In 2023, Tomb-Sweeping Day is on Wednesday, April 5th, February15th of the Lunar New Year. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China, with customs such as sweeping graves and hiking. This day is also a legal holiday. According to the national regulations and previous Chinese New Year arrangements, it is estimated that Tomb-Sweeping Day will only have a holiday on April 5th in 2023, because it is Wednesday.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Grave sweeping, commonly known as going to the grave, is an activity to pay homage to the dead. Now, most families will visit graves on Tomb-Sweeping Day Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the season when everything recovers and full of green is everywhere, and it is also a good day to go out for an outing.

Festival characteristics

Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the ancestral belief and the custom of worshipping spring in ancient times, which has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival. Grave-sweeping and outing are the two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day etiquette and customs, and these two traditional themes have been passed down from ancient times to the present in China.

Among the 24 solar terms in China, one is very special. It is not only one of the solar terms, but also a legal traditional festival in China. The so-called solar term, that is, the arrival of Tomb-Sweeping Day, means that the temperature generally rises, and rural people have also ushered in a good season of spring ploughing and spring planting. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival of sacrifice in China. On this day, people will * * * cherish the memory of their deceased relatives, sweep graves to worship their ancestors, and place their grief.