Ways to worship ancestors in various parts of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Responder: Oath on the Street Corner-Trainee Magician Level 2 4-5 10:54

South Korea: Don't burn paper money when sweeping graves.

Koreans sweep graves, mainly by placing wine, fruits and steamed cakes. In front of the grave, and then pay homage. There has never been the concept of lighting paper to send money to the underworld.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is not a public holiday in Korea. Of course, repairing parents' graves in Korea is a big deal. Even a big company like Samsung, which is famous for its strict management, will not refuse the leave of absence for repairing graves handed over by employees.

Japan: Nostalgia is not limited to Qingming

In addition to asking spirits to send spirits during the Imperial Pot Festival, many Japanese people usually go to temples to mourn their ancestors.

"Tokyo during the Imperial Pot Festival is very deserted, with almost no traffic jams, a bit like Beijing during the Spring Festival. Because many people will go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors. " Saitama Yi Rong, who lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and works in saitama, told the reporter of International Herald Tribune.

Japanese also have a festival similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day in China, called Bonsai Festival (referred to as Imperial Bonsai Festival). The customs in different parts of Japan are different, and the time of the Imperial Pot Festival is also different. Tokyo is usually held in July 15 every year, and in some places it is held in August 15. According to him, although it is not a legal holiday, most companies will consider the factor of returning home to worship their ancestors when making holidays every year, and give everyone a holiday. Short 3 days, long 10 days.

I miss my ancestors and respect the elderly.

Singapore: Dare not lose the tradition of ancestor worship

Chinese in Southeast Asia have a unique clan guild hall culture, and its formation is closely related to the tradition of ancestor worship of Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day. It can be said that China people from the south are so united.

Shanxi:

Ming Festival is the most solemn festival for ancestor worship in spring, and it is customarily called "Ghost Festival".

Shanxi old folk song "Qingming drizzle makes people sad, wild flowers bloom in the desert (indigenous fans), and shovels are carried on the shoulders with sacrifices, all of which come to the grave first", which vividly summarizes people's mood and the characteristics of sweeping graves.

In spring, people repair houses to prevent rainwater from leaking in summer. When the living are associated with the dead, graves in the fields often collapse after the wind and rain. The biggest feature of going to the grave on Qingming Festival is to eradicate weeds in the grave and raise the grave with new soil, which is customarily called repairing the yin house, showing the grief of children and grandchildren for their ancestors.

In the south of Shanxi, both rich and poor, men and women come to visit graves, indicating that future generations are missing their ancestors. In the northern region, it is mostly men's business to sweep graves, while women generally don't. In Datong, Pingyao and other places, it is one evening, and old-fashioned women will burst into tears outside the gate. "There was a cry in the village, which was sad when it was introduced."

Tomb-Sweeping Day goes to the grave, and most places in the south of Shanxi don't burn incense or paper, so there are things like money hanging in front of the grave. There was a saying that "the river on Qingming Festival is white". The reason is that the Cold Food Festival is used to banning fire, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is during the Cold Food Festival. Most places in northern Shanxi have to burn all the money and other things on the grounds that they will not be transferred to their ancestors unless they are burned. Datong and other places are used to going to the grave during the day and burning money at home at night.

In Hequ and other places in northwest Shanxi, it is an old custom to bring wine and vegetables to the grave and then eat and drink in front of the grave, which means drinking and eating with ancestors. In Wenxi and other places in the south of Shanxi, jujube cakes are used to roll in front of the grave when going to the grave. Legend has it that it is to tickle the dead old man. In Jinzhong Jiexiu and other places, when going to the grave, the offering is a cake shaped like a snake. When you get home, put the bread in the yard and dry it before eating. The old people pay attention to treating diseases, the source of which is that cold food is forbidden to fire.

