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What do Qingming and Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi mean in the 24 solar terms?
1, Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms in the lunar calendar, which is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, that is, 108 days after the winter solstice.
2. 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. The name of Tomb-Sweeping Day is related to the weather and climate characteristics at this time. The name "Tomb-Sweeping Day" also comes from the Tomb-Sweeping Day atmosphere in the twenty-four solar terms of the China lunar calendar. 105 The first day after winter is Qi Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day gas * * * has 15 days. As it is Tomb-Sweeping Day, the time is after the vernal equinox. At this time, winter has gone, spring is full, the weather is sunny, the fields are bright and clean, and the vitality of nature is everywhere. It is an appropriate word to call this period "Qingming".