What flowers to use for tomb-sweeping during Qingming Festival? A complete guide to flowers to use for tomb-sweeping during Qingming Festival

The 2017 Qingming Festival is approaching. Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and one of the most important festivals for worshipping ancestors. So, what flowers are used when visiting graves during the Qingming Festival? Let’s find out together.

What flowers are used for tomb-sweeping day?

White Calla Lily

Whether it is Qingming Festival or other tomb-sweeping festivals, the most traditional flowers for tomb-sweeping are generally white flowers, such as white chrysanthemums, white lilies, gardenias, etc., all of which express mourning and remembrance. White lilies and calla lilies are recognized as one of the most suitable flowers for tomb-sweeping. However, the flower language of white calla lily is "unwavering loyalty and everlasting union", so it is more suitable as a gift for couples.

Yellow chrysanthemum

In addition to white flowers, which are suitable for tomb sweeping, flowers like gardenia or plain colors symbolize regret and remembrance. Yellow flowers can also express mourning, and yellow chrysanthemums are the most commonly used flowers for tomb sweeping. In traditional sacrifices, unless there are special circumstances, it is best not to use brightly colored flowers with strong fragrance, so as not to give people the impression of disrespecting the deceased.

Potted plants instead of bouquets

In recent years, it has become very popular to use "potted plants" instead of "flower bouquets" when visiting graves on Qingming Festival. Not only is potted plants more environmentally friendly than "flower bouquets", but if the climate and environmental conditions of the cemetery are conducive to the growth of the potted plants you choose, then the potted plants can even grow very lush in the cemetery. For example, the flower language of the philadelphus flabellifera is "longevity", so it is perfect to give it to the elderly during tomb sweeping.

Roses of various colors

A bouquet of flowers, endless thoughts. When choosing flowers, many people pay more attention to the deceased's preferences or age during his or her lifetime and choose flowers that the deceased liked. However, with the development of the times, people nowadays use flowers more casually during the Qingming Festival. They are not only limited to white flowers, but also to the varieties of flowers. Forget-me-nots, birds of paradise and roses of various colors are also used by many people as tomb-sweeping flowers and can be placed in front of graves.