When did Tomb-Sweeping Day start?

1935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5th as a national holiday in Tomb-Sweeping Day. On February 7, 2007, the 1 98th executive meeting of the State Council adopted a decision on amending the National Festival and Memorial Day, stipulating that "Tomb-Sweeping Day will have a holiday1day (the first day of the Lunar New Year is clear), and Tomb-Sweeping Day will officially become a legal holiday in 2008, with one day off. It was changed to three days in 2009. 20 14 Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday is from April 5th to April 7th.

The meaning of Tomb-Sweeping Day:

1, a statutory holiday in Tomb-Sweeping Day, is used to pay homage to ancestors, remember their achievements, drink water and think of their source, and promote filial piety. In particular, it is necessary to educate those teenagers whose family ties have faded to honor their parents, respect the elderly, strengthen family ties, and strengthen the concept of obligation of children and grandchildren to support their parents and grandparents, so as to lay the first foundation for a harmonious society.

2. The legal holidays in Tomb-Sweeping Day are used for family reunion, friends reunion, classmates and colleagues reunion and outing, so as to enhance the closeness and friendship among members of society, especially the friendship among small-scale members of society such as relatives, township party members and unit members, and further strengthen the friendship among members of Fan Wei society in a wider range, thus providing a harmonious and folk-custom system guarantee for the construction of a harmonious society.

3. All the folk customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day are part of the national traditional culture. This kind of culture may be not only about honoring ancestors, but also about family nostalgia. More importantly, this cultural custom also inherits the harmonious concept of the trinity of heaven and earth, that is, the social life concept of "harmony between man and nature" and "environmental friendliness" that we emphasize today. When Vientiane recovers, the weather is clear and the spring is bright, it is more than just a festival for us to get together with friends and family on the grass with a cheerful attitude of embracing nature with open eyes.

Legal basis: Article 2 National statutory holidays and anniversaries are holidays for all citizens: (1) New Year 1 day (1 October1day); (two) the Spring Festival, a holiday of 3 days (the first day of the first month, the second day, the third day); (3) Tomb-Sweeping Day, holiday 1 day (the day of the Qingming Festival); (4) Labor Day, holiday 1 day (May 1 day); (5) Dragon Boat Festival, holiday 1 day (the day of Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar); (6) Mid-Autumn Festival, holiday 1 day (the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the lunar calendar); (7) National Day, 3 days off (65438+ 10/0/2, 3).