Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the ancestral belief and the custom of worshipping spring in ancient times, which has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. I will bring you a composition about Tomb-Sweeping Day customs, I hope you like it!
Tomb-Sweeping Day Custom Composition 1 Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival of our Chinese nation. The main custom is to sweep graves. Last weekend, I was lucky enough to go back to my hometown Liuhe with my father and experience the Qingming custom in our hometown.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is also very important in our hometown Liuhe. The night before, we should prepare sacrifices to worship our ancestors. Early the next morning, we went up the mountain to the ancestral graves of our ancestors.
At the moment, the ancestral graves are covered with weeds and dust, and we need to clean them up. After that, we offered sacrifices prepared in advance, such as chicken, duck, fish, dried fruit, melon and so on. We also hung cursive notes on both sides of the tomb. It is said that hanging this grass note is an invitation for ancestors to invite people from the underworld to drink. Another saying is "enclosure". Where the toilet paper is hung, it is the place of the ancestors. Hanging toilet paper is also one of our children's favorite things, holding colorful toilet paper in hand and hanging it around at will. Then burn incense and candles, and an elder will lead everyone to worship; At this time, we should also start burning toilet paper, negative money and other items, as well as setting off firecrackers, but I don't quite agree that setting off firecrackers in this mountain forest will not only pollute the environment, but also cause mountain fires, which is very dangerous; By this time, the grave sweeping was drawing to a close, and everyone packed their sacrifices and went back in twos and threes. Lunch and dinner on this day are sacrifices in the morning.
Nowadays, more and more people choose to pay homage to Qingming instead of burning paper cannons and the like. Instead, choose time-saving flowers and online sacrifices, which not only saves time and effort, but also is environmentally friendly and fashionable. I hope people will not forget this traditional festival and make the way of worship more environmentally friendly!
On the custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day: "It rains in succession during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road are dying. Ask local people where to buy wine? The shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village. " Du Mu, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, wrote the well-known Tomb-Sweeping Day, telling about his thoughts and sadness. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most important festival of sacrifice in China, and it is a day to sweep graves, pay homage and remember the deceased relatives.
Tomb-Sweeping Day customs, such as cold food to send fire, tomb sweeping in Qingming, hiking, flying kites, swinging, cockfighting, tug of war and so on. It has been gradually forgotten with the changes of time and society, even a trace of memory no longer exists, and some have stayed and been given new connotations.
In old Qingdao, Tomb-Sweeping Day was also regarded as a major solar term. The Cold Food Festival is the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and every family has to cut off the fire and eat cold food. 105 The solstice after beginning of winter is called cold food. In the past, fire was forbidden and cold food was eaten, so it was also called "Cold Food Festival" and "No Smoking Festival". People turn on and off the fire two days before Qingming Festival, that is, they cook before dawn and light a fire after sunset to show their nostalgia for their loved ones. Because people often continue the activities of the Cold Food Festival to Qingming, and gradually combine cold food with Qingming.
The custom of sweeping graves is quite popular in Tomb-Sweeping Day, commonly known as "going to the grave". On this day, we will go to the ancestral grave to fill the whole grave, sweep away dust and weeds, burn incense and paper, and hold a sacrificial ceremony. Some people want to take this opportunity to repair the grave, mostly symbolically adding soil to the grave and putting some paper money on it to show others that there are descendants in the grave. Therefore, no matter how poor the family is, Tomb-Sweeping Day will visit the grave. After the sacrifice, people will have a picnic and eat the food offered, that is, eat Fugen, to show the frugality of their ancestors.
Many people eat green onions and fried eggs, which means they are smart. This custom has continued to this day. Some people pinch flour flowers, called "steamed Xiaoyan", and eat white-flour chicken and eggs. It means that the swallow has come and the real spring has come. On the Qingming morning, the whole family must eat eggs and chickens so that their eyes will not get sick. Many students should bring eggs to their teachers to show their admiration. In addition, when I was in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I posted paper with a picture of scorpions at home. Scorpions and centipedes were not invited at home, especially in rural areas.