After going to the grave in southern Shanxi, you should pull out some wheat seedlings and insert pine branches, cypress leaves or wicker on the door to ward off evil spirits. There are many willow cuttings in the north of Shanxi. Elsewhere, some wicker was inserted in the grave.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people in the south of Shanxi want to steam steamed buns with walnuts, red dates and beans, which is called Zifu. With the blessings of sons and grandchildren, they all bring the blessings of their ancestors. Every family should make bean jelly, cut it into thin slices and eat it with soup. Shovel withered grass and rub it on the kang mat, which is called driving scorpions away. In the southeast of Shanxi, people have willow branches and dead leaves on their heads. Women should stick gold ornaments (headdresses) on their temples. In northern Shanxi, it is customary to have black bean sprouts, which are eaten with corn bread and black bean sprouts stuffing. Northwest Shanxi pays attention to making cakes with millet flour, commonly known as "spreading Huang Er", and Luliang area will receive a female husband the day after Tomb-Sweeping Day, commonly known as "fresh fire".

Tomb-Sweeping Day, the province's popular "swing". Pay attention to the first three days and the last four days. After the sun rises, girls and daughters-in-law should show their charm. You must stop moving when the sun goes down. Legend has it that before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, all ghosts would come out to swing at night, and people were afraid to compete with ghosts. Although absurd, it also reflects the traditional psychology of respecting the dead and hoping that the deceased relatives can have fun with the living.

Flying kites in Tomb-Sweeping Day is also very popular. In the streets of the fields, happy children can be seen everywhere, running hand in hand in long lines.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people avoid injections and washing clothes, and women in most areas avoid walking. Before evening, a gray line should be spread in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house.

The coexistence of sadness and joy, respect and fear is the biggest feature of Tomb-Sweeping Day folk activities.

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, there will be "March 3rd".

March 3rd was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. In ancient times, the third day of early March was called "Shangsi", also known as "Shisan". After the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, this festival was fixed on the third day of March and has been inherited ever since.

According to the Book of Rites of the Later Han Dynasty, "the fourth day of the month when officials and people are clean on the east running water is a great day to wash away dirt and phlegm." Later, on March 3 every year, everyone went to the water to play and drink, which became a custom. Shanxi old saying "March 3rd, sunny, beautiful on both sides of Fenhe River".

On March 3rd, many people went for an outing. Women in southern Shanxi beat the bedroom wall with wicker, which is called "throwing scorpions". After the fight, stick a "Guanyin Liufu" to ban scorpions. Scorpions are forbidden in northern Shanxi, and the custom is to celebrate Grain Rain Festival. "No Scorpions in Grain Rain" should be posted on every wall, and a picture of a rooster eating scorpions is posted on the Kitchen God seat, named "Grain Rain Chicken". Stickers and paintings are accompanied by a proverb (also called curse): "I am a god in the sky, and I will protect all people in the lower world." Every rainy day, I will definitely take scorpion essence. " Big Dipper, Big Dipper, I'm in a hurry! "Wait a minute.

On March 3, the folk also evolved into a ritual activity. There are two kinds of offerings in the northern region, the "Zhenwu God" and the "Queen Mother of the West", and the offering to the Queen Mother is called the "Flat Peach Club". Most of the southern regions offer sacrifices to Hua Tuo. Xiangfen custom goes to Huatuo Temple to burn incense, and each person has to offer a rooster, and acupuncture the cockscomb to bleed as a sacrifice, commonly known as the "Thousand Chicken Club".

On March 3, women in southeastern Shanxi used to dig wild vegetables in the wild and eat them after processing, which is called cutting all diseases. Northwest Shanxi picked wild vegetables to eat before and after the Grain Rain Festival. Elm and rice flour are also used as bait to steam the noodles into pieces, which is called "Elm Puppet". It tastes soft and delicious.

On March 3, people in northern Shanxi used it to make vinegar.

Taiwan Province Province:

China is a vast country with different climates in the north and south, so Tomb-Sweeping Day varies from place to place, from the second day of February to the third day of March. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province Province, is the105th day from the winter solstice of the previous year, and Tomb-Sweeping Day, a native of Zhangzhou, Taiwan Province Province, is on the third day of the third lunar month. The customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province Province are similar to those in southern Fujian. The time for the Hakka people in Taiwan Province Province to worship their ancestors and sweep graves begins after the Lantern Festival, and the date is decided by each family until the Qingming Festival.

