Holiday time in Tomb-Sweeping Day

The festival time in Tomb-Sweeping Day varies from year to year, but it is fixed between April 4th and April 6th.

Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms, and its Gregorian calendar is fixed between April 4 and April 6 every year. It is a traditional folk festival in China and one of the eight important festivals (Shangyuan, Qingming, Long Summer, Dragon Boat Festival, Central Plains, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice and New Year's Eve). Generally around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar, the festival cycle is very long. ?

There are two sayings: 8 days before 10 and 10 days before 10, and these 20 days belong to Tomb-Sweeping Day. Therefore, the ancients had the custom of going for an outing in Qingming and carrying out a series of sports activities. In ancient times, there was another saying called "March Festival". ?

Qingming custom

The Chinese nation has had the custom of going for an outing in Qingming since ancient times. In ancient times, it was called spring outing, spring seeking and so on. Spring outing, also known as spring outing, refers to going for a walk in the suburbs in early spring. Outing, a seasonal folk activity, has a long history in China, and its source is the ancient Spring Festival custom of farming sacrifice, which has a far-reaching influence on later generations.

There are both solar terms and festivals in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the atmosphere in Tomb-Sweeping Day provides important conditions for the formation of the Qingming outing custom in terms of time and meteorological phenology. During the Qingming Festival, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. People use the opportunity of sweeping graves to have fun with their families in mountainous areas and rural areas.