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How to fold the paper flowers used to sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

The method of origami flowers used to sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day is as follows:

1. First, overlap four sheets of paper. Fold up from one side of the paper according to the folding fan method.

2. The middle is fixed with adhesive tape. Cut the edge into an arc with scissors.

3. Finally, tear the paper layer by layer. This grave-sweeping flower is finished.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, which originated from ancestors' beliefs and customs of worshipping spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations of nature and humanity, which are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals.

Form of grave sweeping:

1, Music Sacrifice: Play the favorite songs of the deceased before his death to express his memory of the deceased.

2. Flower Sacrifice: Sacrifice with the flowers that the deceased loved before his death, or participate in the "Flower Burning Paper" activities organized by various cemeteries.

3. Tree Planting Sacrifice: By planting trees to pay homage to the old friends.

4, washing the tomb sacrifice: cleaning the tombstone to express my thoughts.

5. Family memorial service: make photos and videos of the deceased into CDs, organize family members to watch them, and make memories of past lives.

6. online sacrifice: express the grief for the deceased relatives through the internet.

7. Community public sacrifice: full-time etiquette teachers enter the community, and residents in the area organized by the community will pay tribute to the portraits of their deceased relatives and put fruits, fruits and balloons. The families of the deceased will read the eulogy and the citizens will present flowers.