"Before and after Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans" is a popular folk proverb. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, rural areas began to arrange farming time reasonably. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, many farmers feed sorghum rice to their livestock. As the saying goes, "Fight a thousand and scold ten thousand, don't forget the sorghum rice in Tomb-Sweeping Day." Eating high-grain rice porridge, wheat porridge and corn porridge means that life has become better. On this day, cows and donkeys should be given a full meal with porridge to reward their hard work for a year.
The composition about the customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day has been gloomy for three days, and it is drizzling, and the whole land is green under the call of spring. Jingmei, but I have no intention of enjoying it. Today is Tomb-Sweeping Day. My parents and I are going to visit the grave.
Seeing a grave-sweeper with a dignified face, the mood at this time should be heavy. They put plates of cold food in front of their ancestors' graves. I asked my mother, "What is this?" Mother replied in a low voice, "They are offering sacrifices to their ancestors. China is a multi-ethnic country. Every place has different ways to worship ancestors. You can learn about it online. " I searched "Tomb-Sweeping Day" on the Internet with curiosity, and many contents jumped out: people are forbidden to prick needles and wash clothes, and women in most areas are forbidden to walk. Before evening, a secondary line should be laid in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house ... Of course, these are just traditional customs.
Mom also said that some places still retain the custom of eating cold food in Tomb-Sweeping Day, because the Cold Food Festival is combined with Tomb-Sweeping Day. For example, eating cold pancakes and rolling bitter vegetables in Taian is said to make your eyes bright. Jinzhong area still retains the habit of banning fire the day before Qingming.
Knowing so much, although the customs in different places are different, I believe that on this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, we all cherish the same feelings to remember our ancestors and mourn!
Tomb-Sweeping Day customs Tomb-Sweeping Day customs are rich and interesting. Besides banning fires and sweeping graves, there are also a series of customs and sports activities, such as hiking, swinging and inserting willows. According to legend, this is because Tomb-Sweeping Day wants to ban cold food and fire. In order to prevent the harm of cold food and cold meal to people, we all take part in some sports activities to exercise. Therefore, this festival is a distinctive festival, with both sad tears to sweep graves and laughter for an outing.
Grave-sweeping: Tomb-sweeping in Qingming Festival is called "respecting time" for ancestors. According to time-honored customs and habits, in the old days, Beijingers mostly visited graves on Qingming Day, but the grave-sweeping ceremony was not held on Qingming Day, but on Singles Day near Qingming Day. It is said that only monks offer sacrifices to sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Planting willow: According to legend, the custom of planting willow is also to commemorate Shennong, the agricultural ancestor who taught people to cultivate crops. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to forecast the weather. There is an old saying that "the willow branches are green and the rain is raining;" The saying that there is another village. During the period of Huang Chao, it was stipulated that "Qingming lasts for a period, and Liu Dai is the number". After the failure of the uprising, the custom of Liu Dai was gradually eliminated, and only the willow was popular. Willow has a strong vitality, as the saying goes: "If you plant flowers with your heart, you will plant willows without your heart. "Wicker lives when it is planted in the soil, and it lives where it is planted. When it is planted year after year, it becomes gloomy everywhere.
There is another saying in Tomb-Sweeping Day: It turns out that China people regard Tomb-Sweeping Day, July 30th and the first day of October as the three major ghost festivals, which are the time for ghosts to haunt and ask for help. In order to prevent the harassment and persecution of ghosts, people put willows and put them on. Willow has the function of ward off evil spirits in people's minds. Influenced by Buddhism, people think that willows can get rid of ghosts, which is called "ghost haunting wood".
Tomb-Sweeping Day is the first solar term in the third month of the lunar calendar, and it's time for spring to return to Wan Li with clear skies. "
The custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day is to sweep graves. Every time we celebrate this festival, we will sweep graves for our dead relatives.
