depends on blood relationship or family relationship.

Generally speaking, pregnant women should avoid the Qingming Festival. Although there are no taboos, on the one hand, the mountain road is not easy to walk and it is inconvenient to move; On the other hand, pregnant women are relatively more prone to special circumstances, and it is best not to participate in such activities. If you must go, try to be in the morning or at noon and need someone to accompany you.