Tomp Sweeping Day

Tomp Sweeping Day：Verse （Poets of past dynasties、Representative Works）、Historical Origin（Ancient spring sacrificial activities、Ganzhi calendar）

Tomp Sweeping Day

• Verse
  • Poets of past dynasties
    • Du Mu
    • Bai Juyi
    • Dai Shulun
    • Yang Wanli
    • Song Zhiwen
  • Representative Works
    • 《清明》 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。
    • 《寒食》 春城无处不飞花，寒食东风御柳斜。
    • 《长安清明》 蚤是伤春梦雨天，可堪芳草更芊芊。
    • 《途中寒食》 马上逢寒食，途中属暮春。
• Historical Origin
  • Ancient spring sacrificial activities
  • Ganzhi calendar
  • Primitive belief
• Introduction
  • Another Name
    • Ancestor worship festival
    • Martisor
    • Steeping on the Spring Festival
  • Date
    • Before and after April 4 of the Gregorian calendar
• Tradition
  • Seasonal Food
    • The North eats cold food.
    • The Sonth eats Qingtuan.
  • Traditional Activities
    • sweep the tombs
    • Go on a spring outing
    • Plant trees
    • Cockfighting
    • Inserted willow
  • Local Customs
    • Guangzhou people visit tombs on this day.
    • Zhejiang people worship their ancestors on this day.
    • YUnnan people have a dinner party.
    • Shandong people repair ancestral halls for their ancestors.