Tomb-Sweeping Day, can you stop by?
It is not advisable to visit relatives and friends during the Qingming period; There is a folk saying in China that Tomb-Sweeping Day can't go home to visit relatives. It is said that it will bring bad luck to your family, friends and relatives. Some people say that you can't go to a friend's house who died within three years, and it will be bad luck. If you firmly believe, you don't have to come. In case you feel uncomfortable, you will worry if you come.
Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day, which originated from the ancestor belief of early human beings, is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations: nature and humanity. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and hiking are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day customs handed down from ancient times in China. Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional important Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to sweep graves to worship ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety and family memory, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.
Tomb-Sweeping Day's integration of natural solar terms and humanistic customs is a combination of humanistic and natural conditions, which fully embodies the Chinese ancestors' pursuit of harmony between heaven, earth and people, pays attention to conforming to the right time, place and people, and follows the laws of nature.