The origin of Qingming Festival, why do we eat Qingtuan during Qingming Festival?
The origin of Qingming Festival, why do we eat Qingtuan during Qingming Festival? There are good days and bad days, not all days are good days. What are the good days in March of the lunar calendar in 2020? If you want to know more, please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special section on the third month of the lunar calendar in 2020 to read the relevant articles.The Origin of Qingming FestivalThe traditional Chinese Qingming Festival first began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Regarding the origin of Qingming Festival, it is said that it evolved from the ritual of "tomb sacrifice" of ancient emperors and generals. Later, people also followed suit and worshipped their ancestors and swept their graves on this day. This tradition was passed down from generation to generation and eventually developed into the Qingming Festival we have today. Qingming Festival is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. It is held at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is 106 days after the winter solstice. It is a festival for ancestor worship and the traditional activity is tomb sweeping.Why do we eat Qingtuan during the Qingming Festival?Qingtuan: As the name suggests, it is a green dumpling. You can use wheat leaves, green vegetable leaves, mugwort leaves, or pumpkin leaves. First squeeze out the juice, then add a little lime and water and mix well. Use the water to mix with rice flour and knead it into a skin. Then wrap it with fillings such as bean paste, rose, sesame, etc. (mostly bean paste and lard fillings), and steam it until cooked.——According to legend, in ancient times, Dayu controlled the floods and went through numerous hardships to benefit the people. He passed by his home three times without entering. After Dayu died, people went to his grave to offer sacrifices in his memory. Many of the exquisite offerings were made by everyone themselves. At that time, a young man said: "Dayu was hardworking and frugal throughout his life. We offer so many exquisite offerings, which goes against his wishes before his death." After hearing this, people thought that the young man was right, but they couldn't think of what food to use to express his gratitude. Then the young man came up with an idea: "Why don't we use the crops we grow, glutinous rice and wheat leaves to make dumplings for offering? This will let Dayu know that the rice harvest will be good this year and the wheat will grow well next year. "Everyone immediately ground the rice into powder and pounded the wheat leaves into juice, and made "green dumplings" as offerings. From then on, every Qingming Festival when the wheat leaves turned green, people made "green dumplings" and sent them to Dayu's tomb as offerings. Over time, this custom has been passed down, and people still remember to bring "green dumplings" when visiting graves to express their remembrance and grief for their deceased relatives. The fate at birth is fixed, but people born at the same time will be different later in life because their fortunes change. Making different choices at the same time will naturally lead to different results. Go to the [ Premium Calculation ] below to see when your next great fortune will come. |
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