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When is the rainy time in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

The rainy time in Tomb-Sweeping Day is "Tomb-Sweeping Day".

Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi usually falls around April 5th in Gregorian calendar, that is, the 5th day after Tomb-Sweeping Day's vernal equinox. It is the most solemn ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, and it belongs to a traditional cultural festival that worships ancestors, pursues the future cautiously, and promotes filial piety. Tomb-Sweeping Day has a long history, which originated from the ancient Spring Festival.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the 24 solar terms, which falls around April 5th in the solar calendar. On the day of the old custom, there were activities such as sweeping graves, hiking and inserting willows. Two days before the Cold Food Festival in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it was often "windy and rainy". If it rains in Tomb-Sweeping Day, there is a special name called "Rain on Fire", which refers to the rain in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Qingming is a prosperous season, and it is also a declining season in Yin Qi. During the Qingming Festival, the old and new spit, and the anger began to flourish. The temperature rises, spring blossoms, everything is clean and tidy, and the earth presents a beautiful scene of spring. This season is a good time for outing (spring outing) and Qingming (grave-sweeping sacrifice) in the suburbs.