Once upon a time, there was a man, followed by a minister named meson tui. They went to a wasteland. The man was so hungry that he fainted. Meson pushed everywhere for food, so he had to cut the meat off his leg and give it to this man. The man woke up after the barbecue. He was very surprised and asked where the meat came from. The meson push has to be said to have been cut off from his thigh. The man opened his mouth wide. He was very moved and said, "When I become a monarch in the future, I must reward you."
Nineteen years later, this man really became a monarch. The first thing he did was to give awards to ministers who had made achievements. The names of ministers are almost finished, but he still hasn't read meson push. A nearby minister comforted him and said, "Your Majesty will keep you, and you will definitely get a good one." But after reading the name of the minister, I still didn't read the meson push. This person actually forgot him.
A minister in the middle said, "Your Majesty, you forgot meson push, but he saved your life!" " "Hearing this, he blushed. He searched everywhere in the crowd, but still couldn't find the meson push. Later, he learned that Jiezitui packed his bags and hid in Mianshan because he was sad. Later, he sent the body guard to Mianshan to look for it. After searching for a long time, I still can't find the meson push. Zhong Er came up with a way to set fire from the east, west and north, and then waited in the south.
He said to himself, "Mesons must avoid fire and come out from the south." As a result, the fire burned from morning till night without meson push. Zhong Er was in a hurry, so he ordered people to put out the fire and went in to look for it himself. He found the meson pushed on a big tree. There is a poem written next to it, which means that Zhong Er and the people will not make a fire on this day. Zhong Er called this day "Tomb-Sweeping Day" and "Cold Food Festival".
The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day
1, ancestor worship and grave sweeping
Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the four traditional festivals in China, and it is a day to worship ancestors and sweep graves. Grave sweeping is commonly known as going to the grave. In Han and some ethnic minority areas, according to local customs and habits, people come to the cemetery with fruits, food, paper money and other items, put their offerings in front of the cemetery, burn the paper money, add some new soil to the grave, and then kowtow to worship at the grave, so that they can pack up their offerings and go home.
Step 2 fold the willow to see you off
Willow is a symbol of spring. Willow swaying in the spring breeze always gives people a feeling of prosperity and vitality. Since the Han Dynasty, people have gradually formed the custom of breaking willows to bid farewell, in order to wish each other peace. Because "Liu" and "Liu" are homophonic, they also take the meaning of reluctant, and try to keep them. At the same time, relatives and friends who want to leave are like willow branches in other places, which can quickly take root and sprout and survive everywhere, and all of them are pinning their good wishes on their relatives and friends.