How do festivals form in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the important traditional festivals in China, which originated from the ancient Cold Food Festival. The Cold Food Festival originated in the Warring States Period. At that time, there was a loyal minister in Chu called Jiezitui. In order to defend his country, he did not hesitate to argue with the monarch, who finally drove him out of Chu. After meson tui left Chu, he had nowhere to go but to live in a cemetery. In order not to arouse the monarch's suspicion, he had to eat cold food to avoid the smell of fireworks. Later, the king of Chu heard about Jiexiu's loyalty and tragic experience, and felt deeply guilty, so he ordered that this day be designated as the Cold Food Festival every year to commemorate Jiexiu's loyalty and sacrifice.

With the passage of time, the Cold Food Festival has gradually evolved into Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day is on the 24th or 25th of March in the lunar calendar, which is the 4th or 5th of April in the solar calendar. This day is an important moment of spring, everything recovers and spring is back. On this day, people will sweep graves to worship their ancestors, mourn their deceased relatives and ancestors, visit cemeteries, worship their ancestors, clean up weeds around cemeteries and provide food and flowers.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is also an important outdoor outing time. People will travel together, enjoy the beauty of spring, fly kites, pick wild flowers and feel the magnificence and vitality of nature. At the same time, some places will hold various folk activities, such as lawn slides, cockfighting and hiking. This will add to the festive atmosphere.

The following are related pictures of Tomb-Sweeping Day:

This painting shows the scene of a man sweeping a grave to worship his ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day. People will offer flowers, food and money for burning paper to their deceased relatives and ancestors to express their thoughts and respect for their deceased relatives.

In a word, Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important traditional festival in China, which originated from the Cold Food Festival. This is a day when people mourn their ancestors, sweep graves and worship their ancestors, and it is also a good time to enjoy the spring scenery. This festival not only has profound historical and cultural connotations, but also places people's thoughts on their deceased relatives and cherishes their lives.