What is the meaning of "Treading Green before Sweeping the Tomb"?

Treading the green before sweeping the graves means that during the Qingming Festival, people first go outdoors to enjoy the flowers and feel the scent of spring, and then go to the graveyard to pay tribute to the deceased. This is a traditional Chinese cultural practice that highlights people's admiration for the deceased, while at the same time expressing their joy and pursuit of new life.

First of all, the significance of trekking in the green before sweeping the graves is to alleviate people's sadness over the departure of the deceased. Appreciating the optimistic natural scenery and bustling city life while trekking in the green adds to one's sense of life and yearning for the future. Enhanced by this state of mind, people do not indulge in mourning and nostalgia when visiting graves, but instead remember the deceased with respect and pray that they will be well in the other world.

Secondly, the practice of trekking in the green before sweeping graves reflects people's pursuit of longevity. While aspiring for longevity, people also hope that the deceased can stay young and enjoy eternal life in heaven. Therefore, the custom of trekking in spring is not only a way to honor the deceased, but also a longing for and pursuit of life.

The custom of trekking in the spring before sweeping the graves also unites people's yearning for social harmony. People can recognize the harmony between new life and nature, share beautiful scenery as well as laughter while trekking in the green, and take into account the importance and harmony of respecting ancestors while sweeping tombs. In this special moment of traditional festivals, trekking before sweeping tombs y integrates man and nature, man and history, presenting a beautiful pursuit of life and social harmony.