1, outing
During the Qingming Festival, the spring is bright and the vegetation is lush, which is a good time for people to have a spring outing. Going for an outing is also called a spring outing. In ancient times, it was called spring exploration. Ancestor worship activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day are often held in the suburbs. People combine ancestor worship and grave sweeping with outing, which is a seasonal folk activity, not only remembering ancestors, but also being healthy physically and mentally. It has a long history in China, and its source is the ancient custom of spring festival farming sacrifice. This Spring Festival custom of farming sacrifice has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
2. Sweeping graves to worship ancestors
As one of the traditional festivals, the most important forms in Tomb-Sweeping Day are ancestor worship and grave sweeping. Throughout the ages, we China people have the habit of sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Wanderers in foreign countries always return to their hometown to pay homage to their ancestors before Tomb-Sweeping Day. When offering sacrifices to sweep the grave, it is generally to uproot the weeds in front of the grave, add some new soil, then place offerings and burn incense as a souvenir, or burn some paper money, or hang some notes on the branches and hold simple sacrificial ceremonies, such as kowtowing and bowing. Tell the ancestors about the big events and small feelings that happened at home in the past year, and then how to properly handle them so that they don't have to worry about their ancestors and so on. To show their concern.
3. silkworm flower festival
"Silkworm Flower Festival" is a unique folk culture in Silkworm Township. During the past period in Tomb-Sweeping Day, this folk activity was held in Wu Tong, Wuzhen, Chongfu and Zhouquan. Among them, A?vagho?a Temple in Zhouquan and Double Temple in Qingshi are the most spectacular. A?vagho?a Temple, located in the west of Zhouquan Town, is known locally as "the king of temples". Every year, there are many activities, such as welcoming the silkworm god, rocking the clippers, making trouble in Taiwan Pavilion, worshiping incense benches, boxing, playing dragon lanterns, lifting poles and singing operas. Some of these activities are carried out on shore, and most of them are carried out on ships, which is very characteristic of water towns. In recent years, in the activities of Shixiang in Wuzhen, only a few projects, such as meeting silkworm gods, stepping on white boats and lifting poles, have great potential to be tapped.
Step 4 insert willow
It has existed since ancient times. The origin of the custom of inserting willow is related to the Cold Food Festival. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, fire was forbidden in every family during the Cold Food Festival. In the evening, the emperor will announce that he will reward his nearest minister with the fire of elm willow to show his gratitude. At that time, the new fire given by the emperor was sent by wicker, so everyone who got this favor was proud of it, and hung wicker branches to spread the fire at the door to show off others. Seeing this, people will follow suit, and people will plant willow branches at their doorsteps. Over time, the wind of inserting willows will become a common practice and spread for a long time.
Step 5 swing
This is the custom of ancient Tomb-Sweeping Day in China. Swing, that is, lift the rope, move. It has a very long history. It was originally called Qian Qiu, but later it was changed into a swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were made of branches and tied with ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into two ropes, a pedal swing. Swing can not only improve health, but also cultivate courage, which is deeply loved by people, especially children.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation for thousands of years to sweep graves and cherish the memory of ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety and family memory, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.