Is Qingming Festival a fixed date? When is Qingming Festival in 2021?

Is Qingming Festival a fixed date? When is Qingming Festival in 2021?
The times of different festivals are also different. So, let’s take a look at whether Qingming Festival is a fixed date? When is Qingming Festival in 2021? The second month of the lunar calendar has 29 days. It is the month of spring and full of hope. Shuimoxiansheng.com's special topic for the second month of the lunar calendar in 2021 will help you explore the auspicious and inauspicious days in the second month of the lunar calendar!

Is Qingming Festival a fixed date?

No, Qingming Festival is not a fixed date.
Qingming Festival is an ancient festival of the Chinese nation. It is not only a solemn festival for sweeping tombs and paying homage to ancestors, but also a happy festival for people to get close to nature, go outings, and enjoy the fun of spring. The solar term Qingming is when the Big Dipper points to Yi (or the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 15°), and the solar term begins around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar . During this time of year, vitality is high and yin energy is declining. All things are getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, and the earth is full of spring scenery. It is a good time for spring outings in the suburbs and for tomb-clearing and worshipping. The Qingming Festival is a very long festival. There are two versions: 8 days before the 10th day and 10 days before the 10th day. These nearly 20 days are all within the Qingming Festival.
Therefore, Qingming Festival is not a fixed date.

When is Qingming Festival in 2021?

The dates for Qingming Festival in 2021 are:
February 23, 2021 (Lunar calendar)
Aries (Sunday, April 4, 2021)

Taboos of Qingming Festival

1. It is taboo not to wear willow leaves during Qingming Festival
The Han people have the custom of wearing willows and planting willows on Qingming Festival. It has become a taboo not to wear willow trees during Qingming Festival.
2. Taboos for women returning to their parents' homes during Qingming Festival
In northern Shanxi, women are forbidden to visit graves. Only men have the right to do so. After visiting the graves, men return home and use leftover paper money to cut the shape of a door and stick it on the door. In Linyi area, it is taboo for women to return to their parents' home during the Qingming Festival, otherwise their father-in-law will die. In some places, it is just the opposite. The newly married daughter-in-law must return to her parents' home during the Qingming Festival. According to legend, if she does not return, her mother-in-law will die. In Jimo, Shandong, there is a custom among young women to avoid Qingming Festival. It is said that on this day, an evil spirit will come down from heaven to capture pretty girls.
3. It is taboo to have cloudy, rainy or windy weather during Qingming Festival.
In terms of farming, Qingming Festival also avoids cloudy, rainy and windy weather.

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