Qingming festival time in 2014

On April 5, 2015, according to the lunar calendar on Sunday February 17

Qingming festival belongs to three

A HouTong beginning China;

Two syndrome voles become An;

Three HouHong beginning to see.

At this time of the three hou meaning first paulownia kawakamii ITO flowers, then xi Yin voles gone, all the hole in the back into the ground, and then the sky can see the rainbow after the rain.

Qingming festival origin

"Huai south son? Astronomical xun" cloud: "15 days after the spring equinox, bucket refers to b, the clarity to the wind."Age in accordance with the best ask "that:" growth at this time, all things are clean and bright and clean.The reason of the tomb-sweeping day."

The qingming festivalOrigins, reportedly began in ancient Kings and princes "MuJi", later 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.

The legend of the interface of the push

According to legend the spring and autumn period, jin prince chong 'er to escape persecution while in exile, in exile on the way, in a wild place, tired and hungry, can no longer stand up.Followers get along while also can not find a bit to eat, are all very anxious, along with the minister meson away to a quiet place, from his own thigh cut off a piece of meat, cooked a bowl of soup let childe drink, chong 'er gradually restored the spirit, when chong 'er found meat is jie zitui cut off his leg, shed tears.

Jie zitui like

Nineteen years later, chong 'er the monarch, also is in the history of the state.Acceded to the throne after the article and heavy recompense was exiled to accompany him, forgot jie zitui.Many people jie zitui Ming gravamen, advised him to face jun for reward, but jie zitui most despise those who take credit for reward.He packed with quietly to the continous mountain seclusion.

After the duke wen heard, mo and shame, personally take people to please jie zitui, jie zitui, however has been away from home to the continous mountain.Mountains and high risk, cotton, lush trees, it was hard to find two people, someone come, from the three sides of the fire continous mountain, force the jie zitui.The fireThrough continous mountain, did not see the figure of jie zitui, after the fire, has been found back to the old mother jie zitui had sat an old willow tree died.Duke wen said, wail.Encoffin, from the tree hole found a blood - top write a way: "cut meat to serve you all steps, hopefully the tetrarch temperamental predominance.In memory of jie zitui, duke wen ordered that day would be a cold.

In the second year the state leads the mountain shrine, found the old willow death and resurrection.Then give old willow as "ching Ming liu", and spake unto the world, a day after the cold as the tomb-sweeping day.