On the first day of the Qingming holiday, the number of online worshippers across the country increased by 275.7% year-on-year

　　On the first day of the Qingming holiday, the national online sacrifice and sweeping crowd increased by 275.7% year-on-year - the new trend of

　　online sacrifice

and tree sweeping 　　Our reporter Shang Rui Liu Xingyu entered the east

　　Tomb-sweeping Day is a traditional festival to cherish the memory of the ancestors and pay homage to the deceased.

Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many places have suspended on-site sacrifice and sweeping activities.

On the first day of the holiday, 6.95 million people visited the Internet, an increase of 275.7% over the same period last year.

　　All stand, light electronic incense wax, recite sacrificial texts, and cherish the memory of the deceased... On April 1, Tianjin No. 2 Funeral Home held the 2022 Qingming collective sacrifice event of "Sending a bouquet of flowers to relatives, thinking of the Qingming Festival from a distance in the sky".

More than 30 staff at the scene dressed solemnly and sent condolences to the deceased.

　　In March, Tianjin issued a notice that funeral service institutions such as funeral homes, cemeteries, and columbariums suspend the provision of on-site sacrifice and sweeping services.

In order to facilitate citizens to place their condolences, Tianjin municipal funeral service units actively carry out sacrifice activities to provide warm-hearted services for the masses.

　　Xue Lixia, person in charge of the First Division of the No. 2 Funeral Home Business in Tianjin, said, "The No. 2 Funeral Home held a collective sacrifice activity and launched a free sacrifice service for citizens. At present, more than 100 citizens have made reservations by phone."

The free sacrificial service includes many links such as flower sacrificial sweeping and memorial speeches, and video recordings are used to make up for the regret that citizens cannot be present.

　　On April 1, the 2022 Qingming collective sacrifice sweeping activity in Nanchang, Jiangxi was launched in the Yingshang tomb area. The staff of the Nanchang Funeral Service Center placed flowers in front of each tomb.

Affected by the epidemic, Nanchang City suspended the on-site sacrificial sweeping activities during this year's Qingming Festival, and counties and districts successively launched the Qingming Dynasty sacrificial sweeping activities.

　　"According to statistics, there are more than 5,000 graves in Yingshang cemetery, commercial cemetery, urban and rural public cemetery (columbarium) and historical burial sites. We have prepared more than 400,000 flowers for offering." Nanchang Civil Affairs Zhou Jing, chief of the funeral management department of the bureau, said.

　　On April 2, Zhang Jun, a citizen of Nanchang, opened the WeChat public account of "Nanchang Civil Affairs Release" and entered the "Commemorative Space" to leave a message.

"Every Qingming Festival, I have to sweep my grandmother's grave. This year, I use the 'cloud sacrifice sweeping' method to express my grief to my grandmother." Zhang Jun said.

　　"Since its launch in 2020, the online funeral and sweeping platform has accumulated 340,000 visits, comforting many families of the deceased," said Ye Song, director of the Nanchang Funeral Service Center Office.

　　In Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, mailboxes have been set up in local cemeteries since March, where people can send paper letters of condolences, or directly scan the QR code to "send" their remembrances.

Zhou Yongcun, deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Haishu District, said, "The current epidemic prevention and control situation is severe and complicated. Protecting one's own health is the greatest responsibility to the family and society, and it is also the best consolation for the deceased. The same is true for the 'cloud' festival sweeper. Sending thoughts."

　　Reading the letter from the Haishu District Cemetery's e-mail box, the unpretentious text is touching.

"Grandma, you brought me up since I was a child and cared for me in every possible way. Are you alright in heaven?" "Mom, sometimes you will appear in my dreams, I miss you so much!"... The invisible letter is entrusted The strong family affection also makes the sacrificial sweeping method more civilized.

　　According to reports, in addition to delivering letters, local residents can also conduct online sacrifices through the "Ningbo Civil Affairs" WeChat public account.

According to the prompt, enter the information such as the name of the deceased, the address of the cemetery or the resting hall, and a prayer hall can be created for them, sending a bouquet of flowers, lighting a bright lamp, and pouring out their thoughts.

　　Our reporter Shang Rui Liu Xingyu entered the east