The origin and customs of Qingming Festival?

Sweeping tombs and trekking.

Ching Ming is one of the 24 solar terms in China. Since the 24 solar terms reflect more objectively the changes in temperature, rainfall, and physical climate throughout the year, the ancient working people used it to arrange agricultural activities. Huainanzi (淮南子). Tianwenxun" said, "Fifteen days after the vernal equinox, the bucket points to B, then the wind of Qingming arrives." According to the "time of the year and a hundred questions": "Everything grows at this time, are clean and clear. Therefore, it is called Qingming." Qingming, the temperature rises, rainfall increases, is a good time for spring plowing and planting. Therefore, there are "before and after the Qingming, point melon planting beans", "planting trees, no more than the Qingming" of the farmers' proverbs. It can be seen that this festival and agricultural production has a close relationship.

I, Qingming Festival rituals. Qingming Festival is one of the three major ghost festivals in China (the other two ghost festivals are July 15, October 1). The "Ghost Festival" is a festival of mourning for the dead, as opposed to festivals honoring the gods of heaven and earth. The participants in the Qingming Festival are all the people, from the kings and ministers to the common people, who pay homage to the souls of their ancestors on this festival.

Second, the object of sacrifice. As a ghost festival, the Qingming Festival is mainly dedicated to ancestors and deceased relatives to express the filial piety of the worshippers and the feelings of remembrance of the dead. The fact that the Qingming Festival is a Ghost Festival and is not usually called a Ghost Festival is that it is mainly dedicated to good ghosts, family ghosts, or the souls of those close to them, and focuses on the expression of filial piety and remembrance of the deceased. The other two Ghost Festivals also honor evil spirits and wild spirits to appease them and prevent them from haunting the city. However, it is not possible to generalize. There is a difference between the two.

Three, the purpose of sweeping the tomb. Is to comfort the ancestral spirits, and therefore to worship piously. As in the sun, will be friends and relatives, to nostalgia, cordiality to meet, if not from the heart respect, but not good, and tomb-sweeping is also the best way to pray for the blessing of the spirit of the first. Tomb sweeping to prepare flowers, incense, candles, brooms, buckets, fruits, etc., the graveyard in front of the dirt, cleaning the tombstone.

The whole graveyard after cleaning worship, light candles, incense, fruit, flowers, etc., for the whole item worship together with the spirit of the first **** meal, the remaining items must be taken home, can not be left in the cemetery, lest rotting, insects, etc. caused by the health problems, worship and incense, said the first spirit of the spirit of the first and my heart unity, consolation to the spirit of the first to go to the West as soon as possible, thanks to the blessing of the descendants of the peace. Asked to protect the happiness of future generations.

The Qingming Festival, also known as the Treading Green Festival, according to the solar calendar, it is between April 4 and 6 every year, it is the time of spring bright and beautiful grass and trees spit green, it is also the people of the spring tour (ancient times called trekking) of a good time, so the ancients have Qingming trekking, and a series of sports activities of the custom.