The tomb-sweeping day / / Li Song

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459959303321
• Autore: Song Li
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Reading, England] : , : Paths International Ltd., , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-84464-437-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Collana: Chinese Festival Culture Series
• Disciplina: 394.26951
• Soggetti: Festivals - China; Chinese - Social life and customs; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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