What are the traditions of Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Traditions in Tomb-Sweeping Day include swinging, cuju, hiking, flying kites and sweeping graves. 1. Swing: the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed to a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of branches and tied with ribbons, and then gradually developed into swings with two ropes and pedals. Playing swing can not only keep fit, but also cultivate the spirit of adventure.

Traditions in Tomb-Sweeping Day include swinging, cuju, hiking, flying kites and sweeping graves.

1. Swing: the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed to a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of branches and tied with ribbons, and then gradually developed into swings with two ropes and pedals. Playing swing can not only keep fit, but also cultivate the spirit of adventure.

2, Cuju: Cuju is a kind of ball, the ball skin is made of leather, and the ball is filled with wool. Cuju is kicking the ball with your feet. This is a popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors.

3, hiking: also known as spring outing. It was called Tanchun and Xunchun in ancient times. March is clear, spring returns to the earth, and nature is full of vitality everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. People in our country have always maintained the habit of going for an outing in Qingming.

4. Flying kites: It is also Tomb-Sweeping Day's favorite activity. During their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people not only wore it during the day, but also at night. At night, a string of colored lanterns is hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing stay, like twinkling stars, which is called "magic lamp". Someone used to put kites in the blue sky, then cut the strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to yourself.

5. Grave-sweeping: It means "grave-sweeping sacrifice" and "ancestor worship", and its custom has a long history. In the north, it is called going to the grave; in some places, it is called "sweeping mountains" or "worshipping mountains"; in the south, it is called "hanging mountains" or "hanging paper". There are two kinds of "mountains" for offering sacrifices: one is called "home mountain" for tracing ancestors within three generations, and the sacrifice of home mountain is called "family sacrifice"; The other is the worship of clan ancestors, which is called "Zushan" and "Dazhongshan", and the worship of Zushan is called "sweeping Dazhongshan".