How did the ancients celebrate Qingming Festival? What customs did they have during the Qingming Festival?
Introduction: Qingming Festival is one of the traditional festivals in our country and it has a long history. The Qingming Festival also has rich folk culture. So how did people in ancient times celebrate Qingming Festival? What customs and habits were there? Let’s follow the editor to find out. Various good days have appeared in the third month of the lunar calendar, and there are options for getting married or having children. People who work hard in March will reap the wonderful fruits of autumn.How did people in ancient times celebrate Qingming Festival?Tomb sweepingTomb sweeping during Qingming Festival is called "respect for ancestors". The custom has a long history. People, regardless of their wealth, bring offerings, burn paper money, and worship their ancestors. They also remove the weeds, cover the graves with soil, and seal the tombs. Tomb sweeping existed before the Qin Dynasty, but it was not necessarily during the Qingming Festival. Tomb sweeping on the Qingming Festival is a tradition that started after the Qin Dynasty.Eat dumplings and cakesIn ancient China, during the Cold Food Festival, people did not light fires to cook and only ate cold food. Cold food is food that is prepared in advance and does not need to be heated. Taizhou has the custom of eating Jing dumplings and Jing cakes during the Qingming Festival. The juice of a kind of mugwort that is only available around the Qingming Festival is mixed into glutinous rice/sticky rice/flour prepared in proportion, kneaded by hand, and then wrapped with different fillings according to personal preference and steamed. It tastes sweet and fragrant, soft and delicious, with the aroma of mugwort.Planting willowsPeople believe that willows are spiritual and can ward off evil spirits and ghosts, so women and children compete to wear willows. In some places, people stick willow branches under the eaves to predict the weather. This is the traditional custom during the Qingming Festival. There is a saying that goes, "When willow branches are green, it will rain; when willow branches are dry, the sky will be sunny." Influenced by Buddhism, people believe that willow can ward off ghosts and call it "ghost-fearing wood". Guanyin uses willow branches dipped in water to save all living beings. Qingming Festival is the Ghost Festival. As willow branches sprout, people naturally plant willow branches and wear willow trees to ward off evil spirits.SwingThis is the custom of Qingming Festival in ancient my country. Swing means moving by holding a leather rope. It has a very ancient history. It was originally called Qianqiu, but later it was changed to swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of tree branches as frames, tied with colorful ribbons. Later it gradually developed into a swing with two ropes and pedals. Swinging can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage. It is still loved by people, especially children.CujuJu is a leather ball made of leather and stuffed with hair inside. Cuju is kicking the ball with the feet. This was a favorite game during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. According to legend, it was invented by Huangdi and its original purpose was to train warriors.OutingAlso called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called Tanchun, Xunchun, etc. During the Qingming Festival in March, spring returns to the earth and nature is full of vitality. It is a great time for an outing. The Chinese people have long maintained the custom of outing during the Qingming Festival.Planting treesAround the Qingming Festival, the spring sun shines, the spring rain falls, and the survival rate of planted seedlings is high and they grow fast. Therefore, my country has had the custom of planting trees during Qingming Festival since ancient times. Some people also call Qingming Festival "Arbor Day". The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day. In 1979, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress designated March 12 of each year as my country's Arbor Day. This is of great significance in mobilizing people of all ethnic groups across the country to actively carry out activities to green the motherland.Flying a kiteIt is also a favorite activity among people during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, people set off fireworks not only during the day but also at night. At night, strings of colorful lanterns are hung under the kite or on the wind-stable pull line. They look like twinkling stars and are called "magic lanterns." In the past, some people would cut the strings after releasing the kites into the blue sky and let the breeze carry them to the ends of the earth. It was said that this would ward off disease and disaster and bring good luck.When talking about playing, we naturally think of eating. Do people in Nanjing have any particular preferences for food during the Qingming Festival? After checking the information, the reporter learned that Nanjing people like to eat eight fresh aquatic and dry foods during the Qingming Festival. The "eight fresh aquatic foods" are water chestnut, lotus root, water melon, water spinach, water chestnut, water chestnut, water caltrop, water chestnut, and water celery; the "eight fresh dry foods" are shepherd's purse, purslane, toona sinensis, chrysanthemum, artemisia selengensis, amaranth, wolfberry, and alfalfa. In addition, Nanjing people also have the habit of eating green rice balls, Sanzi, and snails. Summary: Through the above article, we learned about some customs and activities of Qingming Festival in ancient times. I hope it can help you broaden your horizons and further deepen your appreciation for traditional culture! |
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