The tomb-sweeping day nowadays, had been become too by modern gradually section of pay respects to sb at his tomb.
Actually, original when Pure Brightness is mixed Summer Solstice of the Waking of Insects of the Beginning of Spring is same, belong to one of 24 solar term.
" south the Huaihe River child · astronomy example " statistic, pure Brightness is in " after spring equinox 15 days, bottle point to man " , this day is like " when year old 100 ask " place character, "Everythings on earth grows right now, all clean and bright and clean, the Pure Brightness that friend says " . So, some places still are circulating Pure Brightness go for a walk in the country in spring, group eating blueness consuetudinary, these, come along clear and bright original meaning.
And from when to begin, does Pure Brightness evolve by a solar term be a sacred festival?
This thing even from tomb-sweeping day before today -- cold feed a section to speak of.
History record: Year period, childe serious side is advance country to avoid disaster chaos and be forced to leave his native land his country is as long as 19 years, chancellery meson is pushed from beginning to end follow left and right sides, do not leave do not abandon; Even " cut an eat gentleman " . The arouse one's all efforts to make the country prosperous that weigh ear, become generation name supreme ruler " Jin Wen is fair " . But meson is pushed do not seek wealth and position, put in concealed continous hill 's charge with the mother, jin Wen is fair its give hill to meet and give orders to set fire for approach burn hill, meson is pushed do not go out to burn and be died hill, finally by fire stoutly.
The annals of official loyal to his sovereign of advance article public remember with gratitude, its bury Yu Mianshan, long ancestral temple establishs temple, the day that gives orders to turn die in an accident for a political incident in meson forbids fire cold feed, in order to send grief,
And meson pushs postmortem the 2nd year the cold the next day that eat a red-letter day, it is Pure Brightness solar term, jin Wen is fair lead group of official white clothing to ascend continous hill hold a memorial ceremony for again, he discovers suddenly, that scorch big willow that meson is pushed and the mother holds willow in the arms and dies actually the rise again like the miracle, branch numerous Xie Mao, serious side remembers the Pure Brightness ideal that meson promotes, couplet thinks of clear and bright that day gas, grant a big willow before to be " Pure Brightness willow " , this day, perform melt into gradually with sacred the tomb-sweeping day that attach most importance to.
Traditional tomb-sweeping day, what people has Zhi Liu is consuetudinary, also concern with this allegedly.
That is to say, to commemorate meson is pushed, jin Wen is fair installed two fete, first one day is cold eat a red-letter day, hind one day is tomb-sweeping day. And the wind that folk also formed hold a memorial ceremony for of the grave that insert willow in these two days gradually, and become a custom through long time usage, became an injury affection and happy and concomitant red-letter day.
Clear generation is earlier, it is before reform of Shang Rewang calendar, tomb-sweeping day is in surely cold after eating a red-letter day two days;
After soup family name is reformed, cold feed a section to one day is in surely before tomb-sweeping day, contemporary the follow deciding a way of 24 solar term this one system, because this is cold,feed a section to one day is in before tomb-sweeping day.
Appear, from year period up to now, cold feed a section to already had 2600 old histories. This day eats cold drinks and snacks, sacred, go for a walk in the country in spring to wait consuetudinary one dc hands down and also accept for countrywide place. Accompany those who follow a years to elapse, cold fed a section to blend in tomb-sweeping day silently.
So, a lot of people forgot tomb-sweeping day gradually before today festival -- cold eat a red-letter day.
But forget cold the Pure Brightness that eats a red-letter day, it seems that a lot of less culture details.