When is Qingming Festival and what taboos should we pay attention to?
Introduction: It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, many people go out to sweep tombs and worship their ancestors in the breeze and drizzle, accompanied by green grass and willows along the way. But are there any taboos to pay attention to during the Qingming Festival? Let’s follow the editor to find out. March is the last month of spring, which will bring all things back to life and start a beautiful growth process. The third month of the lunar calendar is a time full of vitality because it is the most beautiful.When is Qingming Festival?Qingming Festival, also known as the outing festival, is held at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is the 108th day after the winter solstice. It is a traditional Chinese festival and one of the most important festivals for worshipping ancestors. It is a day for worshipping ancestors and sweeping tombs. The traditional Qingming Festival of the Chinese nation began around the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. 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 Yushe County and other places, 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 taboos should we pay attention to during Qingming Festival?According to tradition, the Qingming Festival period refers to the seven days before and after the three days of the Qingming Festival.It is said that the Qingming Festival originated from the "tomb sacrifice" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals. After being imitated by the people, it gradually formed the Chinese nation's Qingming ancestor worship and tomb sweeping custom. It is precisely because ancestor worship and tomb sweeping are the main activities of Qingming Festival that people's nostalgia for their deceased relatives makes this bright and beautiful spring season carry a bit of sadness. "The peach blossoms are pink, the apricot blossoms are white, the rain hits the branches and the trees bloom; the rain falls quietly on the faces of passers-by, and there are cries of grief at several graves." This is a perfect portrayal of the phenology and humanities of this season. Therefore, according to traditional customs, some things are not suitable to be done during the Qingming Festival. Today, many things have changed, but it is still necessary to understand some traditions. According to tradition, the following things should not be done during the Qingming Festival: 1. Avoid weddings and other festive occasionsAncient people attached great importance to weddings and funerals. They believed that weddings and other happy events must be auspicious and must bring good omens.During the Qingming Festival, every family visits the graves to pay homage to their ancestors; children who live far away from home also burn paper money for their ancestors at the roadside. People's faces are mostly filled with sadness and longing. Such an atmosphere is not suitable for holding weddings or other happy events. 2. Not suitable for large-scale washingAccording to the old customs, the souls of the deceased can only come out to wash and dry clothes and bedding during the Qingming Festival, when all things come back to life. Therefore, there are dead souls washing and drying clothes by the river, stream, well, and spring.Therefore, the living people should give the deceased opportunities and space, and do not compete with them for space and water. Let them wash themselves properly. 3. Do not use large fireworksQingming Festival is also known as Cold Food Festival. According to legend, it was first ordered by Duke Wen of Jin to be designated as Cold Food Festival in memory of Jie Zitui, who was kind to him but was burned to death due to his wrong decision. He also notified the whole country that fireworks were prohibited on this day every year and only meals prepared in advance could be eaten.As times change, the ban on fireworks has been abolished. However, out of respect for the righteous hero Jie Zitui, people still continued the custom of the Cold Food Festival. They usually prepare food before Qingming Festival and try to avoid eating and drinking lavishly on Qingming Festival. 4. It is not appropriate to celebrate birthdaysWhen the melon is ripe, it will fall off. The birth of new life will not be affected by whether the day is good or bad, or whether it is a festival or not. However, people born on Qingming Festival generally do not celebrate their birthdays on this day. Instead, they will advance or postpone their birthdays to avoid the Qingming period.Summary: Through the above article, we know the meaning of Qingming Festival and some taboos that need to be paid attention to. I hope it can be helpful to everyone, and I also hope that you will like the above article! |
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