What is the origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day's 20 words?

According to legend, it originated from the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, to commemorate the courtiers and mesons of Duke Xiang of Jin.

Zhong Er, the son of the State of Jin, was in exile for 19 years, and was escorted by mesons, which made great contributions. Zhong Er returned to the throne, that is, Jin Wengong. Jiezitui carried his mother and hid in Mianshan. Jin Wengong went to look for it, but he couldn't find it, so he released Yamakaji and tried to push it out. I didn't expect meson tui and his mother to hold a big tree, preferring to burn to death rather than go out of the mountain.

Sadly, Jin Wengong ordered Mianshan to be renamed Jieshan, and ordered that the date when Jietui was burned to death was Tomb-Sweeping Day.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day

1, outing

The Chinese nation has had the custom of going for an outing in Qingming since ancient times. In ancient times, it was called spring outing, spring hunting and so on. Spring outing, also known as "spring outing", generally refers to walking and playing in the suburbs in early spring.

Step 2 plant trees

Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the spring was bright and the spring rain was falling, and the survival rate of planted seedlings was high and the growth was fast. So there is a habit of planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and some people call Tomb-Sweeping Day Arbor Day. The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day. The custom of planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day is said to have originated from the custom of crossing willows and inserting willows in Qingming Festival.

3. Grave-sweeping sacrifice

Grave-sweeping is the center of Tomb-Sweeping Day custom. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a cultural tradition of paying homage to his ancestors and pursuing the future with caution, mainly offering sacrifices to his ancestors and expressing his filial piety and yearning for them. Tomb-Sweeping Day originally belonged to "ancestor worship festival" and was named "Ghost Festival" in the development and evolution of later generations.