When is Qingming Festival and what is its origin?
Introduction: "Rains fall heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road are heartbroken." Many people must be familiar with this poem by Du Mu. So do you know about Qingming Festival? What is Qingming Festival? What is the origin of Qingming Festival? Let’s follow the editor to find out. Mr. Shui Mo will tell you how beautiful every day in the third month of the lunar calendar is, and how touching every day in March is, because the drizzle in March brings you poetic longing.What 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. The Origin of Qingming FestivalTo talk about Qingming Festival, we need to start with a festival - Cold Food Festival.The Cold Food Festival, also known as the Hot Food Festival, the No Smoking Festival, and the Cold Festival, is 108 days away from the winter solstice, which is only one or two days away from the Qingming Festival. The main custom of this festival is to ban fire. People are not allowed to light fires to cook food, and can only eat prepared hot and cold food, hence the name. The origin of Qingming Festival is said to have started from the "tomb sacrifice" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals. Later, the people also followed suit and worshiped their ancestors and swept tombs on this day. It has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a fixed custom of the Chinese nation. The name "Qingming Festival" also comes from the Qingming solar term among the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. The 106th day after the winter solstice is the Qingming solar term. The Qingming solar term lasts for 15 days. Qingming, as a solar term, comes after the vernal equinox. At this time, winter has gone, spring is in full swing, the weather is clear, the fields are bright, and nature is full of vitality everywhere. "Qingming" is the most appropriate word to refer to this period. Summary: Through the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of Qingming Festival and its origin. I hope everyone can love and carry forward our traditional folk culture! |
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