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Tomb-Sweeping Day custom in Jiangsu-Wujiang area?
Qingming has the habit of "the first seven followed by the eighth", that is, Tomb-Sweeping Day will be Zhengqing tomorrow, and willows will be planted in every household for eight days after the first seven days, which is full of spring. During this period, a family sacrifice will be held first, and then the grave will be swept. Moreover, most of these two things should be done in Tomb-Sweeping Day a few days ago or tomorrow when it is clear, so it is better to do them as early as possible. Then go sightseeing, fly kites and have fun in spring.

Family sacrifice is ancestor worship. Wujiang is commonly known as "Sacrifice", and LULU, Lili, Beishe and Thaksin are even more special, called "Sacrifice". Jia Qinglu, written during the Daoist period, also said: "People who are rich or poor are sacrificed first, and customs call festivals, and all festivals are natural." Every family in Wujiang worships their ancestors, prepares wine and vegetables, lights candles and burns incense, and worships their ancestors.

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During the Qingming Festival, Jiangnan is full of spring and flowers bloom. People go out to visit the spring, explore the victory, and go hiking in the spring, commonly known as "outing". Many people take the opportunity of sweeping graves to go for an outing. Some young men and women weave willow branches and leaves into willow balls and wear them on their heads to pray for eternal youth. Because there used to be a saying that "Qingming does not wear willow, and beauty becomes the head."

Even more, a group of elderly villagers, especially elderly women, spontaneously organize pilgrims every year to go to Suzhou, Hangzhou and Putuo Mountain to worship incense and burn incense at the same time. They take a trip, which is what people call "borrowing Buddha for a spring outing".