What is the origin of Qingming Festival?

The Qingming Festival originated from the spring festival in the ancient times, which has both natural and humanistic connotations, and is both a natural festival point and a traditional festival, the Qingming Festival is an amalgamation of a festival and a festival.

The Qingming Festival in the historical development of the integration of popular in the northern region of the Cold Food Festival ban on fire, cold food customs. Legend has it that the Cold Food Festival was set up in the Spring and Autumn Period in honor of Jie Zi Tui, a loyal and righteous minister of the State of Jin. Although the Cold Food Festival is related to Jie Zi Tui in folklore, the origin of the Cold Food Festival is not in honor of Jie Zi Tui, but rather, it is an inheritance of the ancient custom of changing the fire, that is, as the "Rites of the Zhou" says, "in the middle of spring, with the Wooden Doxa to repair the fire forbidden in the country".

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Customs

1, Tomb Sweeping and Ancestor Sacrifice

The Qingming Festival is a traditional spring festival, which corresponds to the autumn festival of Chung Yeung Festival. Qingming Tomb Sweeping, that is, "tomb sacrifice", said the ancestors of the "thinking of the time of respect", ancestor worship is the way to remember the ancestors, its custom has a long history.

2, trekking

Trekking for spring excursions, also known as "spring", generally refers to the early spring to the countryside to walk and play. During the Qingming Festival to the nature to enjoy and appreciate the spring scenery, hiking in the countryside, this trekking is also called spring tour. In ancient times, it was called exploring spring and searching for spring, the meaning of which, is to step on the green grass, play in the countryside and view the spring colors.

Treading this seasonal folk activities, in our country has a long history, its source is the ancient farming rituals to welcome the spring customs. This farming ritual custom of welcoming spring has had a profound influence on later generations.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Qingming Festival

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Customs of Qingming Festival