The custom of people sweeping graves in Taiwan Province Province can be roughly divided into two types: one is general grave sweeping, and the rituals and sacrifices are relatively simple, and most of them are just rice cakes, cakes and cakes; The second is to repair the ancestral graves, and the sacrifices are also quite grand. Sacrifice generally includes all kinds of sacrifices, twelve kinds of vegetables, cakes and so on. When sweeping the grave, you must stick "tomb paper" around the grave (cut into rectangles with five-color paper). There are small stones on every piece of paper, and a pile must be placed on the tombstone. This ceremony, commonly known as "hanging paper", is money for ancestors. If it is to repair the tomb, that is, to repair the ancestral grave, the whole family gathers in front of the grave to eat red eggs, and the eggshells are scattered on the cemetery, which contains the auspicious meaning of metabolism and endless life. While sweeping graves, we should also pay homage to the landlords (with small stone tablets) who have stood by for a long time guarding the cemetery and resting their ancestors. On the one hand, it is a kind of comfort, but also means gratitude. There is also a special custom in Taiwan Province Province. If there is a happy event at home this year, you should renovate the grave when you sweep it, put a small red light (oil lamp) in front of the grave and take it home when you go home. It is said that it can attract more happiness and auspiciousness.

In the rural areas of Taiwan Province Province, a group of children came to beg for money after each grave-sweeping. The more people come, the more developed the family will be in the future, and the owners will be willing to give money or money to those children.

Later, due to the decrease of cemeteries in Taiwan Province Province, an urn was implemented. Many people put the urn on the urn tower and go to the urn tower to worship whenever they go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, which also plays the role of ancestor worship. Due to the gradual change of people's concept, the ceremony of sweeping graves has also been omitted.

Zhoushan:

Zhoushan people who sweep graves are commonly known as paying homage to their ancestors. When paying homage, out of respect for ancestors, people cut weeds, trim the wood and move the soil to cultivate graves, so it is called sweeping graves. Then light incense, candles, and offerings such as snails, green cakes, striped cakes and plates. Old-fashioned parents lead the whole family to kneel and kowtow, while new-style parents bow and salute. After the ceremony, bamboo sticks were inserted at the top of the grave, paper money and money were burned, and "hemp money" (which is a green cake with a round shape and a diamond shape) was distributed to the children watching the grave. After going to the grave, I have to make "Qingming soup rice" when I go home. ?

It is worth mentioning here that there is a feature in the offerings of Lao Dinghai when he went to the grave. Many dishes are cold dishes, as well as Qingming special snacks-green cakes and striped cakes, which can be eaten cold. It can be seen that although the custom of the Cold Food Festival has long declined, its spirit remains in the Qingming diet custom and lasts for a long time.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Interviewee: wjy 870 105- trainee magician level 2 4-5 13:04.

South Korea: Don't burn paper money when sweeping graves.

Koreans sweep graves, mainly by placing wine, fruits and steamed cakes. In front of the grave, and then pay homage. There has never been the concept of lighting paper to send money to the underworld.

Japan: Nostalgia is not limited to Qingming

Many Japanese people not only ask to send gods to temples during the Imperial Pot Festival, but also usually go to temples to mourn their ancestors: the oath on the street corner-trainee magician level 2 4-5 10:54.

South Korea: Don't burn paper money when sweeping graves.

Koreans sweep graves, mainly by placing wine, fruits and steamed cakes. In front of the grave, and then pay homage. There has never been the concept of lighting paper to send money to the underworld.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is not a public holiday in Korea. Of course, repairing parents' graves in Korea is a big deal. Even a big company like Samsung, which is famous for its strict management, will not refuse the leave of absence for repairing graves handed over by employees.

Japan: Nostalgia is not limited to Qingming

In addition to asking spirits to send spirits during the Imperial Pot Festival, many Japanese people usually go to temples to mourn their ancestors.

"Tokyo during the Imperial Pot Festival is very deserted, with almost no traffic jams, a bit like Beijing during the Spring Festival. Because many people will go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors. " Saitama Yi Rong, who lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and works in saitama, told the reporter of International Herald Tribune.

Japanese also have a festival similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day in China, called Bonsai Festival (referred to as Imperial Bonsai Festival). The customs in different parts of Japan are different, and the time of the Imperial Pot Festival is also different. Tokyo is usually held in July 15 every year, and in some places it is held in August 15. According to him, although it is not a legal holiday, most companies will consider the factor of returning home to worship their ancestors when making holidays every year, and give everyone a holiday. Short 3 days, long 10 days.

I miss my ancestors and respect the elderly.

