This year's Qingming Festival is scheduled for April 4, one day earlier than usual. The Qingming Festival originated from the legend of Jie Zitui, which is a unique existence of both traditional festivals and solar terms among the 24 solar terms in a year. The ancestors of the past generations have passed down the custom of sacrificing and sweeping tombs, making the Qingming Festival one of the most important sacrificial festivals of the Chinese nation. Although the dates differ by only one day, this slight change has attracted a lot of attention. In previous years, most of the Qingming Festival was on April 5, but this year's day earlier also made people feel a different atmosphere.
According to the lunar calendar, this year's Qingming Festival falls on February 26. There is a folk proverb "February Qingming is not in front, March Qingming is not in the back", which also means that in the lunar calendar, this year's Qingming Festival came a little early. According to this statement, the arrangement of agricultural labor will also be different, and attention should be paid to the choice of time when plowing and planting in spring. During the Qingming Festival in February, the temperature is not high, so it is not advisable to sow crops too early, and the Qingming Festival in March is the spring ploughing season, so you can plant crops in advance so as not to miss the agricultural time.
This year's Qingming Festival holiday lasted from April 4 to 6 for a total of three days, one day earlier than in previous years. In addition, the expressway implements a free passage policy during the holiday period, and the free time is from 0:00 on April 4 to 24:00 on April 6. Although the holiday is still three days, people need to take six consecutive days off after the holiday is over. Some people believe that this year's Qingming Festival holiday is actually only one day, that is, on April 4, the day of the Qingming Festival, and the next two days are long holidays caused by the holiday. This provides a great option for friends who want to take annual leave to enjoy a long vacation.
1. The date of the Qingming Festival has been advanced: The Qingming Festival on April 4 has been advanced by one day this year, ushering in this traditional festival earlier. The establishment of the Qingming Festival is related to Jie Zi Tui, and Jin Wen Gong established this festival to commemorate Jie Zi Tui, making the Qingming Festival an important moment to worship the ancestors and sweep the tombs. On this day, people pay homage to their ancestors, mourn their deceased loved ones, and express their blessings and care for the living.
2. Qingming Festival in February of the lunar calendar: This year's Qingming Festival falls on the 26th day of February of the lunar calendar, which is a little earlier. According to the folk proverb "February Qingming is not in the front, March is not in the back", which provides guidance for agricultural labor on the timing of planting crops. During the Qingming Festival in the second lunar month, although the temperature has risen, it is still not advisable to sow too early to avoid affecting the crops. The Qingming Festival in March of the lunar calendar is a critical period for spring plowing and spring planting, and it is appropriate to better grasp the agricultural time.
3. Adjustment of the Qingming Festival holiday: This year's Qingming Festival holiday will be from April 4th to 6th, a total of three days. Compared to previous years, the holiday is one day earlier, providing more convenience for holiday travel. During the holiday season, the expressway is free of charge, further encouraging people to go out and play or visit family and friends. However, the six-day holiday triggered by the compensatory holiday has also given people more options. Some people put forward a leave strategy, and by taking a leave of absence for three days, you can enjoy an eight-day long vacation from April 1 to 6, which greatly meets the need for leave.
In addition to sacrificial tomb sweeping, the food and drink of the Qingming Festival is also an important tradition. People will prepare cold food, mourn the ancestors and taste delicacies, such as Qingming dumplings, Qingtuan, peach blossom cakes, etc., these traditional foods symbolize reunion and auspiciousness, implying a good life and happiness and well-being.
Qingming Festival, also known as the "Qingqing Festival", this day is in the spring flowers, it is a good time to enjoy the flowers. Family and friends go on an outing together, feel the spring breeze, experience the vitality of nature, and let the body and mind be relaxed and happy.
Qingming Festival is also an important environmental protection festival, after the sacrifice of the paper money paper tie should pay attention to environmental protection, you can choose to burn the way to avoid pollution to the environment. At the same time, people can also choose digital sacrifices to remember their ancestors and reduce their impact on nature through online sacrifices.
As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, Qingming Festival carries the important mission of respecting ancestors and inheriting culture. With the continuous development of society, this year's Qingming Festival also presents unusual characteristics, bringing new changes in advance, lunar calendar dates, holiday adjustments and other aspects. At this moment, we must not only inherit and carry forward the traditional festival culture, but also adapt to the development and changes of the times, and maintain respect and understanding for traditional culture. Whether it is a sacrificial tomb sweep or an outing, I hope everyone will spend a meaningful Qingming Festival and feel the beauty of life and the integration of emotions. At the same time, we should also pay attention to environmental awareness, take care of the environment, and make the Qingming Festival more meaningful and far-reaching. I hope that during the Qingming Festival, everyone can not only remember the past, but also look forward to the future, cherish the present, peace and happiness.