It's another year in Tomb-Sweeping Day
"It rains a lot during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to die." Another Tomb-Sweeping Day arrived, and it began to rain in time. After the rain, the air became fresh and somewhat bleak, which made this special festival show its unique charm.
Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in China began in the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of more than 2,5 years. As soon as Qingming arrives, the temperature rises and the rainfall increases, which is a good time for spring ploughing and spring planting. Therefore, there are agricultural proverbs that "before and after Qingming, point melons and plant beans" and "planting trees, it is better than Qingming". It can be seen that this solar term is closely related to agricultural production. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival to worship ancestors, mainly to sweep the grave, which is a concrete manifestation of pursuing the distance with caution, caring for the family and filial piety. Tomb-Sweeping Day is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, that is, 16 days after the winter solstice. On May 2th, 26, this folk festival was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China, and it is also the most important festival for offering sacrifices to ancestors and sweeping graves. Qingming sweeping the grave is called "respect for thinking of time" for ancestors. Its custom has a long history. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, there are also customs such as hiking, inserting willows and flying kites.
a few days ago, my father went to visit grandparents' graves. It's amazing to see the scene of the cemetery! Piles of burnt paper ruins can be seen everywhere, and burnt ash is floating in the air, and the smell is still very choking. I think this behavior of burning paper is wrong, which not only wastes resources, but also pollutes the environment. We should stop this kind of behavior, and everyone can send a bunch of flowers to the dead to show our sincere grief. This is the most civilized and correct behavior.
On this special day, when I look at the Monument to the People's Heroes, I can see scenes of martyrs dying to defend the motherland. Huang Jiguang crawled and rushed to the shelters, and his blood ran out. What strength did he rely on to stand up firmly and block the enemy's muzzle with his chest? The five strong men of Langya Mountain jumped off the cliff at the expense of their own lives for the motherland. There is also Liu Yingjun, who is near us recently. His story of bravely stopping and scaring a horse moved the students. Our happy life now is bought by martyrs with their lives, and their deeds are memorable; It is lamentable; It's exciting
It's another year in Tomb-Sweeping Day. We don't forget our late family members and the heroes who fought for today. Let us also continue their brave and patriotic spirit. Let China, an ancient traditional festival-Qingming. Never stop, immortal.