The origin of Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival, also known as the Outing Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. It originated from the custom of ancient emperors worshiping their ancestors. According to the “Book of Rites of Zhou” records, during the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to commemorate his ancestor King Wen, King Mu of Zhou established the regulations for offering sacrifices during the Qingming Festival every year. Later, this custom gradually evolved into a folk festival for sweeping graveyards and mourning ancestors.
During the Qingming Festival, people will visit the tombs of their ancestors, plant trees and flowers, and go on outings to express their thoughts and remembrances of their deceased relatives. In addition, there are also customs such as eating youth balls, going outing and admiring flowers. In the south, people also fly kites and hang wind chimes to pray for good weather and abundant harvests.
Qingming Festival is not only a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, but also a cultural tradition of respect and memory for the ancestors. On this day, with reverence and gratitude, people go to their ancestors’ graveyards, tidy up their graves, offer flowers and sacrifices, and pray for their ancestors’ blessing and peace. This traditional custom also reflects the importance that Chinese people attach to family and tradition, and promotes the feelings of family and country and traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.
With the development of society, the form and content of Qingming Festival are also constantly enriched and developed, but the memory of ancestors and the inheritance of traditional culture always run through it. Qingming Festival is not only a festival, but also a continuation of a cultural tradition and one of the rich and colorful cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.
Post time: Apr-01-2024
