Brief introduction of Tomb-Sweeping Day.
According to Tomb-Sweeping Day's brief introduction, it rains in succession during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road are dying. It usually rains in Tomb-Sweeping Day, which is the fifth solar term in a year. According to the Gregorian calendar, it falls on April 5th and 6th every year. Let's take a look at the profile of Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Profile of Tomb-Sweeping Day 1 The profile of Tomb-Sweeping Day is:
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 originated from the ancestral belief and the custom of worshipping spring in ancient times, which has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and outing are the two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day etiquette and customs, and these two traditional themes have been passed down from ancient times to the present in China.
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.
The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day's outing;
The Chinese nation has had the custom of going for an outing in Qingming since ancient times. In ancient times, it was called spring outing, spring seeking and so on. Spring outing, also known as spring outing, refers to going for a walk in the suburbs in early spring. Outing, a seasonal folk activity, has a long history in China, and its source is the ancient Spring Festival custom of farming sacrifice, which has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
There are both solar terms and festivals in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the atmosphere in Tomb-Sweeping Day provides important conditions for the formation of the Qingming outing custom in terms of time and meteorological phenology. During the Qingming Festival, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. People use the opportunity of sweeping graves to have fun with their families in mountainous areas and rural areas.
China folks have long maintained the custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day's outing with a long history. The Qingming Festival is a season when the spring breeze is proud and full of spring. When everything is in bud, it has long been a custom to go for an outing in the wild.
Introduction to Tomb-Sweeping Day 2 Introduction to Tomb-Sweeping Day:
It is said that the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day began with the supplement of "basic sacrifices" by ancient emperors. Later, people followed suit, and it became a fixed custom of the Chinese nation to worship ancestors and sweep graves on this day.
According to Jie Zhitui's legend, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er, the son of the Jin Dynasty, was exiled to escape persecution. On the way to exile, he was tired and hungry in a deserted place and couldn't stand up anymore.
I searched for it for a long time, but I couldn't find anything to eat. When everyone was in a hurry, I pushed the minister to a quiet place, cut a piece of meat from his thigh and cooked a bowl of broth for the son to drink. Zhong Er gradually recovered his spirit. Zhong Er shed tears when he found that the meat was cut off by mesons pushing his legs.
Nineteen years later, Zhong Er became the monarch, that is, the historical Jin Wengong. After he ascended the throne, Wen Gong rewarded the heroes who accompanied him in exile at first, but forgot to push the meson. Many people complained about meson push and advised him to admire it. However, mesons despise those who strive for merit the most. He packed his bags and quietly went to Mianshan to live in seclusion.
Hearing this, Jin Wengong was ashamed and personally took someone to ask Jiexiu, but Jiexiu had left home for Mianshan. Mianshan Mountain is high and dangerous, with dense trees. It's hard to find two people. Someone offered a plan to burn Mianshan from three sides and force a meson to push out. The fire burned all over Mianshan, but there was no trace of meson push. After the fire was put out, it was found that Jiezitui had sat under an old willow tree with his old mother on his back and died.
Jin Wengong cried. When I was buried, I found a bloody book in a tree hole, which said, "May my master be clear forever." To commemorate meson tui, Jin Wengong ordered that this day be designated as Cold Food Festival.
Extended data
Qingming has two connotations: solar terms and festivals. Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi provided important conditions for the formation of Tomb-Sweeping Day customs in terms of time and meteorological phenology. Qingming is a vibrant season, and it is also the decline season of Yin Qi. During the Qingming Festival, the old and new spit, and the anger began to flourish. The temperature rises, spring blossoms, everything is clean and tidy, and the earth presents a beautiful scene of spring.
This season is a good time for outing (spring outing) and Qingming (grave-sweeping sacrifice) in the suburbs. Tomb-Sweeping Day combined Boxing Day with folk festivals, which is the unity of time and people. Qingming custom culture fully embodies the traditional concept of "harmony between man and nature". Through historical development and evolution, Tomb-Sweeping Day has absorbed and integrated the customs of Cold Food Festival and Shangsi Festival, and integrated various folk customs, which has extremely rich cultural connotations.
Introduction to Tomb-Sweeping Day 3 Introduction to 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 sacrificial festivals. This is the time 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.
Tomb-Sweeping Day falls on April 5th or 6th in the national calendar, because it is set in the middle of 24 solar terms,15th day after the vernal equinox, so it is not fixed on April 5th, nor is it decided by the lunar calendar. Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the National Tomb Sweeping Festival, was a national festival designated by the government in 24 years of the Republic of China.
China has a long history of offering sacrifices to ancestors. As early as ancient times, emperors and generals offered sacrifices to ancestral temples, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius offered sacrifices to tombs, all of which were unique to nobles. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the aristocratic system finally collapsed, and it was a custom for ordinary people to sacrifice their ancestral graves.
Traditional customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day
1, swing
This is the traditional custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. The Five Dynasties Wang Renyu's "Kaiyuan Tianbao Legacy" records that "the Tianbao Palace Mid-solstice Cold Food Festival actually set up a swing, which made the concubines in the palace laugh and thought it was a feast. The emperor called it a semi-fairy play, so the scholars in the capital called it. " Wen Yanbo, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, wrote the poem "Cold Food Day Crossing the Dragon Gate", which is described as "the willow on the bridge hangs on a line and hangs more colorful ropes." Swing, that is, lift the rope, move.
It has a very long history. It was first called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed to a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, most 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 brave spirit. Today, it is a favorite entertainment for people, especially children.
Step 2 go for an outing
Also known as spring outing, it was called exploring spring in ancient times. Qingming in April, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time for an outing. China people will keep the habit of going for an outing in Qingming for a long time.
Step 3 plant trees
Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring is bright and the spring rain is falling, and the survival rate of planted saplings is high and the growth is fast. Therefore, China has the habit of planting trees in Qingming since ancient times. Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day. The custom of planting trees has been passed down to the present society.
The custom of planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from Tomb-Sweeping Day. There are three legends about Tomb-Sweeping Day. The oldest legend is to commemorate Shennong, the ancestor of farming, and later developed the meaning of praying for longevity.
Later legends were related to meson push. It is said that when Jin Wengong led his ministers to climb a mountain to pay homage to Jietui, he found that the old willow tree on which Jietui once lived came back from the dead and gave it the title of "Qingming Willow". Later, a legend said that Emperor Taizong gave the minister a willow circle as a blessing to drive away the epidemic.