Qingming Festival

Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in spring. Douzhi B, when the sun reaches the yellow meridian at 15 °, it is Qingming. The Qingming solar term is named after the seasonal period of "clear qi, clear scenery, and all things visible". Qingming Festival is a solar term that reflects the changes in natural phenology. During this season, the sun shines brightly, vegetation sprouts, and flowers bloom, presenting a vibrant scene in nature. In the southern region of China, at this time, the air was clear and the scenery was bright; The northern region has started to experience a break in snow, with temperatures rising and spring thawing.

The Qingming Festival generally changes between April 4th and 6th in the Gregorian calendar and is not fixed on a certain day, but April 5th is the most common day. The Qingming Festival is both a solar term and a festival, and the Qingming solar term provides important conditions for the formation of Qingming Festival customs in terms of time and weather phenology. The Qingming solar term is related to the phenology of the year and is often used to guide farming, with the meaning of clear sky and clear air, and suitable time for spring plowing; The Qingming Festival is a day for people to sweep tombs and worship their ancestors, and to be cautious in pursuing the distant future.