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1、1-Tomb-sweepingdayprofile2-Tomb-sweepingdayorigin3-Tomb-sweepingdaycustom4-Tomb-sweepingdaykeywordsTomb-sweepingdayprofileQingMingisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted.Moreimportant,itisaperiodtohonourandtopayrespecttoone'sdeceasedancestorsandfamilymembers.Becauseitreinforcestheethicoffil
2、ialpiety,QingMingisamajorChinesefestival.Literallymeaning"clear"(Qing)and"bright"(Ming),thisChinesefestivalfallsinearlyspring,onthe106thdayafterthewintersolstice.Itisa"spring"festival,anditisanoccasionforthewholefamilytoleavethehomeandtosweepthegravesoftheirforebears.Chinesebeingpracticalpeoplet
3、hissweepingofthegravesisgivenanextendedperiod,thatis,10daysbeforeandafterQingMingday.Amongsomedialectgroupsawholemonthisallocated.Chinahasalonghistoryofancestorworship,asearlyasinancienttimeshadtheemperors,governorstosacrificeceremony,templeofthespringandautumnperiodConfuciusMuJi,theseallbelongt
4、onoblepeculiar.Inqin,noblesystemafterthefall,justhavethegeneralpublicofferingtotheancestorsofgravecustom.GeneralTomb-sweepingdaygravecanbedividedintotwokindsofceremony:Tomb-sweepingdayoriginDay.PeoplevisitedJieZitui'stombthenextdaytopaytheirrespects.Overtime,HanshiDaywasreplacedwithtomb-sweeping
5、day.HerewardedtheofficialswhohadstayedloyaltohimbutheforgotaboutJieZitui.BythetimeChong'errememberedhim,aheartbrokenJieZituihadtraveleddeepintothemountains.Chong'erwantedtopersuadeJietocomehome,sohehadthehillssetonfire.ButJiewaslaterfoundbesidealargetree,withhisoldmotheronhisback.Bothweredead.Sa
6、ddenedbythetragedy,Chong'erorderedthatfirescouldnotbelitonthedayofJieZitui'sdeath.FromthiscomesHanshiDay,orColdFoodItsorigindatesbacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriod.JinprinceChong'erranawayfromthecountrywithhissupportersduetopersecution.Theywerehomelessfor19yearsandthingsgotsobadthatChong'erbegantost
7、arvetodeath.Oneoftheprince'sfaithfulfollowers,JieZitui,cutapieceofmusclefromhisownlegandservedittohismaster.Chong'erwassavedand,in636BC,hetookbackthethrone.Tomb-sweepingdaycustomATimetoTasteTea品茶QingmingFestivalisalsoatimeto
