Twenty-Four Solar Terms · Qingming Festival
Publish Time：
2023-04-05
The Qingming Festival, also known as the Taqing Festival, Xingqing Festival, March Festival, Ancestor Worship Festival, etc., falls between mid and late spring. In April during Qingming, spring returns to the earth, and nature everywhere shows a vibrant scene full of life.
The Qingming Festival is one of China's traditional festivals, a day for people to honor their ancestors and sweep their graves. On this day, people clean the graves, offer fresh flowers, and burn incense to express gratitude, respect, and remembrance for their ancestors. It is also a good opportunity to strengthen family bonds, as people gather to hold simple memorial ceremonies to show respect and remembrance for their ancestors.
In Chinese history, the Cold Food Festival involved forbidding fire and honoring ancestors, which has long been a custom. In ancient times, customs varied between northern and southern China. Before the Tang Dynasty, tomb sweeping in northern China mainly took place during the Cold Food Festival and the Cold Clothes Festival. According to records such as the "Book of Rites," before the Tang Dynasty, there was no established custom of tomb sweeping during Qingming in northern China. By the Tang Dynasty, tomb sweeping during Qingming had become common.
The Tang Dynasty was a period when tomb-sweeping customs from northern and southern China merged, continuing the Qingming tomb-sweeping tradition and expanding it nationwide. After the Tang Dynasty, the Cold Food Festival gradually declined due to its proximity to Qingming. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the Qingming Festival rose in status nationwide and incorporated customs from the Cold Food Festival such as forbidding fire and eating cold food.
On this day, everyone can go out for spring hiking, get close to nature, enjoy beautiful scenery, and seek the colors of spring. In fact, many places hold various spring outing activities such as picnics, mountain climbing, boating, and picking wild vegetables. People can fully experience the breath of spring, take family or friends into nature, relax, and reduce life stress. Everyone can choose nearby places to participate in spring hiking activities.
Bring protective gear: Don't forget to bring sunscreen and a sun hat, pay attention to sun protection and moisturizing, and carry enough drinking water and food. Arrange your diet and rest reasonably. When traveling, especially during spring outings, carefully follow the advice of guides or local residents, do not cross restricted areas, do not climb mountains without permission, do not trample flowers and trees, avoid playing in dangerous areas, and pay attention to the safety of people around you.
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