The tomb-sweeping day / Li Song.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Song, Li, author.

Series:

Chinese Festival Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Festivals--China.

Festivals.

Chinese--Social life and customs.

Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Reading, England] : Paths International Ltd., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In China, 'The Tomb-Sweeping Day' is a festival commemorating the ancestors and making sacrifices to gods and saints. This book - written as an English-Chinese bilingual text - introduces the origin, inheritance, traditions, and varied forms of this festival. As a festival that represents respect, its cultural distinction deserves to be highlighted. 'The Tomb-Sweeping Day' is seen as a significant component of Confucianism, showing the filialness and loyalty of Chinese people. Many folk tales and legends of sagacious heroes are the prototype of the sacred ceremonies during the festival, and th

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter One: Origin; 1: The Shangsi Festival; 2: The Hanshi Festival; 3: Ancestor Worship; 4: Solar Nodes or Terms; 5: The Qingming Festival; Chapter Two: Dissemination; 1: Mainland China; 2: Hong Kong and Taiwan; 3: Overseas Chinese Communities; Chapter Three: Customs; 1: Tomb Sweeping and Ancestor Worshipping; 2: Go for an Outing in Early Spring; 3: Food; Chapter Four: Distinctive Festive Places; 1: Shaanxi Province: Qingming Public Memorial; 2: National Minorities Celebrate Qingming; 3: Waterland in Northern Jiangsu Province: Regatta; Postscript

The Postscript of Chinese Festival Culture SeriesCopyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 9, 2015).

ISBN:

1-84464-437-5

OCLC:

904697334