Qingming Festival is both a festival and a solar term. The festival is a festival for worshiping ancestors, and the solar term is the fifth solar term in spring. Is it a good idea to choose Qingming Festival for the engagement ceremony? Does Qingming Festival have good meaning? The arrival of the third month of the lunar calendar means the end of spring and the beginning of summer. As the weather gradually gets hotter, if you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the third month of the lunar calendar, please come to Mr. Shui Mo's website!Is it a good idea to have an engagement ceremony during Qingming Festival?——Engagement ceremony customs and practices:《1》Giveaway Officer: Responsible for sending gifts and betrothal gifts <br /> Giveaway officers must control the number of people (make it an even number), vehicles (six or twelve), betrothal gifts (an even number and wrapped in red paper), and six gifts. 《2》Family worship: The man will first perform the ancestor worship ceremony at home <br /> At this time, he will burn incense and offer sacrifices to the ancestors with the "box cake" or big cake used for the betrothal gift, and will go to the woman's home to propose marriage, asking the ancestors to bless this happy marriage. 《3》The meaning of preparing four-color candies <br /> It symbolizes the sweetness of the newlyweds and their long life together. 《4》Dowry: Thank the woman's family, it represents the man's face <br /> So most people are willing to buy something splendid and decent, and each betrothal gift also contains symbolic meanings of seeking good luck and perfection. The betrothal gift is usually divided into six simple gifts or twelve elaborate gifts. The amount of the betrothal gift is arranged according to personal budget. At the same time, you may ask the matchmaker to consult the girl's parents and ask for the girl's opinion to make a win-win situation. 《5》The woman's return gift: After the man's generous gift <br /> Chinese people have always been particular about "reciprocity". After the man's generous gift, the woman naturally has to prepare a return gift. She can't let the man go home empty-handed. ——The Qingming Festival is a festival for giving thanks, worshiping, and remembering ancestors. It is also a tomb-sweeping festival, so it is not recommended to hold happy events such as engagement and marriage at this time. 】The Qingming Festival is between April 4th and April 6th of the Gregorian calendar. If you want to get married or engaged around the Qingming Festival, you can check the lunar calendar for that day and then make a decision. Does Qingming Festival have a good meaning?——The significance of Qingming Festival:Festival activities: outings, tomb sweeping and ancestor worship Festival food: golden pigs for ancestor worship, fresh fruit snacks, etc. Festival significance: honoring ancestors and getting close to nature] Spring Festival: Qingming Festival is a major spring festival of the Chinese nation. Corresponding to the Qingming spring festival is the Chongyang autumn festival. The two spring and autumn festivals have existed since ancient times. 】Respecting ancestors: The Chinese nation has had the custom of respecting ancestors and remembering their ancestors since ancient times. 】Festival Fusion: Qingming Festival has a long history. It has changed with the development of the times and gradually merged the customs of Cold Food Festival and Shangsi Festival. The Qingming Festival, which combines the customs of the two festivals, Cold Food Festival and Shangsi Festival, was formed in the Song and Yuan Dynasties with ancestor worship and tomb sweeping as the center, integrating the customs of fire ban and cold food of Cold Food Festival with the customary activities of Shangsi Festival such as outing. Since the customs of banning fire and eating cold food during the Cold Food Festival were moved to the Qingming Festival, some places in northern my country still retain the custom of banning fire and eating cold food during the Qingming Festival. 】Outing and tree planting: Qingming Festival still maintains and develops its status as an indispensable festival in spring life. During the Republic of China period, on the Qingming Festival, in addition to the original customs of tomb sweeping and outing, tree planting was also designated as a regular event. This was actually just an official recognition of the long-standing folk custom of planting trees. |
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