Singapore: Dare not lose the tradition of ancestor worship

Chinese in Southeast Asia have a unique clan guild hall culture, and its formation is closely related to the tradition of ancestor worship of Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day. It can be said that China people from the south are so united.

Shanxi:

Ming Festival is the most solemn festival for ancestor worship in spring, and it is customarily called "Ghost Festival".

Shanxi old folk song "Qingming drizzle makes people sad, wild flowers bloom in the desert (indigenous fans), and shovels are carried on the shoulders with sacrifices, all of which come to the grave first", which vividly summarizes people's mood and the characteristics of sweeping graves.

In spring, people repair houses to prevent rainwater from leaking in summer. When the living are associated with the dead, graves in the fields often collapse after the wind and rain. The biggest feature of going to the grave on Qingming Festival is to eradicate weeds in the grave and raise the grave with new soil, which is customarily called repairing the yin house, showing the grief of children and grandchildren for their ancestors.

In the south of Shanxi, both rich and poor, men and women come to visit graves, indicating that future generations are missing their ancestors. In the northern region, it is mostly men's business to sweep graves, while women generally don't. In Datong, Pingyao and other places, it is one evening, and old-fashioned women will burst into tears outside the gate. "There was a cry in the village, which was sad when it was introduced."

Tomb-Sweeping Day goes to the grave, and most places in the south of Shanxi don't burn incense or paper, so there are things like money hanging in front of the grave. There was a saying that "the river on Qingming Festival is white". The reason is that the Cold Food Festival is used to banning fire, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is during the Cold Food Festival. Most places in northern Shanxi have to burn all the money and other things on the grounds that they will not be transferred to their ancestors unless they are burned. Datong and other places are used to going to the grave during the day and burning money at home at night.

In Hequ and other places in northwest Shanxi, it is an old custom to bring wine and vegetables to the grave and then eat and drink in front of the grave, which means drinking and eating with ancestors. In Wenxi and other places in the south of Shanxi, jujube cakes are used to roll in front of the grave when going to the grave. Legend has it that it is to tickle the dead old man. In Jinzhong Jiexiu and other places, when going to the grave, the offering is a cake shaped like a snake. When you get home, put the bread in the yard and dry it before eating. The old people pay attention to treating diseases, the source of which is that cold food is forbidden to fire.

After going to the grave in southern Shanxi, you should pull out some wheat seedlings and insert pine branches, cypress leaves or wicker on the door to ward off evil spirits. There are many willow cuttings in the north of Shanxi. Elsewhere, some wicker was inserted in the grave.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people in the south of Shanxi want to steam steamed buns with walnuts, red dates and beans, which is called Zifu. With the blessings of sons and grandchildren, they all bring the blessings of their ancestors. Every family should make bean jelly, cut it into thin slices and eat it with soup. Shovel withered grass and rub it on the kang mat, which is called driving scorpions away. In the southeast of Shanxi, people have willow branches and dead leaves on their heads. Women should stick gold ornaments (headdresses) on their temples. In northern Shanxi, it is customary to have black bean sprouts, which are eaten with corn bread and black bean sprouts stuffing. Northwest Shanxi pays attention to making cakes with millet flour, commonly known as "spreading Huang Er", and Luliang area will receive a female husband the day after Tomb-Sweeping Day, commonly known as "fresh fire".

Tomb-Sweeping Day, the province's popular "swing". Pay attention to the first three days and the last four days. After the sun rises, girls and daughters-in-law should show their charm. You must stop moving when the sun goes down. Legend has it that before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, all ghosts would come out to swing at night, and people were afraid to compete with ghosts. Although absurd, it also reflects the traditional psychology of respecting the dead and hoping that the deceased relatives can have fun with the living.

Flying kites in Tomb-Sweeping Day is also very popular. In the streets of the fields, happy children can be seen everywhere, running hand in hand in long lines.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people avoid injections and washing clothes, and women in most areas avoid walking. Before evening, a gray line should be spread in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house.

The coexistence of sadness and joy, respect and fear is the biggest feature of Tomb-Sweeping Day folk activities.

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, there will be "March 3rd".

March 3rd was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. In ancient times, the third day of early March was called "Shangsi", also known as "Shisan". After the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, this festival was fixed on the third day of March and has been inherited ever since.

