What's the activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Historical origin:

1, "A General Examination of Continuing Literature: Le Kao" records that he hit the ball several times in Dongyuan.

2. There is a scene of Xuanzong enjoying polo in the long scroll of Xuanzong Letu in Ming Dynasty. At that time, Wang Zhi, an official, wrote a poem about watching the game in the afternoon: "Jade is like a golden horse, carved with seven treasures." When you fly, you will be shocked and feel the stars. The incitement page has become three wins, and joy is the first.

3. Qingyun is free and around the eastern end of the temple. "Before the Baiyun Temple in Beijing, there was also a classic of riding a horse to hit the ball. There were polo in the Temple of Heaven in Qing Dynasty, and polo didn't disappear until the middle of Qing Dynasty.

In recent years, antique polo appeared in Xi 'an, which made this ancient sport reappear in China after years of extinction.

Qingming profile:

Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in spring. It will clear up when the sun reaches 15. Tomb-Sweeping Day was named after "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival shows everything".

Qingming is a solar term that reflects the phenological changes in nature. At this time, the sun is shining, plants are sprouting, flowers are in full bloom, and nature presents a vibrant scene. In the south of China, it has become a clear and beautiful image at this time; It began to snow in the north, the temperature rose, and spring blossomed.

Qingming usually changes from April 4 to 6 in the Gregorian calendar, and it is not fixed on a certain day, but April 5 is the most common. Tomb-Sweeping Day is both a solar term and a festival, and Tomb-Sweeping Day atmosphere provides important conditions for the formation of Tomb-Sweeping Day customs in terms of time and weather phenology.