Qingming Festival is a traditional festival for tomb sweeping and ancestor worship in my country, but in the Zuojiang and Zuojiang areas of Baise, the way of celebrating it is different. In the Zuojiang and Zuojiang areas of Baise, the majority of residents are Zhuang people, and the folk customs are simple. It is a fine tradition of the Zhuang people to be kind to relatives and cautious to distant relatives. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, the Zhuang people will hold a Qingming ancestor worship ceremony. The Zhuang people buried their ancestors' tombs on high and barren mountains. Therefore, they have to cross mountains and ridges to visit the tombs, so the locals call visiting the tombs "worshiping the mountain". The Zhuang people regard "worshiping the mountain" as very sacred. Preparing "worshiping the mountain" supplies is as grand as preparing Spring Festival goods. Since fire and cold food are forbidden on Qingming Festival, many offerings need to be prepared in advance. Five-color glutinous rice is a special offering of the Zhuang people's Qingming sacrifice. Five-color glutinous rice first needs to be dyed. The original color of glutinous rice is white, and it is dyed black with maple leaf juice, purple-red with red and purple thread grass stem juice, blue with red and purple thread grass leaves, and yellow with turmeric. After the dyeing process is completed and the rice is steamed in a pot, the five-color glutinous rice is ready. In addition to the five-color glutinous rice, the offerings include chicken, pork, incense, candles, etc. Only after the offerings are prepared can you go to the mountain to worship. The Zhuang people have a very ethnic style when visiting graves and mountains. Before setting out for the sacrifice, the offering family first places offerings such as pomelo, 5 cups of wine, 5 pairs of chopsticks, and a whole cooked chicken at the door of the house and in front of the incense table in the hall. A small knife is inserted into the chicken, and the chicken head and the knife handle are facing the direction of the ancestors, which means that the ancestors are asked to cut it with a knife and eat it. A small bowl is filled with five-color glutinous rice, and a small bowl is filled with ginger, salt, a small bowl of peanuts, apples, oranges, etc. After lighting incense and worshiping, the offerings are packed in a basket. Then you can set out for the worship. People carry steamed five-color glutinous rice, egg rolls, pomelo, apples, oranges, drinks, peanuts, pot heads, knives and axes, hoes and shovels, water, wine, bowls and chopsticks, as well as incense, candles, paper money, prayer flags, etc. in their hands and shoulders and go up the mountain in a line. Arriving at the ancestral tomb, everyone worked together and performed their duties. First, remove the grass and vines and trim the tomb. When trimming, pay attention to protecting the soil where the back of the tomb connects to the mountain. They believe that only when the tomb is connected to the mountain can it "have a backer" and fully absorb the Feng Shui spirit of the mountain dragon vein. Unlike the lonely earthen buns elsewhere, the tombs here are mostly oblong and connected to the mountain. After cleaning the tomb, light the incense you brought and insert it around the tomb. Lay the mat paper, put the cooked chicken, pork and five-color glutinous rice balls in, and place them respectfully. The chicken head should face the tombstone, and the chicken feet should stretch back, as if kneeling to the ancestors. Place 5 pairs of chopsticks between 5 cups of wine, with the top of the chopsticks facing the tombstone, so that the ancestors can hold the wine glass in their left hand and the chopsticks in their right hand to enjoy the offerings. Insert a circle of incense around the tomb, which means that the emperor and the empress are fully worshipped. After the offerings are laid out, in the midst of the smoke from the incense and candles, people kneel down in front of the ancestors according to their seniority, and the younger generations kneel down in turn behind them. They kneel down and kowtow to the ancestors together, offering sincere wishes. After the incense and candles are half burned, the elders and the young in the family add wine to the five cups of wine offered in turn, which means respect for the ancestors. After a period of time, it symbolizes that the ancestors have enjoyed all the wine, food, tea and food, and then the five cups of wine are sprinkled in front of the tomb. After the wine and tea are finished, paper money, paper clothes and paper objects are burned for the ancestors. Things that have emerged with the development of society are reflected at this time. The RMB and gold ingots are gradually reduced to ashes in the flickering firelight. After collecting the offerings, a piece of red paper is pasted on the grave and yellow and white prayer flags are inserted. Finally, fireworks and firecrackers are set off to indicate the end of the Qingming worship. With the changes of the times, the form of ancestor worship has also changed. In the past, ancestor worship was mainly based on the family. Modern ancestor worship is mainly based on the family unit, and the elders of the family take their children to go outing to worship the ancestors. Many people also drive their private cars to worship their ancestors. However, no matter what kind of worship mode, the cultural heritage of Qingming Festival will continue forever. Information source: Guangxi Festival Records Information source: Guangxi Festival Records