According to the Book of Rites of the Later Han Dynasty, "the fourth day of the month when officials and people are clean on the east running water is a great day to wash away dirt and phlegm." Later, on March 3 every year, everyone went to the water to play and drink, which became a custom. Shanxi old saying "March 3rd, sunny, beautiful on both sides of Fenhe River".

On March 3rd, many people went for an outing. Women in southern Shanxi beat the bedroom wall with wicker, which is called "throwing scorpions". After the fight, stick a "Guanyin Liufu" to ban scorpions. Scorpions are forbidden in northern Shanxi, and the custom is to celebrate Grain Rain Festival. "No Scorpions in Grain Rain" should be posted on every wall, and a picture of a rooster eating scorpions is posted on the Kitchen God seat, named "Grain Rain Chicken". Stickers and paintings are accompanied by a proverb (also called curse): "I am a god in the sky, and I will protect all people in the lower world." Every rainy day, I will definitely take scorpion essence. " Big Dipper, Big Dipper, I'm in a hurry! "Wait a minute.

On March 3, the folk also evolved into a ritual activity. There are two kinds of offerings in the northern region, the "Zhenwu God" and the "Queen Mother of the West", and the offering to the Queen Mother is called the "Flat Peach Club". Most of the southern regions offer sacrifices to Hua Tuo. Xiangfen custom goes to Huatuo Temple to burn incense, and each person has to offer a rooster, and acupuncture the cockscomb to bleed as a sacrifice, commonly known as the "Thousand Chicken Club".

On March 3, women in southeastern Shanxi used to dig wild vegetables in the wild and eat them after processing, which is called cutting all diseases. Northwest Shanxi picked wild vegetables to eat before and after the Grain Rain Festival. Elm and rice flour are also used as bait to steam the noodles into pieces, which is called "Elm Puppet". It tastes soft and delicious.

On March 3, people in northern Shanxi used it to make vinegar.

Taiwan Province Province:

China is a vast country with different climates in the north and south, so Tomb-Sweeping Day varies from place to place, from the second day of February to the third day of March. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province Province, is the105th day from the winter solstice of the previous year, and Tomb-Sweeping Day, a native of Zhangzhou, Taiwan Province Province, is on the third day of the third lunar month. The customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province Province are similar to those in southern Fujian. The time for the Hakka people in Taiwan Province Province to worship their ancestors and sweep graves begins after the Lantern Festival, and the date is decided by each family until the Qingming Festival.

The custom of people sweeping graves in Taiwan Province Province can be roughly divided into two types: one is general grave sweeping, and the rituals and sacrifices are relatively simple, and most of them are just rice cakes, cakes and cakes; The second is to repair the ancestral graves, and the sacrifices are also quite grand. Sacrifice generally includes all kinds of sacrifices, twelve kinds of vegetables, cakes and so on. When sweeping the grave, you must stick "tomb paper" around the grave (cut into rectangles with five-color paper). There are small stones on every piece of paper, and a pile must be placed on the tombstone. This ceremony, commonly known as "hanging paper", is money for ancestors. If it is to repair the tomb, that is, to repair the ancestral grave, the whole family gathers in front of the grave to eat red eggs, and the eggshells are scattered on the cemetery, which contains the auspicious meaning of metabolism and endless life. While sweeping graves, we should also pay homage to the landlords (with small stone tablets) who have stood by for a long time guarding the cemetery and resting their ancestors. On the one hand, it is a kind of comfort, but also means gratitude. There is also a special custom in Taiwan Province Province. If there is a happy event at home this year, you should renovate the grave when you sweep it, put a small red light (oil lamp) in front of the grave and take it home when you go home. It is said that it can attract more happiness and auspiciousness.

In the rural areas of Taiwan Province Province, a group of children came to beg for money after each grave-sweeping. The more people come, the more developed the family will be in the future, and the owners will be willing to give money or money to those children.

Later, due to the decrease of cemeteries in Taiwan Province Province, an urn was implemented. Many people put the urn on the urn tower and go to the urn tower to worship whenever they go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, which also plays the role of ancestor worship. Due to the gradual change of people's concept, the ceremony of sweeping graves has also been omitted.

