1. Outing
The Chinese nation has had the custom of outing during the Qingming Festival since ancient times. Outing is a spring outing, also known as "spring outing". It generally refers to walking in the countryside in early spring.
Outing, a seasonal folk activity, has a long history in our country. Its source is the ancient spring customs of farming and offering sacrifices. This spring-welcoming custom of farming and offering sacrifices has a profound impact on later generations.
"Shang Shu Da Zhuan" says: "Spring comes out, and all things come out." When all things sprout, it has become a ritual to go out in the wild in the spring. Outing is also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called Tanchun, Xunchun, etc.
On the Qingming Festival in April, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere. It is a great time for outings. Chinese people have long maintained the habit of going outing during the Qingming Festival. The custom of outing in China has a long history and was formed as early as the pre-Qin Dynasty. According to the "Book of Jin": Every spring, people go to the countryside together to enjoy the scenery, which was especially popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties. According to the "Old Book of Tang Dynasty": "At Renwu in February of the second year of the Dali calendar, I was lucky enough to have an outing in Kunming Lake." It can be seen that the custom of outings has long been popular. In the Song Dynasty, outing became popular. ?[29-30]?
2. Cuju
Cuju
Ju is a ball with a leather cover and a hair plug inside. tight. Cuju means kicking a ball with your feet. This is a favorite game in the north during the ancient Qingming Festival. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor, and its original purpose was to train warriors. Playing polo is also one of the Dragon Boat Festival dramas. Polo is played by riding on a horse and holding a stick. It was called Juju in ancient times. There is a sentence in "Famous Capitals" written by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms: "Strike the soil continuously". "Analysis of Jinzhi" records that the Liao Dynasty regarded polo as a traditional festival custom, and played polo on the Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival. "History of the Jin Dynasty·Li Zhi" also records that the Jin people hit the ball on the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Song Dynasty, there was a "playing ball music" dance team. By the Ming Dynasty, polo was still popular.
"Xu Wen Tong Kao Le Kao" records that Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty went to Dongyuan several times to hit balls and shoot willows. The long scroll "Xuanzong's Polo Pictures" in the Ming Dynasty shows the scene of Xuanzong enjoying polo. Wang Zhi, an official at that time, wrote a poem about watching basketball on the Dragon Boat Festival: "A thousand-gold horse with jade, a ball with seven treasures carved on it. Flying in the sky is startled by lightning, and the sky is full of stars. The fire page has achieved three victories, and the joy is the first." Qingyun followed Yi's footsteps and circled the east end of the hall. "There is also a mass horseback riding ceremony in front of Baiyun Temple in Beijing. Polo was also played around the Temple of Heaven in the Qing Dynasty, but it did not disappear until the middle of the Qing Dynasty.
3. Planting trees
Planting trees during Qingming Festival?
Before and after Qingming Festival, the spring sun shines and the spring rain falls. The survival rate of planted saplings is high and they grow quickly. Therefore, there is the custom of planting trees during Qingming Festival. Some people also call Qingming Festival "Arbor Day". The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day. The custom of planting trees during the Qingming Festival is said to have originated from the custom of wearing willows and planting willows during the Qingming Festival. There are three legends about wearing willows and planting willows during the Qingming Festival. The first legend is said to commemorate the founder of farming, Shennong, and later developed the meaning of praying for longevity. The second legend is related to Jie Zitui. It is said that when Duke Wen of Jin led his ministers to climb the mountain to pay homage to Jie Zitui, he found that the old willow tree that Jie Zitui had leaned on before his death came back to life, so he gave the old willow tree the "Qingming Willow". The third legend is that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gave willow rings to ministers to express blessings and drive away epidemics.
Extended information:
Qingming Festival, also known as Outing Festival and Xingqing Festival, takes place at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Qingming has both natural and cultural connotations. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival.
Qingming Festival is a traditional major spring festival. Tomb sweeping, worshiping and remembering ancestors are fine traditions left by the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety and family ties, but also awakening the memory of family members. , and can also promote the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation. The etiquette and customs culture of Qingming fully embodies the Chinese nation's humanistic spirit of respecting ancestors and pursuing the future with caution. The historical development of Qingming Festival has carried rich cultural connotations. Due to different regional cultures, there are differences in customs or details across the country. Although festival activities vary from place to place, tomb-sweeping, ancestor worship and outings are the most popular ones. Same basic etiquette theme.