Festivals and customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day

Festivals and customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day include sweeping graves, hiking, swinging, cuju and planting trees.

1, sweeping the grave.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the four traditional festivals in China, and it is a day to worship ancestors and sweep graves. Grave sweeping is commonly known as going to the grave. In Han and some ethnic minority areas, according to local customs and habits, people come to the cemetery with fruits, food, paper money and other items, put their offerings in front of the cemetery, burn the paper money, add some new soil to the grave, and then kowtow to worship at the grave, so that they can pack up their offerings and go home.

2. Go for an outing.

According to the solar calendar, Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, is a season of beautiful spring and lush vegetation, and it is also a good time for people to go for a spring outing.

3. swing.

This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move. It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing. Playing swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage, which is deeply loved by people, especially children.

4.cuju.

Actually, it was playing football, which was the most popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors.

5. plant trees.

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring is bright, the spring is bright, and the spring rain is falling. The planted seedlings have high survival rate and fast growth. Therefore, China has the habit of planting trees in Qingming since ancient times. Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day. The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.