2012The qingming festivalWhat date is on?

A: tomb-sweeping day is on April 4, 2012 on March 14, according to the lunar calendar, on Wednesday.

In 2012, ching Ming festival holiday arrangement:

A: take three days off tomb-sweeping day, 2012 on March 31 and April 1 is the weekend, and on April 2 and 3 shifts, so tomb-sweeping day vacation time is:April 2 - April 4.

Tomb-sweeping day is our country traditional festival, which is the most important festival of sacrifice, is the day of ancestor worship and the grave.thisgraveA kind of activity, and sacrifice to the dead.The han nationality and some minority are mostly in the tombs.

According to the old tradition, the grave, people to carry goods such as especially fruit, paper money to the grave, will be food for offering in the family tomb, then paper incineration, forThe graveUp new soil, fold a few branches pale green branches inserted in the grave, and then salute kowtow worship, finally eat especially home.The tang dynasty poet tu mu's poem "qingming" yue: "rains fall heavily as qingming comes, and passers-by with lowered spirits go.Restaurant where?The shepherd boy pointed apricot blossom village."Write the ching Ming festival special atmosphere.

Ching Ming festival, also called TaQingJie, according to the solar calendar for, it is in every year on April 4 to 6, between, it is beautiful spring scenery spring-out of season, it is also the people (ancient called outing) good time for a spring outing, so the ancients had qingming outing, and carry out a series of customs sports activities.In ancient times, there is a saying that "march festival".

In the idea of the ancients, 108 is representative of tarsus fullness, good fortune, long and profound, the qingming festival on the 108th day after the winter solstice, there is a deep meaning.Qingming festival is named, not only because at this time the growth of all things clean and bright, also because this time the sun is fresh, circulation in the period between the sun be the spirit of heaven and earth, sun be the spirit is pure and fresh.

Tomb-sweeping day is China's important traditional folk festivals, it is important eight festival: has of summer, qingming festival, Mid-Autumn festival, the dragon-boat festival, the yuan,, winter solstice, and one of the New Year's eve.In general is a traditional festival in China is introduced

Gregorian calendar of April 5, but the festival is very long, there are eight days and 10 days before the 10th day ten two versions in the future, the nearly 20 days are tomb-sweeping day.

The origin of the tomb-sweeping day,Reportedly began in ancient Kings and princes "MuJi", then the folk also follow, in this day ancestor worship, mourning ages follow and become a fixed custom of the Chinese nation.Originally, cold food and tomb sweeping day are two different festivals, in the tang dynasty, will be the day of worship grave as cold food.

"Qingming festival" name also comes from qingming solar term of Chinese lunar 24 solar terms in our country.The 105th day after the winter solstice is the tomb-sweeping day solar terms.Qingming festival throttle with a total of 15 days.As solar term qingming festival, the time after the spring equinox.Then has to go to the winter, spring, the weather is clear, the fields bright and clean, nature shows vitality everywhere.In this period "qingming festival", is apt a word.

[2] well means one hundred and five days after the winter solstice, the day before the fire, cold, so it is also called "cold day", the "non-smoking section".Cold food was built in memory of the spring and autumn when folklore jie zitui was burnings in continous mountain, duke wen ban on fire.Jie zitui is shanxi people, so cold food customs in shanxi first.Old well off the fire, the palace has wood drilling in new fire ceremony, folk also wicker in Chesapeake bay to take new fire each other more.