What are the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

What are the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Chaoshan custom: What is the historical origin of "hanging paper" to worship ancestors in Qingming Festival? This is a combination of many historical events, which is directly related to national integration. Let me introduce it to you for your reference:

First, the Cold Food Festival and Chaoshan custom: Qingming "hanging paper" hook:

Hanging paper in Chaoshan custom is actually a combination of cultures. In ancient China, there was a cold food festival. On this day, people want to eat cold food instead of cooked food. The earliest airborne version of this festival should have appeared in the Shang Dynasty, when people began to worship the gods. At this time, there are usually some paper symbols with some spells written on them. Later, with the great integration of north and south, Chaoshan began to use this kind of sacrifice, which has been used ever since. This is a combination of north and south cultures, and everyone should pay attention to it.

Second, the custom of hanging paper in Chaoshan Qingming Festival is a gradual change of local early sacrifices:

The custom of hanging paper in Chaoshan Qingming Festival has a long history. In fact, there were some exquisite sacrifices in Chaoshan before it was integrated into China, but it was not as comprehensive as it is now. At that time, there were some primitive sacrifices in Chaoshan area, and some were hung up to show respect for gods and ancestors. Later, with the invention of paper, people began to change the previous way of offering sacrifices and gradually became paper.

From the above analysis, we can see that the culture of China is gradually inherited and changed, and constantly adjusted with the development of society. This is the characteristic of China culture and the reason why more than 50 ethnic groups in China can live in harmony. Hanging paper in Chaoshan custom is an example, and it is also the embodiment of China traditional culture!