How did Qingming Festival come about? What are the unique customs?
Introduction: It’s a clear night with a nice breeze and hazy moon, and the governor’s house has green walls and a red pavilion. I walk around the corridor alone and rest, listening to the distant string music and looking at the flowers in the dark. This poem describes the scenery on a Qingming Festival night. We have celebrated Qingming Festival for so long, do you know how Qingming Festival came about? What are the unique customs of Qingming Festival? Let’s explore it together! March is the last month of spring, when all things will revive and begin a beautiful growth process. The third month of the lunar calendar is a time full of vitality because it is the most beautiful.The Origin of Qingming FestivalThe traditional Qingming Festival of the Han Chinese began around the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Influenced by Han culture, 24 ethnic minorities in China, including the Manchu, Hezhe, Zhuang, Oroqen, Dong, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Li, Shui, Jing and Qiang, also have the custom of celebrating Qingming Festival. Although customs vary from place to place, tomb sweeping, ancestor worship and outings are the basic themes.Qingming was originally just the name of a solar term. It became a festival to commemorate ancestors and was related to the Cold Food Festival. Duke Wen of Jin designated the day after Cold Food Festival as Qingming Festival. In most areas of Shanxi, the Cold Food Festival is celebrated the day before Qingming Festival; in a few places such as Yushe County, the Cold Food Festival is celebrated two days before Qingming Festival; Yanqu County also celebrates the day before Qingming Festival as Cold Food Festival, and the two days before as Minor Cold Food Festival. Qingming Festival is one of China's important "Eight Annual Festivals". It is usually around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar. The festival period is very long. There are two sayings: 8 days before and 10 days after the 10th day of the 10th day, and 10 days before and 10 days after the 10th day of the 10th day. These nearly 20 days are all Qingming Festival. Qingming Festival originally refers to the fifteenth day after the spring equinox. In 1935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5 as a national holiday Qingming Festival, also known as the National Tomb-Sweeping Festival. What are the special customs of Qingming Festival?1. Customs of Qingming Festival: Silkworm Flower Festival "Silkworm Flower Festival" is a unique folk culture in the silkworm hometown. In the past, during the Qingming Festival, this folk activity was held in Wutong, Wuzhen, Chongfu, Zhouquan and other places. Every year, the Silkworm Festival is crowded with people and has frequent activities, including welcoming the Silkworm God, rowing speedboats, making noise on the stage, worshiping on incense stools, boxing, dragon lanterns, high pole lifting, singing operas and more than ten other activities. Some of these activities are carried out on shore, but most of them are carried out on boats, which is very characteristic of the water town.2. Customs of Qingming Festival: Swinging This is a custom of Qingming Festival in ancient my country. 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. 3. Customs of Qingming Festival: tomb sweeping and ancestor worship In Chinese history, fire was prohibited during the Cold Food Festival and people paid homage to their ancestors. Tomb sweeping and ancestor worship on Qingming Festival has become a continuous custom and tradition since then. Even in today's society, people still have the custom of visiting tombs and paying homage to their ancestors around Qingming Festival: removing weeds, placing offerings, burning incense and praying in front of the tombs, burning paper money and gold ingots, or simply offering a bouquet of flowers to express their remembrance of their ancestors. 4. Customs of Qingming Festival: Flying kites Flying kites is a popular custom during Qingming Festival. For the ancients, flying a kite was not only a recreational activity, but also an act of witchcraft: they believed that flying a kite could get rid of their bad spirits. Therefore, many people write all the disasters and diseases they know on paper kites when flying kites on Qingming Festival. When the kite is raised high, they cut the kite string and let the kite fly away with the wind, symbolizing that all their diseases and bad spirits are taken away by the kite. 5. Customs of Qingming Festival: Cuju is a leather ball made of leather and stuffed with hair inside. Cuju is kicking the ball with the feet. This was a favorite game during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. According to legend, it was invented by Huangdi and its original purpose was to train warriors. 6. Customs of Qingming Festival: Cockfighting Cockfighting was popular during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. Cockfighting started from the Qingming Festival and lasted until the summer solstice. The earliest record of cockfighting in my country can be found in Zuo Zhuan. In the Tang Dynasty, cockfighting became popular. Not only ordinary people fought cockfights, but even the emperor participated in cockfighting. For example, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang loved cockfighting the most. 7. Customs of Qingming Festival: Outing During the Qingming Festival, spring returns to the earth and nature is full of vitality everywhere. It is a great time for an outing. The Chinese people have long maintained the custom of outing during the Qingming Festival. Summary: After reading the introduction in the above article, I believe everyone has a basic understanding of Qingming Festival. I hope everyone can learn more about traditional festivals and feel the charm of our traditional culture! |
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