How do people in Tomb-Sweeping Day draw?
First, draw a shepherd boy and a cow playing the flute on a white round cardboard with a black Gou Xianbi.
Then draw the painted shepherd boy and cow with a marker, cut it with scissors and wait for pasting.
Continue to draw green mountains and green waters in the background on mirror paper with water-based watercolor pen. The colors from deep to light make the picture more colorful and stereoscopic.
Next, when the background paper is dry, draw the fluttering willow branches and flying swallows on the background with black Gou Xianbi and watercolor pen, and stick the cut shepherd boy and cow on the background.
Finally, black Gou Xianbi was used to draw the soundtrack of the sound played by the shepherd boy, and the details of the picture were adjusted to complete the ancient painting of Tomb-Sweeping Day characters.
The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day's customs are rich and interesting. Besides sweeping graves and eating green balls, there are a series of customs and sports activities, such as jogging, swinging, cuju, polo and willow planting. According to legend, this is because Tomb-Sweeping Day wants to ban cold food and fire. In order to prevent the harm of cold food and cold meal to people, we all take part in some sports activities to exercise. Therefore, this festival is a distinctive festival, with both sad tears to sweep graves and laughter for an outing.
1, sweeping the grave
Sweeping graves on Qingming Festival is called "respecting thinking about time" for ancestors. Its customs have a long history. Grave-sweeping existed before Qin dynasty, but not necessarily during Qingming period, but after Qin dynasty. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that it became popular. "Qing thomas lee" says: "The first frost festival of cold food, worshipping the grave, sleeping in plain clothes, preparing wine to cut vegetation, closing trees and breaking Cao Jing at weekends, so it is called sweeping the grave." And spread to this day.
Step 2 go for an outing
Also known as spring outing, it was called exploring spring and seeking spring in ancient times. March is clear, spring returns to the earth, and nature is full of vitality everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. Our people have kept the habit of walking in Tomb-Sweeping Day for a long time.
Step 3 plant trees
Tree planting in Qingming has a deep historical origin, which has been recorded in the literature for a long time. Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, and the word "Qingming" appeared as early as the Zhou Dynasty. The Han Dynasty's "Hundred Questions at the Age of Years" said: "At this time, everything grows, quiet and clean, so it is called Qingming."
Tomb-Sweeping Day has a lot to do with the Cold Food Festival. In the Han Dynasty, Qingming was defined as two days after the Cold Food Festival, specifically from winter to the future 107, and it was changed to the day after the Cold Food Festival in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Tomb-Sweeping Day has evolved into the only festival among the 24 solar terms because of the Cold Food Festival, and its origin is related to the story of Mianshan Jietui and Jin Wengong Zhong Er.
Step 4 insert willow
It is said that the custom of inserting willows is to commemorate Shennong, the ancestor of farming, who taught the people to cultivate crops. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to forecast the weather. There is an old saying that "the willow branches are green and the rain is raining;" The saying that there is another village. Willow has a strong vitality, as the saying goes: "If you plant flowers with your heart, you will plant willows without your heart. "Wicker lives when it is inserted in the soil, where it is inserted, where it is inserted every year, and the shade is everywhere.
5. Cuju
Bow is a rubber ball, the skin of which is made of leather, and the ball is stuffed with wool. Cuju is kicking the ball with your feet. This is a popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors. In the Ming Dynasty's "Music Map of Xuanzong", there are scenes of Xuanzong enjoying polo. There were polo in the Temple of Heaven in Qing Dynasty, and polo didn't disappear until the middle of Qing Dynasty.
Step 6 swing
This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move. It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing. Swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage, which is deeply loved by people, especially children.
7. Fly a kite
Flying kites is also the most popular activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day. During their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people not only wore it during the day, but also at night. At night, a string of colored lanterns is hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing stay, like twinkling stars, which is called "magic lamp". Someone used to put kites in the blue sky, then cut the strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to yourself.