Inherit the customs of Qingming and promote traditional culture

Tomb-sweeping Festival is also called the Outing Qing Festival, at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is the 104th day after the winter solstice. It is a traditional Chinese festival and one of the most important sacrificial festivals. It is the day for ancestor worship and grave sweeping. The traditional Ching Ming Festival of the Chinese nation began approximately in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Qingming was originally just a name for solar terms. It became a festival to commemorate ancestors and was related to the Cold Food Festival. Jin Wengong designated the day after the Cold Food Festival as the Qingming Festival. The Ching Ming Festival is one of China’s important 'Eight Festivals of the Year'. It is generally around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is very long. Ching Ming Festival. Tomb-sweeping Festival originally meant fifteen days after the spring equinox. In 1935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5 as a national holiday, Ching Ming Festival, also known as the National Grave Sweeping Festival. The customs of Ching Ming Festival not only pay attention to fire bans and tomb sweeping, but also a series of custom sports activities such as walking, swinging, cuju, playing polo, and cutting willows. According to legend, this is because the cold food festival requires cold food and no fire. In order to prevent cold food and cold food from hurting the body, everyone comes to participate in some sports activities to exercise. During the Ching Ming Festival, people avoid using needles and washing clothes, and women in most areas avoid going on the road. Before evening, a gray line should be sprayed in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house. Therefore, this festival includes both the sad and sad tears of sacrificing new graves, and the laughter of outings. It is a unique festival. Previous post: Babies always fart, what's the matter? Next: Baby’s laugh and cry mean different things