Tomb sweeping during the Ching Ming Festival

Tuesday, April 5

When the cold north wind whispers away, spring will quietly come to the world. The swallows are whispering, Huang Qi is singing, the wilderness is covered with green clothes, the earth is bathed with spring, and everything is vibrant, ah! Another beautiful spring. On this beautiful day, we remember the thoughts of our ancestors and follow my father to the grave.

When we arrived at the mountain, let's go to sacrifice the grandfather and the big man.

Wow, there are so many people coming! There is a family of aunts and a family of fathers and brothers. Everyone worked separately. The two uncles were responsible for removing the weeds around the tomb. The aunts and the churches put food, fruits and other sacrifices in front of the graves, poured wine and added incense. Tang Ergu, Tang Wugu and Dad hold the money paper, and three or five sheets are stacked on the grave.

After these things were done, the uncle began to burn the paper money. So, everyone, I took the gold and silver ingot paper and put it into the fire. The fire burned more and more, and the aunt and the uncle kept praying: "Agong, Ah, please, the old man is in the spirit of the heavens, and many of the future generations are blessed, safe and healthy, and have a good life. The future of reading is admitted to a prestigious university. Making money in the future will make a fortune...". I am also very strong, squeezing in and out again and again, throwing into the money, each denomination is 5 million, 10 million or something. But today the wind is quite big, I have been smoked several times.

After a while, the money burned almost, and the uncle fired a row of firecrackers, indicating that the sacrifice was over. The aunt shouted us in the past: "What do you like to eat?" Everyone is indeed a little hungry. They all go to take one of their favorite foods. The cousin eats squid, the church has five flowers, and the second son and daughter drink Wang Laoji. I didn't want to eat at first. I couldn't stand the aunt's or uncle's politeness. I barely ate a banana. The most interesting thing was Dad. I chewed the oil cake in the light cake and chewed it. The mouth said it was too delicious. It is. Everyone chats while eating.

After eating, the adults began to pick up the remaining sacrifices.

The aunt took the burden and took her family down the mountain and went back first. I followed my father, uncle, cousin, and cousin to go up the mountain and go to the tomb of the Agong Amo to sweep. Just when I got up and walked, I couldn’t help but look down on the mountain. I noticed that the firecrackers in the mountains and the mountains were full of sound, and the people who were sweeping the graves were busy.

Not long after, we came to the tomb of Agong A, and saw the grass growing a lot around the tomb. I remember when I died two years ago, I also came to the funeral and didn't see any grass.

The sacrifice began, and the whole ritual process was similar to the one just before. When it is finished, it is also setting off firecrackers and eating sacrifices. I found that the sacrifice at this time was not the one that was previously sacrificed to the Grand Agongda. I was a little curious, and I secretly asked my father: "Why should I prepare two sacrifices?" Dad replied: "If you eat the rest and give it to Agong, how can you do it?" I feel daddy. If it makes sense, I nod and express my understanding. Dad also asked me if I couldn’t understand the meaning of the word on the tombstone. I didn’t understand it, so he explained it to me.

After sweeping the tomb, we went home down the hill.

The fifth grade of Jiangda Center, Changle City, Fujian Province: Zhang Jiayi