Why did Tomb-Sweeping Day become a legal folk festival?

Why did Tomb-Sweeping Day become a legal folk festival, and is Tomb-Sweeping Day a legal festival? First, Tomb-Sweeping Day, a cold food, was set up by institutions;

In 638 BC, during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an opposition rebellion in the State of Jin. The eldest son Shen was killed and the second son fled. Zhong Er's road to escape is full of hardships and crises. Many followers left Zhong Er quietly on the way to escape, and some even stole the trenches in Zhong Er. Finally, Zhong Er fainted in hunger and cold, and his entourage panicked, but a doctor named Jiezitui limped and sent a bowl of hot soup to Zhong Er's mouth to feed it, saving Zhong Er's life. Zhong Er was very grateful and vowed to repay meson tui in the future. But meson said that he didn't want Zhong Er's reward, but only hoped that Zhong Er would be a wise king in the future. Later, with the help of the state of Qin, he returned to the state of Jin and inherited the throne, which was called.

After Jin Wengong acceded to the throne, he began to reward meritorious service. Many people come to ask for rewards, but they despise these people very much, saying that they attribute all the credit of heaven to their own names, and anyone who steals people's lives is called a thief, not to mention greedy heaven. So today I took my mother to live in seclusion in Mianshan, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province.

Jin Wengong was very remorseful when he found out. He immediately took people to ask Jietui, but Jietui wanted to tell Jin Wengong with practical actions that it was not necessarily that loyal subjects liked to invite them, and major events could not be given in a personal way. So, no matter how Jin Wengong called, he refused to come out. Jin Wengong had no choice but to release Yamakaji, hoping to force meson out. Unexpectedly, a fire broke out and burned for several days. After the fire was put out, there was no trace of meson push, and Wen Gong began to regret that he had buried meson push mother and son in the fire. Therefore, in order to confess their mistakes and commemorate Jietui, the day when Jietui met a fire was named Cold Food Festival. On this day, every household was not allowed to make a fire and only ate cold food. The following year, Jin Wengong went to Mianshan again to pay homage to Jiexiu. He was very happy to find that the willow tree that faced difficulties in repairing Jiexiu was magically resurrected. He conveniently broke a wicker, inserted some branches in front of Jiexiu's grave, and tied the rest into a wicker hat to wear on his head. I was overjoyed at the same time, remembering the expectation of being a wise king after meson cut off his shares, so I named this day "Tomb-Sweeping Day". As a result, this kind of cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day began to originate in Mianshan, Jiexiu, and quickly developed throughout Shanxi. Later, with the rise of a great dynasty, cold food Tomb-Sweeping Day finally went to the whole country, to its peak and to the altar of a great festival!

Second, this kind of cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day has spread to the whole country because of Li Tang (Li Tang made his fortune in Shanxi);

Li Tang rose in Shanxi and took over the world. Later, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, recalled that Shanxi had experienced war, but it was still a cold food that was deeply rooted in people's hearts, so he brought the cold food Tomb-Sweeping Day from Shanxi to Shaanxi. Because this is a memorable day, which not only includes understanding the culture of loyalty and filial piety advocated by Zhitui, but also this festival is accompanied by the ups and downs of Ethan and his son in Shanxi for several years. How much sadness, how much joy come to mind here ... the past days can not be forgotten! Therefore, Tomb-Sweeping Day, a cold food in Shaanxi, has received the same attention as Shanxi. When I arrived in Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, it was stipulated in the most authoritative etiquette of the country that Ethan was opened: "Cold food is clear and white. Every cold food has a three-day holiday. " Law. At this time, Tomb-Sweeping Day, a national legal holiday, quickly became popular in China. On this day, people all over the country will put out all the fires at home as early as possible, just like Jiexiu people. After eating the cold food already prepared, they took the old and the young and went out with their families to worship their ancestors. And there are cold porridge, cold noodles, cold paste, green rice and glutinous rice. There are cold food offerings in the palace, such as noodles, snakes, rabbits, jujube cakes, refined rye and gods. There are dozens of drinks, such as spring wine, fresh tea, clear spring and sweet water. Most of them have profound implications, such as offering sacrifices to snakes and rabbits, which means that "snakes and rabbits will be rich", meaning that people are expected to be rich and the country is strong; Zituiyan, take the word "nian" in Jiexiu dialect, and don't forget to introduce and promote honesty.

