What's the special activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

1, sweeping graves to worship ancestors

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional Spring Festival, corresponding to the Mid-Autumn Festival of the Double Ninth Festival. Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping, which means "grave-sweeping sacrifice", is a "respect for time and thought" for ancestors. Sacrificing ancestors is a way of remembering ancestors, and its custom has a long history.

Step 2 go for an outing

Going for an outing in spring, also known as "going for a spring outing", generally refers to going for a walk in the suburbs in early spring. During my stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I went to nature to enjoy and appreciate the spring scenery, and went hiking in the suburbs. This kind of outing is also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called spring exploration. It means stepping on the grass, playing in the country and watching the scenery in spring.

Step 3 insert willow

Tomb-Sweeping Day is the time when willows sprout and smoke is green. There are folk customs of folding willow, piercing willow and inserting willow. When people go out for an outing, they break off some wicker branches, which can be played with in their hands, woven into hats and worn on their heads, or taken home and inserted on the lintels and eaves.

Step 4 entertain

In addition to the above-mentioned custom of sweeping graves to worship ancestors and stepping on grass to insert willows, Tomb-Sweeping Day also has a large number of entertainment habits that people have loved for thousands of years, such as holding hooks, flying kites and swinging, as well as shooting willows and cuju, which were once popular but no longer seen.

Step 5 plant trees

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring was bright and the spring rain was falling, and the survival rate of planted seedlings was high and the growth was fast. Therefore, China has the habit of planting trees in Qingming since ancient times. Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day. The custom of planting trees has been circulating.