Zhoushan:

Zhoushan people who sweep graves are commonly known as paying homage to their ancestors. When paying homage, out of respect for ancestors, people cut weeds, trim the wood and move the soil to cultivate graves, so it is called sweeping graves. Then light incense, candles, and offerings such as snails, green cakes, striped cakes and plates. Old-fashioned parents lead the whole family to kneel and kowtow, while new-style parents bow and salute. After the ceremony, bamboo sticks were inserted at the top of the grave, paper money and money were burned, and "hemp money" (which is a green cake with a round shape and a diamond shape) was distributed to the children watching the grave. After going to the grave, I have to make "Qingming soup rice" when I go home. ?

It is worth mentioning here that there is a feature in the offerings of Lao Dinghai when he went to the grave. Many dishes are cold dishes, as well as Qingming special snacks-green cakes and striped cakes, which can be eaten cold. It can be seen that although the custom of the Cold Food Festival has long declined, its spirit remains in the Qingming diet custom and lasts for a long time.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Interviewee: wjy 870 105- trainee magician level 2 4-5 13:04.

South Korea: Don't burn paper money when sweeping graves.

Koreans sweep graves, mainly by placing wine, fruits and steamed cakes. In front of the grave, and then pay homage. There has never been the concept of lighting paper to send money to the underworld.

Japan: Remembering the Respondents Not Only in Qingming Festival: Vows on Street Corners-Trainee Magician Level 2 4-5 10:54

South Korea: Don't burn paper money when sweeping graves.

Koreans sweep graves, mainly by placing wine, fruits and steamed cakes. In front of the grave, and then pay homage. There has never been the concept of lighting paper to send money to the underworld.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is not a public holiday in Korea. Of course, repairing parents' graves in Korea is a big deal. Even a big company like Samsung, which is famous for its strict management, will not refuse the leave of absence for repairing graves handed over by employees.

Japan: Nostalgia is not limited to Qingming

In addition to asking spirits to send spirits during the Imperial Pot Festival, many Japanese people usually go to temples to mourn their ancestors.

"Tokyo during the Imperial Pot Festival is very deserted, with almost no traffic jams, a bit like Beijing during the Spring Festival. Because many people will go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors. " Saitama Yi Rong, who lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and works in saitama, told the reporter of International Herald Tribune.

Japanese also have a festival similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day in China, called Bonsai Festival (referred to as Imperial Bonsai Festival). The customs in different parts of Japan are different, and the time of the Imperial Pot Festival is also different. Tokyo is usually held in July 15 every year, and in some places it is held in August 15. According to him, although it is not a legal holiday, most companies will consider the factor of returning home to worship their ancestors when making holidays every year, and give everyone a holiday. Short 3 days, long 10 days.

I miss my ancestors and respect the elderly.

Singapore: Dare not lose the tradition of ancestor worship

Chinese in Southeast Asia have a unique clan guild hall culture, and its formation is closely related to the tradition of ancestor worship of Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day. It can be said that China people from the south are so united.

Shanxi:

Ming Festival is the most solemn festival for ancestor worship in spring, and it is customarily called "Ghost Festival".

Shanxi old folk song "Qingming drizzle makes people sad, wild flowers bloom in the desert (indigenous fans), and shovels are carried on the shoulders with sacrifices, all of which come to the grave first", which vividly summarizes people's mood and the characteristics of sweeping graves.

In spring, people repair houses to prevent rainwater from leaking in summer. When the living are associated with the dead, graves in the fields often collapse after the wind and rain. The biggest feature of going to the grave on Qingming Festival is to eradicate weeds in the grave and raise the grave with new soil, which is customarily called repairing the yin house, showing the grief of children and grandchildren for their ancestors.

In the south of Shanxi, both rich and poor, men and women come to visit graves, indicating that future generations are missing their ancestors. In the northern region, it is mostly men's business to sweep graves, while women generally don't. In Datong, Pingyao and other places, it is one evening, and old-fashioned women will burst into tears outside the gate. "There was a cry in the village, which was sad when it was introduced."

Tomb-Sweeping Day goes to the grave, and most places in the south of Shanxi don't burn incense or paper, so there are things like money hanging in front of the grave. There was a saying that "the river on Qingming Festival is white". The reason is that the Cold Food Festival is used to banning fire, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is during the Cold Food Festival. Most places in northern Shanxi have to burn all the money and other things on the grounds that they will not be transferred to their ancestors unless they are burned. Datong and other places are used to going to the grave during the day and burning money at home at night.

