What are the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day?
1, outing
Hiking is also called spring outing, exploring spring in ancient times, seeking spring, etc. The Qingming Festival is a season when the spring breeze is proud and full of spring. When everything is in bud, nature is full of vitality everywhere, so it has long been a custom to go out for a spring outing at this time.
2. Sweeping graves to worship ancestors
Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most solemn festival for ancestor worship of the Chinese nation, and it belongs to a traditional cultural festival for ancestor worship. According to custom, on this day, the whole family will go to the grave of their deceased relatives. When sweeping the grave, they will first renovate the grave, mainly to remove weeds and cultivate new soil, and then kowtow to worship. On the one hand, this behavior expresses the filial piety and care for the ancestors. On the other hand, in the belief of the ancients, the graves of ancestors have a great relationship with the rise and fall of future generations, and sweeping graves is also to let the deceased ancestors bless future generations.
Step 3 eat green balls
In some areas in the south of China, Tomb-Sweeping Day sometimes has the custom of eating Qing Tuan, which is also called Qingming Cake, Flour Cake, Cike Cake, Qingming Baba, mugwort Baba, mugwort Cake and Qingming Fruit. It is a kind of food made of fresh mugwort leaves and glutinous rice flour, and the green ball is also in the south of the Yangtze River.
Step 4 insert willow
Tomb-Sweeping Day is the time when willows sprout and smoke green, so Tomb-Sweeping Day has the folk custom of folding, piercing and inserting willows. Some experts believe that the custom of inserting willows is to commemorate Shennong, the agricultural ancestor who taught people to grow crops. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to forecast the weather. There is an old saying that "the willow branches are green and the rain is raining;" The saying that there is another village.
5. Fly a kite
Tomb-Sweeping Day also has the custom of flying kites. People not only fly kites during the day, but also fly kites at night. At night, a string of colored lanterns is hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing stay, like twinkling stars, which is called "magic lamp". Someone used to put kites in the blue sky, then cut the strings and let the breeze send them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to yourself.
Matters needing attention in Qingming health care
Healthy dress
At this time, the temperature difference will change greatly. It's like summer when it's hot, and it's like returning to winter when it's cold. So it's important to dress according to the temperature. So you can prepare some coats that are convenient to put on and take off, and increase or decrease them at any time, so that people will not get sick easily.
Live a healthy life
This season, we should pay attention to the adjustment of the laws of daily life, and get up early in the morning, which is better than getting up half an hour in winter. Sleep half an hour late at night. Conforming to the laws of nature, the so-called "smelling chickens and dancing" means getting up early to take a walk by the river and the Woods, breathing fresh and exercising properly.
Travel health
It is a good thing to travel on Qingming Day, but we should also pay attention to the amount of exercise. For example, when going out for an outing together, the elderly should take a walk and have a rest according to their physical condition, and the children should stop to drink some water after playing. This can ensure that the physical exercise is not too large and the heart rate is within a reasonable range.
Emotional control
During the Qingming Festival, many people will go to the grave, and it is inevitable that they will feel sad when they sweep the grave. Pay attention to control yourself at this time. Because excessive excitement is not good for health, especially for some elderly people, if they suffer from diseases such as hypertension, it is easy to cause discomfort.
have a healthy diet
During the Qingming period, we should eat some foods that protect the liver and nourish the lungs, such as spinach, leeks, shepherd's purse and other fresh seasonal dishes. Eat in moderation, don't overeat, and don't eat more mutton or acidic food. Comply with the secret of health care in spring, and appropriately "sweeten", that is, add some sweets, but not too much.
Qingming health movement
One: Leisure fun type
Hiking and hiking can practice foot strength and drive the great circulation of the body. For those who have some difficulties in hiking or hiking, or are limited by time, they can choose to fly kites as a way of integrating leisure, entertainment and exercise.
Second: moderate exercise.
On a warm spring day in bloom, walking, jogging and other relatively quiet sports are more suitable for you who have just come from the cold winter. Moreover, walking and running can be fast or slow. This kind of walking or jogging with stop-and-go and alternating speed can stabilize mood, eliminate fatigue, and also have health care functions of improving cardiopulmonary function, reducing blood lipid and improving body metabolism.
Three: health care type
Spring training may be easier for young friends, but it is more scientific, reasonable and targeted for middle-aged and elderly people. Therefore, it is suggested to choose some qigong techniques with health care and health preservation functions, such as Taiji, Wuqinxi, Baduanjin and so on.
In spring, people's qi and blood flow from the inside out, and the whole nature is also the time when everything is born. Huangdi Neijing said that before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, we must remember "lying at night and getting up early, striding in the court." Sleeping at night means sleeping after dark; Getting up early means getting up early in the morning. This is because qi and blood go out in spring, so going to bed early at night is conducive to the recovery of qi and blood. "Walking in the court" means going out for a walk often, feeling the breath of all things in nature, and naturally forming a harmonious state with nature.
In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day should pay attention to breathing before and after, and learn from the tortoise about the breathing method. When breathing, try to expand your chest and inhale, and then further mobilize your abdominal muscles for abdominal breathing, so that the air can be sent down from your chest and abdomen to your abdomen, and then spit out deeply through your nose. This is chest plus abdomen breathing.