What are the folk customs of the Qingming Festival every year?
The date of the Qingming Festival is not fixed every year, usually on April 4th, April 5th or April 6th.Because its time division rules are specified by the solar ecliptic angle, the time of year may vary.
Date of Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival, also known as Outing Festival, Xingqing Festival, March Festival, Ancestor Worship Festival, etc., falls between mid-spring and late spring.Douzhi B (or the Sun’s Yellow Longitude up to 15°) is the Tomb-sweeping solar term, and the festival time is around April 5th in the Gregorian calendar, that is, any day of the three days of April 4th, April 5th or April 6th.In this season, vigor is exuberant, yin qi declines, all things "spit out the old and accept the new", and the earth presents the image of spring and Jingming.The Qingming ancestor worship festival is very long.There are two versions:8 days before the 10th day and 10 days after the 10th day.The past 20 days are all within the Qingming ancestor worship festival.
Customs of Qingming Festival
1.Outing
The Chinese nation has had the custom of outing on Qingming Festival since ancient times.In ancient times, outings were called "Tanchun", "Xunchun", etc., which were called spring outings, also known as "Taking Spring".It generally refers to going for a walk in the suburbs in early spring.This seasonal folk activity of outing has a long history in our country.Its source is the custom of welcoming spring in ancient farming sacrifices, which has far-reaching influence on later generations.
2.Planting trees
Before and after the Qingming Festival, the spring sun is shining and the spring rain is blowing.The planting saplings have a high survival rate and fast growth.Therefore, there is the habit of planting trees during the Qingming Festival, and some people also call the Qingming Festival "Arbor Day".The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.The custom of planting trees on Qingming Festival is said to have originated from the custom of wearing willows and inserting willows during the Qingming Festival.
3.Kite flying
Kite flying is also known as "paper kite" and "yuaner".Kite flying is a favorite activity during the Qingming Festival.A kite is a kind of aircraft that simply uses aerodynamic power by pasting paper or silk on a skeleton such as bamboo strips, pulling a long string tied to it, and taking advantage of the wind to put it into the sky.During the Qingming Festival, people put it not only during the day, but also at night.
4.Sweeping tombs to worship ancestors
Sweeping tombs during the Qingming Festival is "tomb offerings", which is called "respect for the time" to ancestors.Sweeping ancestors is a way of remembering ancestors , its custom has a long history.Qingming sacrifices can be divided into tomb sacrifices and ancestral hall sacrifices according to the different places of worship.Tomb offerings are the most common.The characteristic of Qingming offerings is tomb offerings.Qingming offerings are called tomb sweeping, mainly due to the adoption of tomb offerings.Another form is the ancestral hall sacrifice, also known as the temple sacrifice.People of a clan gather in the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.After the sacrifice, there will be a meeting and dinner.This kind of sacrifice is a way of reuniting the clan.
5.Eating Qingtuan
There is a custom of eating Qingtuan during the Qingming Festival in some parts of southern my country.Cake, mugwort cake, mugwort cake, Qingming fruit, spinach cake, Qingming cake, mugwort cake, mugwort cake, mugwort cake, Qingming dumpling, warm mushroom bag, mugwort green dumpling and so on.
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