One of the traditional Chinese festivals

One of the traditional Chinese festivals

Tomb Sweeping Day

Tomb Sweeping Day is the 104th day after the winter solstice, it is one of the traditional Chinese festivals and one of the most important festivals. It is the day of worshipping the ancestors and sweeping the graves.

The traditional Tomb Sweeping Day of the Chinese Han nationality began around the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Influenced by the Han culture, 24 ethnic minorities such as Manchu, Hezhe, Zhuang, Oroqen, Yi, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Li, Shui, Jing and Yi also have the custom of Tomb Sweeping Day. Although the customs vary from place to place, it is a basic theme to sweep the tombs and worship the ancestors.

Tomb Sweeping Day was a very important solar term at the beginning. When the temperature rises in the Tomb Sweeping Day, it is a good time for spring ploughing. And later because of the Tomb Sweeping and The days of cold food are close, and the cold food is the day when the folks ban fire to sweep the tomb. Gradually,  the cold food has become another name for Tomb Sweeping, and it has become a custom of the Tomb Sweeping Day. The day of the Tomb Sweeping does not move fireworks only eat cold food.

The customs of the Tomb Sweeping Day are rich and interesting. Apart from paying attention to the ban on fire, sweeping the graves, as well as going through the green, swinging, kicking, playing polo, and inserting a series of customary sports activities, it is said that this is because the cold food festival is cold and banned. In order to prevent cold food from eating cold food, everyone came to participate in some sports activities to exercise, Tomb Sweeping Day folks avoid needles, avoid laundry,  to sprinkle a gray line in front of the gate, It is said that it can stop the ghosts from entering the house. Therefore, this festival has a sorrowful tears that smash the new graves, and there are laughter and laughter. It is a special festival.