Tomb-Sweeping Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day are usually in spring, so they are also called outing festival, outing festival, March festival and ancestor worship festival. , usually on or around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a grand traditional Spring Festival for the Chinese nation, and it belongs to a traditional cultural festival that pursues the future with caution, worships ancestors and promotes filial piety. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Han nationality in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. But most of the history of Tomb-Sweeping Day is unknown, so introduce it ~
Origin:
According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, in 655 BC, there was civil strife in the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, and the kings fought for power. Zhong Er was forced to flee the State of Jin, followed by Hu Yan, Zhao Shuai, Jia Tuo, Wei Gui, Xian Zhen, Jie Zitui and others. Once everyone fled to a deserted place, hungry, unable to walk and unable to find any food. When everyone is extremely anxious,
Hearing this, Jin Wengong was very ashamed, so he went to Jiezitui and told him to get out of the mountain. But meson has gone to Mianshan, where the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and the trees are dense, so it is difficult to find him. So the entourage suggested that Mianshan could be burned on three sides, and the mesons could be pushed out. But the fire spread all over Mianshan, and no meson push was found after all. When the fire went out, Jin Wengong found that meson tui died under an old willow tree with his mother on his back. When Jin Wengong saw this tragic situation, he was heartbroken and burst into tears. When burying the body, I found a bloody book: cut the flesh and serve the heart, may your master be always clear. It is better to be a ghost than to accompany you as an exhorter. If your master has me in his heart, remember that I often reflect. I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, diligent and honest. "
Jin Wengong took a charred wicker back to the palace and made a pair of clogs. He looked at it every day and sighed, "What a pity." Since then, "the first step" has become a title of mutual respect between subordinates and superiors or peers, which is said to come from this.
In 635 BC, Jin Wengong led his ministers to go hiking in plain clothes to show their respect and condolences. Walking to the grave, I saw the dead old willow tree resurrected, with thousands of green branches dancing in the wind. Jin Wengong looked at the resurrected old willow tree and seemed to see the meson push. He walked up to him respectfully, lovingly squeezed a branch, braided it into a circle and put it on his head. Since then, Tomb-Sweeping Day has come from this.
Double Ninth Festival The Double Ninth Festival in September, also known as Double Ninth Festival, is a festival to commemorate ancestors and sweep graves. Double Ninth Festival, also known as Mountaineering Festival, Double Ninth Festival, September 9th, Cornus officinalis Festival, Chrysanthemum Festival, etc. Today is the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Customs include climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, enjoying dogwood and eating Chongyang cake. Now, China has designated the ninth day of September as the Day of Respect for the Elderly. Chongyang has a long history, and the Book of Changes takes Yang as nine. "
However, Tao Yuanming, a scholar in the Jin Dynasty, said in the preface to "Idle for Nine Days": "I am idle and love the name of Nine. Autumn chrysanthemums are full of gardens, but they are sad, empty for Jiuhua, and precious words are like gold. " Chrysanthemum and wine are mentioned here at the same time Probably in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a custom of drinking and enjoying chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that Chongyang was officially designated as a folk festival. In the Ming Dynasty, on the Double Ninth Festival in September, the palace would eat flower cakes together to celebrate, and the emperor would personally climb the Long Live Mountain to celebrate his autumn ambition. This custom has been passed down to the Qing Dynasty.
Origin:
According to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague demon in Ruhe. As soon as it appears, every family will get sick and even die every day. The people in this area were ravaged by the plague demon, and they were miserable and wailed again and again.
One day, the immortal called Heng Jing to his side and said, "Tomorrow is the ninth day of September, and the plague god will come out to do evil again. Now that you have learned your skills, you should go back and kill the people! " . At this time, the immortal gave Hengjing a pack of dogwood leaves and a bottle of chrysanthemum wine, and gave him the secret of exorcism, so that Hengjing could ride a crane home immediately.
Hengjing returned to his hometown. On the morning of September 9, according to the instructions of the immortal, he led the villagers to a nearby mountain and gave everyone a dogwood leaf and a cup of chrysanthemum wine. At noon, the wind roared, the north wind suddenly rose and it was dark. With a few piercing screams, the plague demon rushed out of the Ruhe River and rushed to the foot of the mountain. At this moment, Mo Wen suddenly smelled the strange smell of Cornus officinalis and the mellow fragrance of chrysanthemum wine, and his face suddenly changed, shaking all over, and he dared not go any further. Just then, Heng Jing rushed down the hill with a demon sword in his hand. After several rounds of fierce fighting, Hengjing stabbed Mo Wen to death and wiped out the plague. Since then, the custom of climbing mountains on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month has been passed down.
Well, this is the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day and the Double Ninth Festival ~ But in this society, these two festivals are not only to commemorate family members, but also to teach us to cherish the people in front of us and spend more time with our families. After all, family will always be our harbor.