Contents of Qingming Handbook

Contents of Qingming Handbook1

In the twenty-four festivals, the only one that is both a festival and a holiday is Qingming (the winter solstice is also a holiday in history, but now most of the places no longer celebrate this festival). The name of Qingming Festival is related to the characteristics of the weather at this time. The Western Han Dynasty's "Huainanzi - Tianwenxun" says: "Fifteen days after the vernal equinox, the bucket points to B, then the Qingming wind." "Qingming wind" means fresh and clean wind. The "Hundred Questions on the Time of the Year" says, "Everything grows at this time, all clean and clear. Therefore, it is called Qingming." Although the festival of Qingming in the Tang Dynasty, but as a sign of the Qingming Festival has long been recognized by the ancients, the Han Dynasty has a clear record.

Twenty-four seasons is the ancient Chinese astronomers and people in the life and production practices summarized in the climatic laws, more appropriate to reflect the changes in temperature, climate, rainfall and other aspects of the year, the people arranged according to the time of farming, sericulture and other activities have indispensable significance of guidance. To the Qingming, warming temperatures, rainfall increased, is the spring plowing and planting of a good time. So Qingming is an important festival for ancient agricultural production. Farmers' proverbs say, "Before and after Qingming, plant melons and beans" and "Planting trees and forests is not more important than Qingming", which is exactly what they say. Cui Shi (崔寔) of the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded in "Four People's Monthly Orders": "At the Qingming Festival, the silkworms will be ordered to raise silkworms in the sericulture room ------", which means that this is the time to start preparing for raising silkworms. The "Qingming Festival" is still a festival, not a holiday.

In addition, Qingming is in early spring in March, spring is bright and beautiful, everything is recovering, the climate is pleasant and vibrant everywhere, is a good time for spring and countryside recreation, so before and after the Qingming nature to become happy to go outdoors, the countryside playful good times.

Qingming Festival mainly refers to festivals rather than festivals, but the Qingming Festival in time and weather characteristics for the formation of the Qingming Festival provides important conditions, the festival should be regarded as one of the sources of the Qingming Festival.

Contents of Qingming Festival handbill 2

The dawn of April, although the long winter night has left, but the haze is not willing to give up people's cage. A splash of fresh green in the corners of the walls is a brand new hope for people. Walking in the alley, but there is no hustle and bustle, there is, is that the line of figures in a hurry, with a touch of tears have not yet dried up.

This is the Qingming Festival, the mountains, mausoleums, come to sweep the tomb of the people on the incense. The incense, carrying the grief, in front of the heavy tombstones. Young people, either looking at the inscription stands for a long time, or hands clasped together, as if they are whispering something to the grave. Is he speaking of memories? Is he telling the dead to rest in peace? I saw an old man kneeling in front of the tombstone, like a statue, for a long time, tears fading into the rapids of time as his sincere prayers faded once again, leaving a faint trace of sadness. Was it his mother he mourned? Was it his pain because he hadn't clipped his mother's nails once? The cold marble, in prayer, breathes a sanctity and solemnity that only the soul can give. People refuse to leave, the land where their loved ones sleep, the land where their thoughts are buried, the land where their memories remain, the land where the 'souls and dignity of the dead' are sublimated. But life forces them to take one last, solemn look at the tombstone. They reluctantly take a step to leave this place. Because here, carries too much sadness.

"Mom! I regret not going home to see you once more!" The old man cried. His vicissitudes of the cheeks are already covered with folds, and his sincerity is awe-inspiring. This country accent, which could be heard even from a hundred meters away, dictated the main theme of Qingming - it was the day of repentance. However, repentance, can only give the living just comfort, but can never make up for the deceased's regrets. If you don't cherish them when you are alive, are you only willing to repent when you are dead? I do not understand, I am troubled. But ultimately I understand, have not gone to cherish, lost only desperately to regret, this is not the weakness of human nature?

I regret that I was not able to fulfill my promise with my father, I feel guilty that I can not understand my mother's hard work. I regret not being able to wash my father's feet once, and I am sad that I was not able to see my grandfather off. Perhaps history will repeat itself, and I may become that old man who cries for days and nights at the graves of his loved ones.

No, I don't want that. I'm going to try to cherish the beauty of the moment, and I'll try to understand the people who love me with all my heart. "Sinking boat side of a thousand sails, sick trees in front of ten thousand trees spring." Falling leaves are not regrettable, for new leaves will flourish. Death is not terrible, what is terrible is to die with regret. The dead rest in peace and the living are strong. Hopefully, in the distant days, time can carry people's souls without regret.