"Almanac": "On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, the bucket refers to Ding, which is used for Qingming, when everything is clean and bright, and when it is covered, everything is clean and bright, hence the name." As soon as Qingming comes, the temperature rises, which is a good time for spring ploughing and sowing, so there is a saying that "before and after Qingming, we plant melons and beans". Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival to worship ancestors, and the traditional activity is to sweep graves.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional folk festival in China, and it is one of the eight important festivals (Shangyuan, Qingming, Long Summer, Dragon Boat Festival, Central Plains, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice and New Year's Eve). Generally speaking, it is around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar, and the festival cycle is very long. There are two sayings:/kloc-8 days before 0/0 and 10 days before 0/0.
Tomb-Sweeping Day related knowledge:
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. To talk about Tomb-Sweeping Day, we need to start with a lost festival-Cold Food Festival.
The Cold Food Festival, also known as Hot Food Festival, No Smoking Festival and Cold Food Festival, is only one or two days away from the winter solstice 105, that is, from Tomb-Sweeping Day. The main festival custom of this festival is to ban fire, cook without fire, and only eat prepared hot food and cold food, hence the name.
It is said that the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day began with the "grave-sweeping" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals. Later, people followed suit, and it became a fixed custom of the Chinese nation to worship ancestors and sweep graves on this day.
The name "Tomb-Sweeping Day" also comes from "Tomb-Sweeping Day" in the twenty-four solar terms of the China lunar calendar. 108 The day after beginning of winter is Qi's 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.