The Origin and Implication of Tomb-Sweeping Day Cockfighting

Cockfighting was originally a traditional entertainment, because people in the Tang Dynasty especially loved cockfighting. In particular, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty held cockfighting in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Chung Yeung Festival and other festivals every year.

1. Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, which originated from ancestors' beliefs and spring worship customs. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations of nature and humanity, which are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals. Grave-sweeping and ancestor-worship outing are two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which have been passed down since ancient times in China.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional and important Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to sweep graves to worship ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety, awakening family memories, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation. Tomb-Sweeping Day's integration of natural solar terms and humanistic customs is a combination of humanistic and natural conditions, which fully embodies the Chinese ancestors' pursuit of harmony between heaven, earth and people, pays attention to conforming to the right time, place and people, and follows the laws of nature.

3. Tomb-Sweeping Day, with both natural and humanistic connotations, is not only one of the "24 solar terms", but also a traditional festival for ancestor worship. "Twenty-four solar terms" is the product of ancient farming civilization, which is related to the time of gossip and has a long history. "Twenty-four solar terms" not only play a guiding role in agricultural production, but also affect the basic necessities of life and even cultural concepts of ancient people.