Why do you have so much to say when Qingming and March 3 arrive?

Guangxi News Network (Reporter Lu Ying) April 5th is Tomb-Sweeping Day, which coincides with "March 3rd". Yesterday, the reporter interviewed folk experts and asked them to explain the customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day and "March 3rd".

"The third day of March evolved from the ancient Shangsi Festival," said Zhang Xiaojian, deputy researcher of Nanning Municipal Bureau of Culture, Press and Publication and doctor of history. The third day of the third lunar month is a festival for people to eliminate disasters and seek happiness. With the passage of time, this day has gradually evolved into an activity of offering sacrifices to the gods. In Guangxi, on March 3, the Zhuang people have the custom of dyeing five-color glutinous rice. In addition, young Zhuang men and women also have the custom of dressing up to sing.

How did Tomb-Sweeping Day come from? Perhaps most people don't know that Tomb-Sweeping Day is on the 108 day after the solstice winter. In the concept of the ancients, 108 is a large number representing perfection and auspiciousness. Qingming gets its name not only because everything grows cleanly at this time, but also because the sun in this period is also a fresh sun, and the sun flowing between heaven and earth in this period is also a fresh sun. The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. "Almanac": "On the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, the bucket refers to Ding, which is used for Qingming, when everything is clean and bright, and when it is covered, everything is clean and bright, hence the name." As soon as Qingming arrives, the temperature rises, which is a good time for spring ploughing and sowing. Therefore, there is a saying that "melons and beans are planted before and after the Qingming Festival".

Why did Tomb-Sweeping Day sweep the grave? In fact, sweeping graves is the content of Tomb-Sweeping Day's Cold Food Festival the day before. Because cold food is associated with Qingming, it gradually becomes Qingming grave sweeping. According to the relevant staff of Guangxi Folk Association, Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called "Tomb Sweeping Festival", "Mountain Worship Festival" and "Paper Hanging Festival" in all parts of Guangxi. There are many customs to celebrate Tomb-Sweeping Day in all parts of the country, such as offering sacrifices to ancestors to sweep graves, climbing mountains and weeping willows, among which offering sacrifices to ancestors to sweep graves is the most important activity. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, whether rich or poor, staying at home or traveling far away, people will hold a series of activities around sweeping graves to express their memories of their ancestors. At the same time, the sacrifices used to sweep graves vary from place to place, but most of them are wine and meat, five-color glutinous rice and so on. Incense sticks, firecrackers, paper money, etc. They are all auxiliary supplies for sacrifice.