According to ancient records, the Yellow Emperor began to formulate the names of the branches to determine the annual festivals. "Twenty-four solar terms" is a special festival in the calendar, indicating the season, phenology, climate change and the establishment of "December construction". The ancient "Twenty-four solar terms" were determined by the direction of the top of the Beidou bucket handle.
One-year-old is divided into "Twelve Chens" in the official calendar (built in December). "Building" represents the direction of the top of Beidou bucket handle, and bucket handle turns to "Twelve Chens" in turn. In traditional culture, the time of the main branch is related to the orientation and gossip, and the yin position is the "root position" of the acquired gossip, which represents the end and beginning of the year. Therefore, bucket handle starts from the north of the east (the shade, the root of the acquired gossip) and turns in the south, west and north, which is one of the "years old". When bucket handle points to the "B" position of due east and due south, it is Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi, which is the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day.
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Tomb-Sweeping Day custom:
1, 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 2 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. People in our country have always maintained the habit of going for an outing in Qingming.
Step 3 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. 1979, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) stipulated March 12 every year as China's Arbor Day. This is of great significance to mobilize people of all ethnic groups in China to actively carry out activities to green the motherland.
Step 4 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. The so-called "baggage", also known as "parcel", refers to the postal parcel that Xiao sent from Shi Yang to the underworld.
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