What festival was the day before in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

The day before in Tomb-Sweeping Day was the Cold Food Festival.

The specific date of the Cold Food Festival is after the Winter Solstice Festival 105. At present, most areas in Shanxi celebrate the Cold Food Festival the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and a few places such as Yushe County celebrate the Cold Food Festival two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day. Yuanqu County also pays attention to Tomb-Sweeping Day's Cold Food Festival the day before, and the light cold food the day before.

Because every household is not allowed to set off fireworks during the Cold Food Festival, people will prepare cold food in advance, and cold porridge is one of the holiday diets handed down because of the Cold Food Festival. Cold food includes cold porridge, cold noodles, cold paste, green rice and porridge. Cold food offerings include Qing Tuan, Mianyan, snake rabbit, jujube cake, Xi Ke and Shen Tang. Drinks include dozens of kinds of spring wine, fresh tea, clear spring and sweet water.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Qingming Festival is the season when spring blooms, and everything is in bud, so it has long been a custom to have a spring outing in the wild. Going for an outing is also called a spring outing. In ancient times, it was called spring exploration. This seasonal folk activity, outing, has a long history in China, and its source is the ancient Spring Festival custom of farming sacrifice.

Every year in Tomb-Sweeping Day, after the sacrifices of all ethnic groups are swept, a bamboo pole or wicker is often inserted in front of the tomb or grave to show that there has been a sacrifice. Some people will stick some long strips of white paper on the pole, some people will hang some money, and some people will stick both white paper and money.