In Hequ and other places in northwest Shanxi, it is an old custom to bring wine and vegetables to the grave and then eat and drink in front of the grave, which means drinking and eating with ancestors. In Wenxi and other places in the south of Shanxi, jujube cakes are used to roll in front of the grave when going to the grave. Legend has it that it is to tickle the dead old man. In Jinzhong Jiexiu and other places, when going to the grave, the offering is a cake shaped like a snake. When you get home, put the bread in the yard and dry it before eating. The old people pay attention to treating diseases, the source of which is that cold food is forbidden to fire.

After going to the grave in southern Shanxi, you should pull out some wheat seedlings and insert pine branches, cypress leaves or wicker on the door to ward off evil spirits. There are many willow cuttings in the north of Shanxi. Elsewhere, some wicker was inserted in the grave.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people in the south of Shanxi want to steam steamed buns with walnuts, red dates and beans, which is called Zifu. With the blessings of sons and grandchildren, they all bring the blessings of their ancestors. Every family should make bean jelly, cut it into thin slices and eat it with soup. Shovel withered grass and rub it on the kang mat, which is called driving scorpions away. In the southeast of Shanxi, people have willow branches and dead leaves on their heads. Women should stick gold ornaments (headdresses) on their temples. In northern Shanxi, it is customary to have black bean sprouts, which are eaten with corn bread and black bean sprouts stuffing. Northwest Shanxi pays attention to making cakes with millet flour, commonly known as "spreading Huang Er", and Luliang area will receive a female husband the day after Tomb-Sweeping Day, commonly known as "fresh fire".

Tomb-Sweeping Day, the province's popular "swing". Pay attention to the first three days and the last four days. After the sun rises, girls and wives should show their charm. You must stop moving when the sun goes down. Legend has it that before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, all ghosts would come out to swing at night, and people were afraid to compete with ghosts. Although absurd, it also reflects the traditional psychology of respecting the dead and hoping that the deceased relatives can have fun with the living.

Flying kites in Tomb-Sweeping Day is also very popular. In the streets of the fields, happy children can be seen everywhere, running hand in hand in long lines.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people avoid injections and washing clothes, and women in most areas avoid walking. Before evening, a gray line should be spread in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house.

The coexistence of sadness and joy, respect and fear is the biggest feature of Tomb-Sweeping Day folk activities.

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, there will be "March 3rd".

March 3rd was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. In ancient times, the third day of early March was called "Shangsi", also known as "Shisan". After the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, this festival was fixed on the third day of March and has been inherited ever since.

According to the Book of Rites of the Later Han Dynasty, "the fourth day of the month when officials and people are clean on the east running water is a great day to wash away dirt and phlegm." Later, on March 3 every year, everyone went to the water to play and drink, which became a custom. Shanxi old saying "March 3rd, sunny, beautiful on both sides of Fenhe River".

On March 3rd, many people went for an outing. Women in southern Shanxi beat the bedroom wall with wicker, which is called "throwing scorpions". After the fight, stick a "Guanyin Liufu" to ban scorpions. Scorpions are forbidden in northern Shanxi, and the custom is to celebrate Grain Rain Festival. "No Scorpions in Grain Rain" should be posted on every wall, and a picture of a rooster eating scorpions is posted on the Kitchen God seat, named "Grain Rain Chicken". Stickers and paintings are accompanied by a proverb (also called curse): "I am a god in the sky, and I will protect all people in the lower world." Every rainy day, I will definitely take scorpion essence. " Big Dipper, Big Dipper, I'm in a hurry! "Wait a minute.

On March 3, the folk also evolved into a ritual activity. There are two kinds of offerings in the northern region, the "Zhenwu God" and the "Queen Mother of the West", and the offering to the Queen Mother is called the "Flat Peach Club". Most of the southern regions offer sacrifices to Hua Tuo. Xiangfen custom goes to Huatuo Temple to burn incense, and each person has to offer a rooster, and acupuncture the cockscomb to bleed as a sacrifice, commonly known as the "Thousand Chicken Club".

