The origin and matters needing attention of Tomb-Sweeping Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the Walking Festival, is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, that is, the first 108 day from winter to the future. It is a traditional festival in China, and it is also one of the most important festivals to worship ancestors and sweep graves. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Han nationality in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Influenced by the Han culture, 24 ethnic minorities in China, such as Manchu, Hezhe, Zhuang, Oroqen, Dong, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Li, Shui, Jing and Qiang, also have the customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day. Although customs vary from place to place, sweeping graves to worship ancestors and outing are the basic themes.
Qingming was just the name of a solar term at first, and later became a festival to commemorate ancestors, which was related to the Cold Food Festival. Jin Wengong designated the second day of the Cold Food Festival as Tomb-Sweeping Day. In most parts of Shanxi, the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day was the Cold Food Festival. Some places, such as Yushe County, celebrated the Cold Food Festival two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day. Yuanqu County also pays attention to Tomb-Sweeping Day's Cold Food Festival the day before, and the light cold food the day before.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the important "eight festivals a year" in China. Generally, it is around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar, and the festival is very long. There are two sayings: 8 days before 10 and 10 days before 10, and these 20 days belong to Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day originally meant grave-sweeping day, and the government of the Republic of China designated 15 days after the vernal equinox in 935 as a national holiday, also known as the national grave-sweeping day.
Going for an outing is also called a spring outing. In ancient times, it was called spring exploration. Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the twenty-four solar terms in the lunar calendar, at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. As soon as the Qingming Festival returns to the earth in spring, nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. Ancestor worship activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day are often held in the suburbs. People combine ancestor worship with outing to cultivate sentiment and promote physical and mental health. Therefore, an outing has become one of the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Precautions for Qingming outing:
1. Observe the weather in advance: when water seepage is found at the joint of the wall, the weather is sultry and abnormal, and the humidity is obviously increased, this situation indicates that there must be heavy rain in two or three days, so you should avoid going out.
2. Do what you can: It's best to go for a spring outing in the suburbs for no more than two days. Spring outing is too long, the boat and the car are tired, and it is not conducive to health and will reduce interest. In addition, to supplement various nutrients, we must not forget to return, causing excessive fatigue. If you have symptoms such as palpitation, fatigue, sweating and dizziness. You should rest as soon as possible and avoid being forced.
3. Dress appropriately: the climate in spring is changeable, and it is warm and cold at first sight. Take enough clothes in case you catch a cold. Shoes should be light, non-heeled, non-slip and highly elastic sports shoes, and the size should be appropriate, so as not to affect blood circulation and prevent toes and soles from being numb and uncomfortable. At the same time, you can be prepared to wear goggles and sunglasses.
4. Pay attention to diet and health care: It is spring, with strong physical strength, and the body needs more energy and various nutrients, so the diet during the outing is the focus of health care.
5. Pay attention to the choice of places: it is suitable for spring outing in fields, lakes, parks, forest areas, mountainous areas and other places, and absorb more "air vitamins"-negative ions, which can strengthen the brain, drive away fatigue and cheer up the spirit.
6. Prevent insect bites: Spring is the season for all kinds of insects to breed. If you are accidentally bitten by a bug, you must not scratch it, but you should immediately apply wind oil or dermatitis glucocorticoid. After being bitten by caterpillars, spiders, bees and scorpions. You should apply cold compress.
7. Prevent accidents: When stepping in the spring, try to avoid taking steep paths and don't climb the rock wall alone. At the same time, anyone suffering from cardiovascular diseases should carry commonly used first-aid drugs with him.
8. Prevention of pollen allergy: When flowers bloom in spring, attention should be paid to preventing pollen allergy. First of all, it is necessary to identify allergens, and it is best to go to the hospital for examination and learn about your allergens. If you have not undergone thorough desensitization treatment, try to avoid flowers in the selected spring outing location. Before going out, you can take anti-allergic drugs such as chlorpheniramine or Anqimin in advance. When outdoors, don't "make love" at close range, don't sleep on the grass, and don't touch flowers or leaves directly with your lips, nose and face to avoid allergies.
9. Wash your feet with hot water: When you are in spring, the muscles of your feet are constantly contracting, which is easy to cause local muscle aches. Washing feet with hot water can dilate capillaries, promote blood circulation of feet, and make sebaceous gland secretion and pore heat dissipation return to normal.
10. Always pay attention to sun protection: in the cloudless weather in Wan Li in spring, the ultraviolet rays are strong, and the ultraviolet rays in spring are not as gentle as we thought. It will sneak into the directly exposed skin of the human body, and the facial skin will be red and hot by the sun. Never wash your face with cold water, but let your skin rest for a while and then wash it with warm water. In addition, the skin is easy to dehydrate in spring, the lips, hands and feet are easy to crack and open, and the face is prone to wrinkles and even dizziness. Apply sunscreen products in time, but don't make up, because it is easy to sweat during travel, which may easily lead to folliculitis or cosmetic infection.
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