The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the Walking Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day, is one of the traditional festivals in China. Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the Cold Food Festival in ancient times to commemorate the loyalty and love of Jiexiu, a doctor of Chu State, to the people during the Warring States Period. Later, the Cold Food Festival gradually evolved into Tomb-Sweeping Day, which became a day to worship ancestors and sweep graves.
Tomb-Sweeping Day's Sacrificial Ceremony
Sacrificial ceremonies in Tomb-Sweeping Day mainly include offering sacrifices, sweeping graves, burning paper and offering flowers. The following will introduce the specific operation steps of these links one by one.
offer sacrifices to ancestors
Sacrifice is one of the most important links in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is also the best way to express the memory of the sages. The specific steps of sacrifice are as follows:
1. In front of the ancestral cemetery, light incense first and bow to Ancestor III.
2. Give flowers, burn paper, burn incense and other items in turn.
3. Read the eulogy and express your thoughts about your ancestors.
Pay tribute to the dead at their graves.
Grave-sweeping is one of the traditional customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is also one of the ways to express respect for the sages. The specific steps of sweeping graves are as follows:
1. Clean the weeds around the cemetery first, and then clean the tombstones and cemeteries.
2. Wash tombstones and cemeteries with clear water, and then dry them with clean cloth.
Scatter some petals around the cemetery to express the memory of the sages.
Burn paper money for the dead
Burning paper is one of the important links of sacrifice, and it is also one of the ways to express admiration for the sages. The specific steps of burning paper are as follows:
1. Prepare the articles for burning paper first, including paper money, paper clothes, paper horses, etc.
2. Put the paper burning items into the paper money stove, light them and present them to the ancestors.
3. In the process of burning paper, you can read the eulogy and express your thoughts about your ancestors.
To present flowers/bouquets
Offering flowers is one of the traditional customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is also one of the ways to express the memory of the sages. The specific steps of offering flowers are as follows:
1. Prepare flowers, such as chrysanthemums, lilies and other auspicious flowers.
2. Insert flowers around the ancestral graves to express the memory of the sages.
Tomb-Sweeping Day 100 Ancient Poetry
Next, let's enjoy some classic poems by Tomb-Sweeping Day.
1. It rains in succession during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road are dying. -Tomb-Sweeping Day by Don Mutu
2. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, there is a lot of rain, and pedestrians on the road want to die. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
During the Qingming Festival, the weather is fine, and the plants know that spring is coming back. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
4. Tomb-Sweeping Day, the building is empty. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
5. Tomb-Sweeping Day is full of green. -Don Wang Zhihuan at the Heron Hotel.
6. During his stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, he paid homage to his ancestors and swept the grave. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
7. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, there were sacrifices everywhere. -Tang Bai Juyi's Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival
8. During the Qingming Festival, the wind and rain are shaky. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
9. During the Qingming Festival, everything grows. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
10. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, red apricots were in full bloom. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
1 1. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, trees were shaded. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
12. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, catkins danced. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
13. During the Qingming Festival, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
14. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, the weather was fine. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
15. During the Qingming Festival, the grass grows and the orioles fly. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
16. During the Qingming Festival, everything recovers. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
17. During their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people returned to their hometown. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
18. Qingming remembers the sages. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
19. During my stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I missed my old friends. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
20. During the Qingming Festival, pay homage to the dead. -Tang Bai Juyi's Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival
2 1. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, the air was filled with fireworks. -Tang Bai Juyi's Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival
22. During the Qingming Festival, white flowers fall. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
23. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, pear blossoms brought rain. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
24. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, peach blossoms were in full bloom. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
25. During the Qingming Festival, wicker hangs down. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
26. During the Qingming Festival, the swallows return. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
27. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, butterflies were dancing. -Tang Bai Juyi's Farewell to Ancient Grass
28. In the Qingming Festival, the grass knows the spring. -Don Du Fu's Tomb-Sweeping Day
29. During Tomb-Sweeping Day, flowers were in full bloom in the garden. -Don Bai Juyi's "Faud"