Sacrificing ancestors is the most important way for any nation to remember its ancestors. The purpose of sacrificing ancestors is to inherit the legacy of their ancestors and make their family or nation prosperous. In fact, in the 24 solar terms of the year, the gels pay special attention to the Qingming Festival. Is the way the gels sacrifice their ancestors on the Qingming Festival the same as that of other nationalities? What are their unique traditional habits? Please see: how do Gelao people celebrate Qingming Festival.
How do Gelao people celebrate Qingming Festival
On Tomb Sweeping Day (or from the 10th day before the festival to the 10th day after the festival), Gelao people go to the field to sweep tombs and hang green.
"Tomb Sweeping" is the renovation of ancestral graves, including the removal of weeds and the training of new scholars; On the one hand, this behavior can express the sacrifice's filial piety and care for the dead. On the other hand, in the belief of the Gela family, the graves of ancestors have a great relationship with the rise and fall of future generations, so tomb sweeping is a sacrifice content that can not be ignored.
'hanging green' is to Hang paper money on bamboo (wood) poles and insert it at the head or edge of the tomb, which is not only a memorial to the dead relatives, but also a sign of the prosperity of successors and grandchildren. Paper flags flutter in the graves that have been swept, forming a unique scene before and after the Qingming Festival. Those who have no paper money are usually solitary graves without heirs.
The popular gambling song sings: 'white paper floats on children's graves, and grass grows green on children's graves'. In some places, when the gels sweep tombs and hang green, they also offer sacrifices. During the Qingming Festival, the gels in some places collected Qingming grass and made Qingming cake to worship their ancestors and enjoy themselves.
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