Qingming has become no longer Qingming, chanting and lecturing, turning over dead people, burning mingbi, offering sacrifices, firecrackers exploding in unison, scraps of paper flying all over the sky, and feudal superstitious sacrificial grave-sweeping behaviors are endangering society again. When burning incense in the street and burning money in front of the grave causes a fire that affects the city appearance, when villas, Mercedes-Benz, Xiaomi and even Viagra also become sacrificial objects, when buses sweep graves to breed corruption, when traffic is affected, when smoke pollutes the environment, and when superstitions are worshipped and encouraged, such stupid so-called "filial piety" is undoubtedly a complete farce, not a grand commemorative activity.
There is nothing wrong with the custom of ancestor worship, but it should be pointed out that "Qingming custom carries a heavy Chinese civilization and accumulates many stereotypes." With the progress of the times, in today's advocating science and opposing superstition, modern civilization requires people to get rid of bad habits, reform and abandon the old ways and habits of Qingming sacrifice, and carry forward the civilization advocating new etiquette, new fashion and memorial custom. There is no need to stick to a memorial ceremony, let alone a stereotype. With the change of people's concept of paying homage to the dead in a civilized way, many new forms of paying homage to the dead in a civilized way, such as planting trees, planting flowers, offering a bunch of flowers in front of ancestors' graves and playing a piece of music, are worth learning. Since the first online sacrifice hall appeared in 2000, there have been dozens of online sacrifice halls all over the country. The voices, faces and smiles of the deceased are all stored on the Internet. Mourners can visit the online memorial hall at any time, present a bunch of flowers, light a candle, leave a melody, or express their thoughts on the forum. It is a green, safe and environmentally-friendly new way of sacrificial sweeping.
In fact, instead of lavishly paying homage to the deceased, it is better to give money and warmth to the surviving relatives, which reflects the humanistic care of the times. Find me Chinese website solemnly appeals to the 680,000 netizens who find me: set up a new concept of helping the poor, advocate the filial piety of the elderly when they are alive, and carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation from frugal funerals and sacrifices; Encourage new ways of memorial service, advocate online memorial service, light a red candle, present a bunch of flowers and play a song for relatives; No graves, no monuments, no signs, advocate scattering ashes and planting memorial trees; Don't burn sacrifices. We have to face the reality that netizens are a minority after all, and the vast majority of bereaved people live in rural areas. Without the convenience of surfing the internet, it is difficult to feel the call of this positive civilization. How to do the work at the grass-roots level and in detail, so that everyone can be inspired and every detail can show civilization, which requires further exploration and more efforts.
Of course, as a long-standing custom, some stereotypes and bad habits in Tomb-Sweeping Day are deeply rooted, and it takes a certain process to get a thorough reform, which is difficult to achieve overnight. This requires relevant departments to seize this opportunity in Tomb-Sweeping Day, extensively carry out publicity activities on funeral reform, further intensify publicity and education, and actively guide the masses to change their customs and bid farewell to feudal uncivilized behavior. It is not enough to talk about civilization. We should take practical measures and actions to create a civilized environment, provide relevant guarantees, constantly explore civilized forms of sacrifice, and create a good social atmosphere to promote funeral reform. In order to promote Tomb-Sweeping Day to embark on the civilized track at an early date, at least leading cadres at all levels should set an example in Tomb-Sweeping Day, change customs with practical actions, abandon extravagance and waste, and stop uncivilized behavior. At the same time, it is necessary to give full play to the role of grass-roots red and white affairs councils as mass autonomous organizations, guide the masses to get rid of feudal superstitious funeral customs, and consciously reform funeral customs. In addition, we should concentrate on banning factories, shops and stalls that illegally produce and sell funeral supplies, destroying feudal superstitious funeral supplies and cutting off the sources of tools that encourage stereotypes.
Advocating civilized sacrifice, abandoning old habits, letting more people understand civilized sacrifice, letting more people get rid of old customs and habits, and letting more people choose civilized sacrifice need your participation.