10 China Tomb-Sweeping Day custom.

There are 10 customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, China: swinging, cuju, hiking, planting trees, sweeping graves, inserting willows, flying kites, forbidding fire, having a silkworm flower party and eating cold food.

1, swing

This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move. It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing. Playing swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage.

2. Cuju

Bow is a rubber ball, the skin of which is made of leather, and the ball is stuffed with wool. Cuju is kicking the ball with your feet. This is a popular game in ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor with the original purpose of training warriors.

Step 3 go for an outing

Also called spring outing. It was called Tanchun and Xunchun in ancient times. March is clear, spring returns to the earth, and nature is full of vitality everywhere, which is a good time to go for an outing. Our people have kept the habit of walking in Tomb-Sweeping Day for a long time.

Step 4 plant trees

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring is bright, the spring is bright, and the spring rain is falling. The planted seedlings have high survival rate and fast growth. 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 passed down to this day.

Step 5 sweep the grave

Tomb-Sweeping Day's sweeping ceremony was supposed to be held in person, but because of the different economic conditions of each family, the way of sweeping was different. "Burning a bundle" is the main form of paying homage to ancestors.

Step 6 insert willow

It is said that the custom of inserting willows is also to commemorate Shennong, the ancestor of farming, who taught the people to cultivate crops. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to forecast the weather. There is an old saying that "the willow branches are green and the rain is raining;" The saying that there is another village. During the period of Huang Chao, it was stipulated that "Qingming lasts for a period, and Liu Dai is the number". After the failure of the uprising, the custom of wearing willow was gradually eliminated, and only willow was popular.

7. Fly a kite

Flying kites is also the most popular activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day. During their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people not only wore it during the day, but also at night. At night, a string of colored lanterns is hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing stay, like twinkling stars, which is called "magic lamp". Some people put kites in the blue sky, then cut the strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth, bringing them good luck.

8. No fire

When I was in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I also said that fire was forbidden. This is because it is forbidden to eat cold food during the Cold Food Festival. However, in order to prevent cold food from hurting people, everyone comes to participate in some sports activities to exercise.

9. silkworm flower festival

"Silkworm Flower Festival" is a unique folk culture in Silkworm Township. During the past period in Tomb-Sweeping Day, this folk activity was held in Wu Tong, Wuzhen, Chongfu and Zhouquan. Among them, A?vagho?a Temple in Zhouquan and Double Temple in Qingshi are the most spectacular.

10, eat cold food

Cold food festival has the custom of forbidding fire and cold food, and Tomb-Sweeping Day has also transplanted the tradition of eating cold food. For example, in some areas in the north, there are customs of eating eggs, cakes and cool sorghum rice. Tai 'an, Shandong Province still retains the tradition of eating cold pancakes and rolling raw bitter vegetables.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tomb-Sweeping Day Knowledge Encyclopedia