Once in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I went to help my grandfather sweep the grave with my parents and sister. We climb mountains and sweep graves together. I saw adults throwing drinks on the ground and weeding. It's really hard! We also pick flowers and bracken. I see many bamboo shoots underground! "How did we dig up the bamboo shoots we ate?" I asked. Mother replied, "They were all dug up with hoes." "Oh, that must be very tiring," I said. Mother said, "Yes, so cherish the food!" " "
Tomb-Sweeping Day's sacrificial sweeping made me see many novel things and know the hardships of labor. I got these experiences because I commemorated this festival. To this end, I can't help but become interested in the origin and purpose of this festival. I asked my mother this question. My mother replied, "Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. When Qingming comes, the temperature rises, which is a good season for spring ploughing and sowing, and can guide farmers to carry out agricultural production. At the same time, Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival to worship ancestors. The traditional activity is to sweep the grave, which is a kind of respect and nostalgia for ancestors. 20__, this festival has also been included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. "
Tomb-Sweeping Day, this is a meaningful festival, and it has also taught me a lot of knowledge. I will definitely visit the grave in Tomb-Sweeping Day next year.
Tomb-Sweeping Day Custom Composition 6 Gregorian calendar April 5 is one of the traditional festivals in China, Tomb-Sweeping Day, which has a history of more than 2,500 years. Besides sweeping graves to worship ancestors, Tomb-Sweeping Day's customs are also colorful.
"There are many rains during the Qingming period, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls." Every year in this solar term, we will meditate on this poem by Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, to express our thoughts about our ancestors.
Early in the morning, my parents and I went to the grave with gratitude. The scenery along the way is really beautiful. Teacher Chun quietly came to us to make nature more beautiful. Look, golden rape, pink peach and white pear are all smiling, and Miss Willow probes its green braid into the clear river. Spring girl blows gently, and the grass wakes up slowly. A hundred flowers blossom and everything revives. What a beautiful scenery.
Although the scenery was beautiful, we went to grandparents' graves with a heavy heart. At this time, the sky suddenly lost its former glory, and the tall trees seemed to lose their green. During this time, time seems to have stopped, and everything on the earth is silent. Unconsciously, we have come to grandparents' graves, arranged offerings, lit candles, observed silence for three minutes, and burned a lot of paper money to express our thoughts and blessings for our loved ones. And silently pray for them in my heart, may they live as happily as we do in heaven. Then my mother and I cleared the weeds near the grave and put beautiful flowers on it, and the cemetery suddenly took on a new look.
On the way home, I silently thought to myself that today next year, we will definitely visit our great-grandparents.
According to the Tomb-Sweeping Day custom in composition 7, it is another spring. As long as spring comes, it means that Tomb-Sweeping Day is coming. Tomorrow is Tomb-Sweeping Day, so everyone has to be Ejiao, and so does my family. But before that, let's talk about the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day!
Tomb-Sweeping Day's customs are rich and interesting. Besides flying kites, hiking, and swinging, the most important thing is to sweep the grave and visit jiaozi. Grave sweeping usually takes place in the morning. People will bring food and dumplings and cakes made the day before to commemorate their ancestors.
The most exquisite thing about being a mugwort jiaozi is mugwort. Folium Artemisiae Argyi is good, and the jiaozi fragrance is made, but Folium Artemisiae Argyi is not good, which is naturally the opposite. We divide our work, and my mother and I will pick out Artemisia argyi first. I picked out a lot of rotten mugwort leaves. We washed the mugwort leaves, put them in a pot, and then boiled them in water. After boiling, a smell of wormwood leaves came to my nose, as if I saw the cooked wormwood dumplings. Then pour the boiled wormwood leaf water into the mixture of glutinous rice flour and hard rice flour. I kneaded it into a ball of rice flour, and when I kneaded it, a lot of flour came out. I don't think I can make the same mistake and spread flour all over the floor like last time, so I came gently. Then, we pound the dough into balls, flatten them by hand, and wrap them into our favorite shapes.
After steaming Ai Jiao, the strong fragrance of Ai Jiao made me want to eat an Ai Jiao immediately. Bite it down and instantly melted my heart.