Historical Qingming Festival and Its Diverse Manifestations in Localized Forms
The Qingming Festival is a national intangible cultural heritage and a typical representation of the integra-tion of solar terms and festivals.The Qingming Festival has a long history;the Qingming sacrifice is a typical Chinese folk belief and custom;the Qingming sacrifice exhibits distinct localization and diversity;the martyrs'commemora-tion during the Qingming Festival is both an individual and a collective act,and it is now an activity form of patriotic education in schools;the customs of the Qingming Festival are rich and colorful,with many recreational and enter-taining contents that delight both gods and humans.The culture of the Qingming Festival,having been internalized as a part of people's lives and beliefs,has been practiced over a long period and received recognition from the public.It should be better inherited and protected.
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