The latest news on the 2022 Qingming Festival in Shengzhou, Shaoxing (Shengzhou Temple Fair)

Civilized sweeps

1. Scientific epidemic prevention and healthy sweeps. At present, the domestic COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control situation is still severe, and normalized epidemic prevention and control cannot be slackened. Relatives outside Shaoxing are encouraged not to return to Sheng for memorial services, but to commemorate their ancestors through civilized, green and low-carbon methods such as online memorial services and remote memorial services to express their grief and avoid gatherings of people.

2. Strict fire prevention and safety measures. During the epidemic, protecting the health of yourself and your family is the first priority, and it is the best comfort for the deceased. It is advocated to remember the deceased by memorializing at home, and not to carry out any form of centralized memorial and sweeping activities, and not to burn paper money in public places such as roads, squares, green spaces, and woodlands, to prevent various safety accidents such as fires.

3. Change customs and practice civilized sacrifices. Inherit the essence of traditional festival culture and get rid of stereotypes and bad habits such as burning incense and paper and paying homage on the road. It is advocated to offer a bouquet of flowers, toast a glass of wine, plant a tree and other simple and environmentally friendly ways to perform memorial services, consciously do not pollute the environment, do not affect the lives of others, and maintain a beautiful and clean living environment.

Fourth, nourish and bury people well, and establish a new trend. We should vigorously promote the traditional virtues of filial piety, love for relatives, diligence and thrift, and establish and promote the concept of "rich nourishment and poor burial". Pay more attention to and show filial piety to the living elderly people so that they can be taken care of and enjoy themselves in old age; after the elderly people pass away, we advocate keeping funerals simple and express our grief in a frugal way.

5. Scientific sacrifice, demonstration and leadership. We encourage party members and cadres to take the lead in promoting funeral reform, take the lead in practicing safe and civilized funeral services, take the lead in inheriting traditional virtues, promote new funeral practices, influence and inspire the people around them with practical actions, and consciously be the propagandists and practitioners of changing funeral customs. Demonstrator.

Change customs to celebrate Qingming Festival, and implement civilized prevention and control with both hands. Let us go hand in hand, inherit traditional customs with civilized style, protect beautiful Shengzhou with civilized behavior, and celebrate a green, civilized, safe and harmonious Qingming Festival.