Later, in the Song Dynasty, Tomb-Sweeping Day had a seven-day holiday, but in the Yuan Dynasty, the reform of the holiday system was even more interesting, with ten days off within 300 miles, and 300 miles off according to the distance from home. This is much more generous than our current vacation system reform.

It can be seen that this kind of cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day developed with the Li and Tang Dynasties.

Third, the profound and rich significance of cold food Tomb-Sweeping Day.

1, the carrier of filial piety culture, the inheritance position of Chinese civilization and moral culture.

Historically, the activities of the Cold Food Festival were mainly promoted by the mourners to ban smoking and cold food, and gradually enriched the activities of offering sacrifices to ancestors, which contained the idea of loyalty and filial piety, completely in line with the core of the traditional moral culture that the country needs loyal ministers and the family needs filial piety. Only when the concept of loyalty and filial piety is called everyone's code of conduct can the family be harmonious, the society be ethical, and the country can realize the prosperity of governing the country by virtue and the rule of law.

China is a vast country with overseas Chinese all over the world. Everyone with China blood on his body remembers that he is from China and tells his descendants that he is from China. Tomb-Sweeping Day, a kind of cold food, allows China people all over the world to remember their ancestors and their motherland-motherland, motherland, the country where my ancestors once lived, and my ancestors gave birth to my country, no matter where they are. On this day, the hearts of China people all over the world are linked together, and China people all over the world live the grand festival of China family with the same mood and concept. This kind of emotion is homesickness, missing the country and family, and this concept is loyalty to the country and the nation and filial piety to the ancestors.

No matter when and where, it is "loyalty" and "filial piety" that connect China and China!

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During the Han Dynasty, Shanxi people banned fire for one month to commemorate Jie Tui. After Zhou Ju in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms, Xerox in the Later Zhao Dynasty and Emperor Xiaowen in the Northern Wei Dynasty were repeatedly banned due to the war, the custom of cold food still spread throughout the country and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In response to public opinion, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty issued an imperial edict, which included the Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Cold Food Festival in the Kaiyuan Ceremony and made it a national statutory holiday. Colorful cold food activities enrich social life, enhance social interpersonal harmony, and play an important role in alleviating social contradictions and promoting social progress. Especially in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liao Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, the ethnic minority rulers' recognition and participation in the customs of the Cold Food Festival played a subtle role in promoting national unity and consolidating political power through the cultural exchange and integration of the Cold Food Festival.

3. All kinds of entertainment activities, taking the culture of loyalty and filial piety as an example, give full play to the tolerant national temperament of China people, which makes the whole festival of cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day not only have educational and commemorative significance, but also full of carnival connotation.

On the Cold Food Festival in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people can not only pay homage to their ancestors, but also remember their kindness and education to their descendants, countless precious spiritual wealth and material wealth left by their ancestors, and more interesting entertainment programs. In the palace, it is the practice of the reigning emperor to pass on the new fire to the ministers in Beijing as a favor and a holiday exchange to communicate the feelings of the monarch and his subjects. At the same time, politicians also absorbed folk outings, chicken carving, cockfighting, horse riding, cuju, hitting the ball, swinging, inserting willows and other activities. In this regard, Bai Juyi's poem "Deep in Spring" says: "Where spring is deep, it is cold in spring. Carved eggs turn into colorful balls, chasing green grass, sweeping cars with red dust, and women with thin waists swaying in the wind. " In this season, they go hand in hand, and feel the breath of spring while paying tribute to the sages. In the countryside, my mood has been released, I don't want to turn around, and happiness gradually overflows from my face. "Pear blossoms are clear, and the wanderer is out of the city for spring and a half. Sun's tomb is filled with songs, and ten thousand willows return to the warbler. " At that time, the spring outing was from day to dusk, and the grand occasion of crazy singing could be described incisively and vividly. "Willow green is like smoke, marking the Qingming March day, as if flowers and trees move through the curtain, and girls send swings." This is a touching scene of Wei Zhuang's description of swinging in Tang Dynasty. Before tomorrow, the makeup powder will always be at the edge of the Chaoyang flower tree, and the cold food will be wasted, and the money will be scattered in the library first. "This is the scene that Wang Jian of the Tang Dynasty described the Qingming football match." Kicking for nothing is kicking, that is, playing football and flying kites in spring makes people feel very tired and refreshed. In the poem "Flying a kite in Qingming Festival" by Wu Youru in Qing Dynasty, it is said: "Only by taking advantage of the wind, there is no shortage of feathers, and the red line flies empty, and there is a road of clear clouds", which is a portrayal of folk sports and entertainment activities in Qingming Festival in ancient times.

