What does it mean to go for a walk to sweep the grave?

Grave-sweeping means grave-sweeping, ancestor worship and hiking. Also known as spring outing, exploring spring and seeking spring.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only a festival for people to worship their ancestors, but also a link for the Chinese nation to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. Tomb-Sweeping Day is rich in customs, but it can be summarized into two festivals and traditions: one is to respect ancestors and pursue the future cautiously; The second is outing and getting close to nature.

Qingming outing is also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called spring exploration. It means stepping on the grass, playing in the country and watching the spring. Qingming Festival is the time when spring returns to the earth. People use the benefits to pay homage to their ancestors, and the whole family, old and young, enjoy themselves in the countryside of Shan Ye. Walking and ancestor worship are the earliest customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day. With the passage of history, the concept of family and ancestor worship in many places has gradually faded, and most of these activities have declined. In ancient times, the traditional custom of sweeping graves to worship ancestors was still popular in Lingnan area, and it has been passed down to this day. Whenever Tomb-Sweeping Day, no matter where they are, people will go back to their hometown to participate in ancestor worship activities.

China people have the custom of going for an outing in Qingming since ancient times. Hiking is also called spring outing. It was called Tanchun and Xunchun in ancient times. Qingming in April, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time for an outing. China folks have always maintained the habit of going for an outing in Tomb-Sweeping Day. China's outing custom has a long history, which was formed as early as the pre-Qin period. According to the Book of Jin, every spring, people go to the suburbs to enjoy the scenery together, especially in the Tang and Song Dynasties. According to "Old Tang Book", "In February of the second year of Dali, at noon, it was fortunate that Kunming was green." It can be seen that the custom of spring outing has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. In Song Dynasty, outing was very popular.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a sacrificial festival in China. "Sacrifice" is a festival to mourn ancestors, as opposed to festivals to worship gods and land gods. Participants in Tomb-Sweeping Day are all people, from the king's ministers to ordinary people. They should worship their ancestors on this festival. Sweeping graves on Qingming Festival is called "respecting thinking about time" for ancestors. Its customs have a long history.