Why does Tomb-Sweeping Day taboo to say happiness?

Traditional customs, out of respect for the dead, ancient people are more suspicious, thinking that running around may attract ghosts.

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 originated from the ancestral belief and the custom of worshipping spring in ancient times, which has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and outing are the two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day etiquette and customs, and these two traditional themes have been passed down from ancient times to the present in China.

Can Tomb-Sweeping Day wish each other happiness? Some people think: no. Tomb-Sweeping Day's main activities, such as ancestor worship and grave sweeping, are solemn. At the same time, both of them are related to death and ghosts and gods, and the attitude of "happiness" is not desirable.

In this regard, Gao Wei, secretary-general of the Beijing Folklore Society, said frankly that Qingming can be said to be "Happy Tomb-Sweeping Day", which has actually lasted for a long time; Comparatively speaking, "Tomb-Sweeping Day can't be said to be happy" only rose in recent two years. This is controversial because people don't know enough about the meaning of Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Gao Wei analyzed that Tomb-Sweeping Day is the most important festival in spring with rich themes. The theme of Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only to sweep graves, but more importantly, to combine sweeping graves with hiking. When we wish happiness, it just shows that we have the courage to overcome sadness and difficulties, which is also a positive attitude.