Thus, ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day not only has educational and commemorative significance, but also is full of carnival connotation.

Therefore, Tomb-Sweeping Day is designated as a legal holiday.

China people have a strong sense of traditional culture. Go home, sweep graves, burn paper, and miss the deceased predecessors.

Because Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Tomb-Sweeping Day are all legal holidays.

When did Tomb-Sweeping Day become a legal holiday? In 2008, China began to regard "Tomb-Sweeping Day" as a legal holiday.

On February 7th, 2007, the 1 98th executive meeting in the State Council adopted the Decision of the State Council on Amending the National Festival and Memorial Day, and designated "Tomb-Sweeping Day" as a legal holiday, which will be implemented from June 65438+ 10/day.

Why does the country make Tomb-Sweeping Day a legal holiday? Tomb-Sweeping Day is coming, so it is human nature to visit the grave. However, because there are few weekends in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it is inconvenient for many office workers to take time off to go home to offer sacrifices. Folklorists call for * * * to make Tomb-Sweeping Day a national statutory holiday, and adjust the weekend before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, and take three days off, so that people can enjoy their family ties and homesickness.

Is April 5th (Tomb-Sweeping Day) a legal holiday? Since 2008, Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a legal holiday every year.

On February 7, 2007, the 1 98th executive meeting of the State Council adopted a decision on amending the National Festival and Memorial Day, stipulating that "Tomb-Sweeping Day will have a holiday1day (the first day of the Lunar New Year is clear), and Tomb-Sweeping Day will officially become a legal holiday in 2008, with one day off. It was changed to three days in 2009. 20 14 Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday is from April 5th to April 7th.

When did Tomb-Sweeping Day become a legal holiday in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it was officially established as a legal holiday in 2008? April 4th, 2008-the first "Tomb-Sweeping Day" legal holiday. 65438+February 65438+April 2007, the State Council officially issued the "Decision on Changing National Statutory Holidays and Memorial Days" (the second revision), stipulating that from 2008 10 1 day, Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival will be legal holidays, and Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival will be one day off.

Is Tomb-Sweeping Day a legal holiday? Is it a legal holiday 20 10? Notice of National Statutory Holidays: (Official notice issued by the State Council on February 8, 2009) Tomb-Sweeping Day: April 3-5, with a holiday of ***3 days. Among them, April 3rd (Saturday) and April 4th (Sunday) are public holidays as usual, and April 5th (Monday is the day in Tomb-Sweeping Day) is a legal holiday.

Why does the country oppose superstition and make Tomb-Sweeping Day a legal holiday? As Tomb-Sweeping Day is a national festival with rich cultural connotations and folk activities, it plays an important role in Chinese traditional festivals. As a Ghost Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day mainly worships ancestors and deceased relatives, expressing the worshippers' filial piety and feelings of missing the deceased. Tomb-Sweeping Day belongs to Ghost Festival, but it is usually not named Ghost Festival, because it mainly worships good ghosts, family ghosts, or the dead souls of loved ones, and focuses on expressing filial piety and affection. There are different ways or items of offering sacrifices to Tomb-Sweeping Day in different places. The common practice includes two parts: one is to renovate the tomb, and the other is to hang paper money to offer sacrifices. When sweeping the grave, the grave should be renovated first, mainly to remove weeds and cultivate new soil. On the one hand, this kind of behavior can express the filial piety and care for the dead!