Changes in Qingming Customs

In addition to ancestor worship and tomb-sweeping, Qingming customs include trekking, picnicking and kite-flying. Both memorialize the deceased loved ones, more cherish the people around them. In recent years, the custom of Qingming festival is also quietly changing.

On the market, in addition to firecrackers, yellow paper, coins and other traditional offerings, but also appeared "Apple cell phone", "wireless router", "tablet PC", "luxury cars and villas" and other sacrificial offerings full of modern flavor and concept. It is especially worth mentioning that, in order to avoid causing forest fires and reduce pollution to the environment, people around the world are actively advocating civilized, green and environmentally friendly way of offering sacrifices, using flowers and fruits instead of firecrackers and paper money. Online sacrifices have also begun to gain acceptance.

For example, a netizen left a message on the online memorial service platform: "Dad, I'm sorry that I can't go to your grave to fulfill my filial piety. Everything is fine here, don't worry, and I hope you are happy in heaven. Offer a bunch of chrysanthemums to express my thoughts, I miss you, Dad." Undoubtedly, this kind of online tribute is the most environmentally friendly, economical and convenient way, especially worth publicizing and promoting.

All these changes reflect the development of modern technology and the progress of social civilization. And it shows that the Qingming memorial service customs can be changed with the change of time and social progress, and need to keep pace with the times, update the concept, and change customs.

The various positive changes that have occurred in the Qingming custom, from the positive interpretation of today's social moral civilization progress, reflecting the new achievements of cultural reform and development, is gratifying.