The Customs, Characteristics, Origin and History of Qingming Festival
qingming The festival is one of the four very ancient traditional festivals in my country.It originated from the Spring Festival tomb offering, and gradually integrated the festival customs of the Cold Food Festival and the Shangsi Festival.Therefore, when the Qingming Festival comes, the folks have outings, trees, kites, and grave sweeping.custom.
Origin of the Qingming Festival
The Qingming Festival has a long history, originating from ancestral beliefs and spring ritual customs in ancient times.According to the research results of modern anthropology and archaeology, there are two most primitive beliefs of human beings, one is the belief in heaven and earth, and the other is the belief in ancestors.According to archaeological excavations, a 10,000-year-old tomb was discovered at the Qingtang site in Yingde, Guangdong, which is the earliest identifiable burial type in China, indicating that the ancient ancestors had a clear conscious tomb behavior and etiquette and customs ten thousand years ago.The rituals and customs of "tomb offerings" have a long historical origin.The "tomb offerings" during the Qingming Festival are the synthesis and sublimation of traditional spring festival customs.
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.The Qingming Festival has two connotations of solar terms and festivals.The Qingming solar terms provide important conditions for the formation of Qingming outing customs in terms of time and meteorological and phenological characteristics.
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 to worship ancestors is the center of the Qingming festival.The Qingming Festival mainly sacrifices ancestors, expressing the filial piety of the sacrificers and their longing for their ancestors.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.
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