A letter from Longting District of Kaifeng to the majority of young people in the district regarding the Qingming Festival

"Green Qingming Festival and Civilized Sacrifice" - a letter to the youth in the region

Young friends:

The grass is green once a year, and it is One year during Qingming Festival. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival for the Chinese nation to remember its ancestors, express grieves, and pursue the future with caution. In order to carry forward the excellent traditional culture of China, promote the change of customs, establish a new trend of civilization, avoid the risk of epidemic import and spread caused by gathering on-site sacrifices and sweeps, and create a civilized, frugal, green and safe atmosphere for sacrifices and sweeps, *** Qingtuan Longting District Committee is now Issued the following initiative:

Keep in mind the safety of epidemic prevention and control, and worship me first

Advocate for relatives abroad not to return home during the Qingming Festival, but to perform online sacrifices, implement various epidemic prevention and control measures, and insist on going out less , do not visit each other, do not gather, wear a mask, and wash hands frequently. It is advocated to express grief and pay respect to the deceased through off-site forms of sacrifice such as home sacrifices and family mourning, and not to engage in centralized sacrifice activities for families and clans.

Changing ideas and civilized sacrifices are also emotions

There is emotion in the heart, regardless of distance. It advocates a shift from focusing on on-site physical memorials to "remembering the ancestors, passing on family ties, and inheriting family traditions". We mourn the deceased through online memorial services, family memorial gatherings, reading family letters, planting trees in memory, etc., in a more healthy, environmentally friendly, and civilized way. way to pay homage to the deceased.

Strictly abide by fire prevention regulations, keep green and low-carbon in mind

Establish the concept of environmental protection, strictly abide by relevant fire prevention regulations, and do not burn incense, paper, firecrackers, etc. in fields, roads, squares, green belts and other places. Toss the coin. It is strictly forbidden to burn open fires, take strict precautions against fires, and jointly protect the blue sky, white clouds, green waters and green mountains.

Adhere to changing customs and advocate more filial piety in life

Companionship is the longest confession of love, and service is the warmest promise. Carry forward the traditional virtues of "respecting the elderly, respecting the elderly, loving the elderly, and being filial to the elderly", establish a new concept of caring for the elderly, and advocate the change of customs. When the elderly are still alive, they should fulfill their filial piety so that they can take care of themselves and be happy in their old age, so that they can live a long and healthy life.

My young friends, it is the common responsibility of the whole society to advocate civilized online memorial service. Let us join hands, starting from you and me, to be practitioners of civilized online memorial service and for beauty. Make positive contributions to Longting Construction!

Warm reminder

From April 1st to 5th, on-site memorial services in cemeteries, cemeteries, and funeral parlors and memorial halls in the city will be suspended. At other times, cemeteries, cemeteries, and funeral parlors and memorial halls carry out online and telephone reservations. Young friends can follow the WeChat official account of the "Kaifeng Cloud Sacrifice Service Platform" or call the service phone number to reserve the time for the memorial service in advance. Time-limited traffic can be used to enter the memorial service at off-peak hours. Sweep area.