Is Qingming a solar term or a holiday? Tips for sweeping tombs during the Qingming Festival

Is Qingming a solar term or a festival?

Qingming is the fifth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and it is also a traditional festival.

Ching Ming Festival falls around April 5 every year. Wang Xiangjin of the Ming Dynasty wrote "Lian Qun Fang Pu" to explain "Qingming": "Everything is clean and clear at this point." Qingming means the purity and clarity of nature. By Qingming Festival, the average temperature in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the areas south of it is generally above 10°C. Most parts of our country have a warm climate, sunny weather, and luxuriant vegetation. The cold and yellow scenes of winter are replaced by the warmth of spring, the blooming of flowers and the growth of all things. Spring plowing and planting have begun in full swing.

The average temperature during Qingming Festival in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is 12°C, and the rainfall is 15-20 mm. The average temperature during the Qingming Festival in Beijing increased from 10.6℃ at the beginning of Qingming Festival to 14.2℃ at the end of Qingming Festival. The average temperature on April 17 over the years has stably passed 10℃. The rainfall in this solar term is about 10 millimeters, which is slightly more than the previous solar term. The Qingming Festival is approaching, the spring is bright, the apricots and peach blossoms are blooming, and the busy spring plowing season has arrived. Rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River begin sowing early rice during the Qingming Festival. Farming activities in Beijing include land preparation, fertilization and preparation before sowing, rice sowing and seedling raising, sweet potato seedling raising and planting on the bed, and spring corn sowing.

The Qingming Festival is divided into three periods. "At the beginning of the day, the tung trees bloom", the tung trees bloomed with lavender flowers, and bursts of refreshing fragrance floated in the breeze. "The Second Season of Peony Flowers", at this time, the peonies, which symbolize wealth and wealth, are in full bloom. They are purple and red, yellow and purple, and the peonies in Luoyang, Henan are the most outstanding. The Luoyang Peony Festival is held locally for tourists to enjoy. "The rainbow begins to appear in three seasons." After the Qingming Festival, the rainfall has increased. When the air is humid, the water vapor content in the air after the rain is higher. The rainbow is reflected in the bright sunshine, adding to the already colorful land. beautiful scenery. Qingming Festival Customs

Because fire and cold food are prohibited during the Cold Food Festival, in order to prevent cold food from harming the body, people will participate in some activities on this day to protect the body. For example, there are swings, football, outings, and willow planting.

Qingming Festival is different from other festivals. It not only misses the deceased, but is also full of happiness and gratitude for the coming of the new harvest. At the same time, on this day, folk There are many other taboos spread about. These things together give this festival a unique memory, which is called Qingming.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional folk festival, has been celebrated in China for a long time. Those of us who are busy in every corner of the city should not forget the special memories of our ancestors on this day. More importantly, this day reminds us that we should remember the glorious traditions and fine character of our ancestors, learn from their excellent styles, and integrate their excellent teachings and experiences into modern society. This is the new soul and blood that we contemporary people should inject into this festival.

Of course, there are also many superstitious taboos on Qingming day, as well as things that are not suitable for modern social management, such as burning paper money, etc. With the development and progress of society and adapting to the pace of social development, we can replace these customs with other things that are more suitable for this society. Tips for sweeping tombs during the Qingming Festival

Every year during the Qingming Festival, some elderly people and children accidentally fall and get injured while sweeping tombs and going on an outing. We would like to remind you that it is best for the elderly to use crutches when sweeping their graves. If there are children accompanying them, they need to be taken care of.

1. Control emotions to prevent heart disease

"Qingming is also a period of high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke." People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and high blood pressure, When sweeping the grave, be careful to stabilize your mood, bring emergency medicine, and preferably be accompanied by relatives.

2. Prevent pollen allergy during outing

Now is the period when pollen spreads. Pollen floats in the air. After being inhaled into the body, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and nasal congestion often occur. and allergy symptoms such as itching all over the body. Doctors remind people with a history of pollen allergy to take anti-allergy medicine and wear masks, gloves and other "protective equipment" before traveling. People with acute illness, weak health or allergies should try to go on outings as little as possible.

3. Be careful when eating wild vegetables to prevent poisoning.

After sweeping tombs and outings, picking wild vegetables to take home has become the choice of many people. Doctors remind citizens that if they accidentally eat poisonous or contaminated wild vegetables, they should induce vomiting artificially and send them to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

4. Do not have an empty stomach and add appropriate clothing to prevent colds.

Before and after Qingming Festival, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, making it easy for the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with weak health to catch colds. Doctors suggest that you should not go out too early when tomb sweeping or outing, and do not go on an empty stomach; do not overwork yourself, and pay attention to adding more clothes to keep warm. However, "spring covering" must be done in a certain degree. The air humidity in spring is relatively high. If the "spring covering" is excessive, it is easy to induce "spring fire".