Introduction: Qingming Festival, also known as the Outing Festival, is one of my country's sacrificial festivals. It is a day for worshiping ancestors and sweeping tombs. Spring is a season of vitality and revival, but the weather changes greatly. Fortune Teller Network has summarized the festivals and solar terms in February of the lunar calendar in 2018. You are welcome to check it out!How will the Qingming Festival be celebrated in 2018?The Qingming Festival holiday arrangements for 2018 Qingming Festival falls on April 4, 5 or 6 of the Gregorian calendar every year.The Qingming Festival in 2018 is on April 5th. According to national regulations: April 5th to 7th will be a holiday, a total of 3 days. Go to work on April 8th (Sunday). How to celebrate Qingming Festival?Swinging is an ancient Chinese custom of Qingming Festival. Swing means moving by holding a leather rope. It has a very ancient history. It was originally called Qianqiu, but later it was changed to swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of tree branches as frames, tied with colorful ribbons. Later it gradually developed into a swing with two ropes and pedals. Swinging can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage. It is still loved by people, especially children.Spring outing is also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called Tanchun, Xunchun, etc. During the Qingming Festival in April, spring returns to the earth and nature is full of vitality. It is a great time for an outing. Flying kites is also a favorite activity among people during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, people set off fireworks not only during the day but also at night. At night, strings of colorful lanterns are hung under the kite or on the wind-stable pull line. They look like twinkling stars and are called "magic lanterns." In the past, some people would cut the strings after releasing the kites into the blue sky and let the breeze carry them to the ends of the earth. It was said that this would ward off disease and disaster and bring good luck. Tomb sweeping on Qingming Festival is called "respect for ancestors" and the custom has a long history. The Ming Dynasty's "A Brief Account of Scenery in the Imperial Capital" records: "On the Qingming Festival in March, men and women sweep the tombs, carrying jugs, with paper mulberry sticks hung behind sedan chairs and horses, filling the streets with people. Those who worship, pour wine, cry, and weed and add soil to the tombs burn paper mulberry sticks and place paper money on the grave. If there is no paper money in sight, then the grave is an isolated one. After crying, people do not return home, but instead go to fragrant trees and choose gardens, where they sit and get drunk." In fact, tomb sweeping existed before the Qin Dynasty, but it was not necessarily during the Qingming Festival. Tomb sweeping on the Qingming Festival is a practice that began after the Qin Dynasty. It only became popular during the Tang Dynasty. "Tongli of Qing Dynasty" says: "Every year, on the Cold Food Festival and the Frost Descent Festival, people visit the graves and tombs. On the appointed time, they wear plain clothes and go to the tombs, bringing wine and food, as well as tools for cutting grass and trees. They trim the trees and cut the weeds, so it is called tomb sweeping." This custom has been passed down to this day. Summary: The above is [How to take the Qingming Festival holiday in 2018? How to celebrate Qingming Festival? 】, I hope the entire content can be helpful to everyone! |
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