It is said that the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day began with the ceremony of "offering sacrifices to tombs" by ancient emperors and generals, and later the people followed suit, offering sacrifices to ancestors and sweeping graves on this day, which became a fixed custom of the Chinese nation.

the name "Tomb-Sweeping Day" is also derived from the "Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi" in the 24 solar terms of China lunar calendar. The 18th day after the winter solstice is Tomb-Sweeping Day Qi. Tomb-Sweeping Day was angry for 15 days.

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Custom

Tree planting

Before and after Qingming Festival, the spring sun shines and the spring rain flies, and the seedlings planted have a high survival rate and rapid growth. Therefore, since ancient times,

Qingming Tree Planting China has the habit of Qingming Tree Planting. Some people even call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day. The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.

The custom of planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the custom of wearing willows and inserting willows in Qingming. There are three legends about wearing willows and inserting willows in Qingming Festival. The oldest legend is that it is to commemorate Shennong, the founder of farming, and later developed the meaning of praying for longevity.

the legend of later is related to meson push. It is said that when Jin Wengong led his ministers to climb a mountain to pay homage to Jietui, he found that the old willow tree on which Jietui once depended died and came back to life, so he gave it the title of "Qingming Willow". Later, the legend is that Emperor Taizong gave a willow circle to his minister as a blessing to drive away the epidemic.