2019 Tomb Sweeping Day is a summary of traditional customs of Tomb Sweeping Day on what month
4hw.com.cn: the Tomb Sweeping Day is coming in 2019. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China and a legal holiday in our country. There are many traditional customs besides tomb sweeping. Do you know the date of Tomb Sweeping Day? What are the customs of Qingming Festival? Let's have a look.
The Tomb Sweeping Day in 2018 is Thursday, April 4.
What are the customs of Qingming Festival
sweep the tombs
The tomb sweeping ceremony should have been held in person in the tombs, but because each family's economic conditions are different from other conditions, the way of sweeping is different. " Burning "baggage" is the main form of offering sacrifices to ancestors. The so-called "baggage", also known as "package", refers to the postal package sent by filial piety from the Yang world to the "Underworld". In the past, nanzhidian sold the so-called "baggage skin", that is, paste a large bag with white paper. There are two forms: one is to print the Sanskrit transliterated "death mantra" around it with a lotus tablet in the middle, which is used to write the taboo of dead people, such as the words "the late Zhang Fujun taboo old man Yunshan", which is both a parcel and a memorial tablet. The other is the plain baggage skin, which does not print any patterns. Only a blue label is pasted in the middle to write the name of the dead. Also used as the main card. There are many kinds of hidden money in the baggage.
Inserted willow
It is said that the custom of inserting willows is also to commemorate the agricultural ancestor Shennong, who taught the people to harvest and harvest. In some places, people insert willow branches under the eaves to predict the weather. The old saying is' willow is green and rainy; Wicker dry, sunny day 'argument. During the Huangchao uprising, it was stipulated that "the Qingming Festival lasts for a period of time, and Dai Liu is the name". After the failure of the uprising, the custom of wearing willows was gradually eliminated, and only inserting willows prevailed. Willows have strong vitality. As the saying goes, 'if you plant flowers intentionally, you will not grow flowers. If you don't plant willows unintentionally, you will grow shade.' Willows live when they are inserted into the soil. Wherever they are inserted, they live. They are inserted into willows every year and become Yin everywhere. There is another saying about inserting willows and wearing willows during the Qingming Festival: it turns out that the Chinese people regard the Qingming Festival, July and a half and October new moon as the three Ghost Festivals, which are the time when all ghosts come and go to ask for help. People wear willows to prevent the invasion and persecution of ghosts. Willow has the function of dispelling evil spirits in people's mind. Under the influence of Buddhism, people think that Liu can be a ghost, and call it "ghost terror wood". Guanyin uses willow branches to help all living beings. Jia Sixie of the Northern Wei Dynasty said in Qi Min Yao Shu: 'take willow branches and put them at home, and all ghosts will not enter the house.' Qingming Festival is a ghost festival. On this time of wicker germination, people naturally insert and wear willows to ward off evil spirits.
to swing
Swing is a custom of Qingming Festival and the most common custom. This is the custom of Qingming Festival in ancient China.
Swing, which means pulling the leather rope and moving. Its history is very old. It was first called Qianqiu. Later, in order to avoid taboos, it was changed to swing.
In ancient times, the swing was made of tree branches and colored ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into a swing with two ropes and pedals.
Swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage. It is loved by people, especially children.
tree planting
Around the Qingming Festival, the spring sun shines and the spring rain flies. The survival rate of planted seedlings is high and grows fast.
Therefore, since ancient times, China has the habit of planting trees during the Qingming Festival. Some people also call Tomb Sweeping Day 'tree planting day'. The custom of planting trees has been handed down to this day.
In 1979, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress stipulated that March 12 is China's tree planting day every year. This is of great significance to mobilize the people of all ethnic groups to actively carry out the activities of greening the motherland.
fly a kite
Kite flying is also a favorite activity during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, people put it not only during the day, but also at night. At night, a string of colorful small lanterns are hung under the kite or on the wind stable cable, like flashing stars, which is called 'magic lamp'. In the past, some people cut the strings after flying kites into the blue sky and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to themselves.
ancient game of kicking a ball
Ju is a kind of leather ball. The skin of the ball is made of leather and the inside of the ball is stuffed with wool. Cuju is playing football with your feet. This is a favorite game during the ancient Qingming Festival.
It is said that it was invented by the Yellow Emperor. Its original purpose was to train samurai. Playing polo is also one of the Dragon Boat Festival plays.
The picture of polo in Prince Zhang Huai's tomb shows the prosperity of polo in the Tang Dynasty: in the picture, more than 20 fine horses gallop, their tails are tied up, and the players wear Fu scarves and boots, and hit each other with a stick.
"Analysis of Jin Zhi" records that Liao took playing polo as a traditional custom of the festival and hit the ball on the Dragon Boat Festival and Chongjiu. The history of Jin also records that Jin people hit the ball at the Dragon Boat Festival.
In the Song Dynasty, there was a dance team called "playing music". Polo was still popular in the Ming Dynasty. According to the general examination of continued literature & middot; music examination, Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty once hit the ball and willow in Dongyuan several times.
In the long volume of the painting of Xuanzong's pleasure trip in the Ming Dynasty, there is a scene of Xuanzong enjoying polo. Wang Zhi, an official at that time, wrote a poem about playing ball at the Dragon Boat Festival Solar Temple: 'Yule Thousand Golden Horses, carved seven treasure balls. He flies, startles the electric switch, and feels the stars. Yan page has become three victories, and Huan Chuan is the first chip. Qingyun follows Yi's feet and winds around the east end of the hall. "
In front of baiyun temple in Beijing, there is also a ceremony of people riding and hitting balls. Polo also existed around the temple of heaven in the Qing Dynasty. It did not disappear until the middle of the Qing Dynasty. In recent years, ancient Polo has appeared in Xi'an, making this ancient sport reappear in China after disappearing for many years.
Outing
Also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called exploring spring, searching for spring, etc. April Qingming and spring return to the earth. There is a vibrant scene everywhere in nature. It is a good time for outing. Chinese people have long maintained the habit of going on an outing during the Qingming Festival.
Cockfighting
In ancient times, the game of cockfighting prevailed in Qingming. Cockfighting began from Qingming and lasted until the summer solstice. The earliest record of cockfighting in China can be found in Zuo Zhuan. In the Tang Dynasty, cockfighting became popular, not only among the people, but also the emperor. Such as Tang Xuanzong's favorite cockfighting.
Silkworm Flower Festival
Wutong Flower Club is a unique folk culture of silkworm villages. During the Tomb Sweeping Day, there were such folk activities in the areas of Indus, Wuzhen, Chong Fu and Zhou Quan. Among them, the silkworm Flower Fair of maming temple in zhouquan and Shuangmiao temple in Qingshi is the most wonderful and grand. Maming temple is located in the west of zhouquan town. It is known locally as the "king of the temple". Every year, there are a large number of people at the silkworm flower fair, with frequent activities. There are more than ten activities, such as welcoming the silkworm God, shaking the clipper, Naotai Pavilion, worshiping incense stool, boxing, dragon lantern, raising high pole, singing and so on. Some of these activities are carried out on shore and most of them are carried out on board, which has the characteristics of water town. In recent years, there are only several projects in the silkworm flower fair in wuzhenxiang City, such as welcoming the silkworm God, stepping on a white boat, raising a high pole and so on.
tug-of-war
In the early days, it was called "leading hook" and "strong hook", and in the Tang Dynasty, it was called "tug of war". It was invented in the late spring and Autumn period, began to prevail in the army, and later spread among the people. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a large-scale tug of war was held during the Qingming Festival. Since then, tug of war has become part of the Qingming custom.