On March 3, women in southeastern Shanxi used to dig wild vegetables in the wild and eat them after processing, which is called cutting all diseases. Northwest Shanxi picked wild vegetables to eat before and after the Grain Rain Festival. Elm and rice flour are also used as bait to steam the noodles into pieces, which is called "Elm Puppet". It tastes soft and delicious.

On March 3, people in northern Shanxi used it to make vinegar.

Taiwan Province Province:

China is a vast country with different climates in the north and south, so Tomb-Sweeping Day varies from place to place, from the second day of February to the third day of March. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province Province, is the105th day from the winter solstice of the previous year, and Tomb-Sweeping Day, a native of Zhangzhou, Taiwan Province Province, is on the third day of the third lunar month. The customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province Province are similar to those in southern Fujian. The time for the Hakka people in Taiwan Province Province to worship their ancestors and sweep graves begins after the Lantern Festival, and the date is decided by each family until the Qingming Festival.

The custom of people sweeping graves in Taiwan Province Province can be roughly divided into two types: one is general grave sweeping, and the rituals and sacrifices are relatively simple, and most of them are just rice cakes, cakes and cakes; The second is to repair the ancestral graves, and the sacrifices are also quite grand. Sacrifice generally includes all kinds of sacrifices, twelve kinds of vegetables, cakes and so on. When sweeping the grave, you must stick "tomb paper" around the grave (cut into rectangles with five-color paper). There are small stones on every piece of paper, and a pile must be placed on the tombstone. This ceremony, commonly known as "hanging paper", is money for ancestors. If it is to repair the tomb, that is, to repair the ancestral grave, the whole family gathers in front of the grave to eat red eggs, and the eggshells are scattered on the cemetery, which contains the auspicious meaning of metabolism and endless life. While sweeping graves, we should also pay homage to the landlords (with small stone tablets) who have stood by for a long time guarding the cemetery and resting their ancestors. On the one hand, it is a kind of comfort, but also means gratitude. There is also a special custom in Taiwan Province Province. If there is a happy event at home this year, you should renovate the grave when you sweep it, put a small red light (oil lamp) in front of the grave and take it home when you go home. It is said that it can attract more happiness and auspiciousness.

In the rural areas of Taiwan Province Province, a group of children came to beg for money after each grave-sweeping. The more people come, the more developed the family will be in the future, and the owners will be willing to give money or money to those children.

Later, due to the decrease of cemeteries in Taiwan Province Province, an urn was implemented. Many people put the urn on the urn tower and go to the urn tower to worship whenever they go to Tomb-Sweeping Day, which also plays the role of ancestor worship. Due to the gradual change of people's concept, the ceremony of sweeping graves has also been omitted.

Zhoushan:

Zhoushan people who sweep graves are commonly known as paying homage to their ancestors. When paying homage, out of respect for ancestors, people cut weeds, trim the wood and move the soil to cultivate graves, so it is called sweeping graves. Then light incense, candles, and offerings such as snails, green cakes, striped cakes and plates. Old-fashioned parents lead the whole family to kneel and kowtow, while new-style parents bow and salute. After the ceremony, bamboo sticks were inserted at the top of the grave, paper money and money were burned, and "hemp money" (which is a green cake with a round shape and a diamond shape) was distributed to the children watching the grave. After going to the grave, I have to make "Qingming soup rice" when I go home. ?

It is worth mentioning here that there is a feature in the offerings of Lao Dinghai when he went to the grave. Many dishes are cold dishes, as well as Qingming special snacks-green cakes and striped cakes, which can be eaten cold. It can be seen that although the custom of the Cold Food Festival has long declined, its spirit remains in the Qingming diet custom and lasts for a long time.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Interviewee: wjy 870 105- trainee magician level 2 4-5 13:04.

South Korea: Don't burn paper money when sweeping graves.

Koreans sweep graves, mainly by placing wine, fruits and steamed cakes. In front of the grave, and then pay homage. There has never been the concept of lighting paper to send money to the underworld.

Japan: Nostalgia is not limited to Qingming

In addition to asking spirits to send spirits during the Imperial Pot Festival, many Japanese people usually go to temples to mourn their ancestors.

In addition to asking spirits to send spirits during the Imperial Pot Festival, many Japanese people usually go to temples to mourn their ancestors.