What is an outing and what does it do?

Go for an outing in spring, and go for a walk in the suburbs in early spring.

The origin of outing is also related to the appearance of Shangsi Festival. Shangsi Festival, named after the first day of March. Its origin can be traced back to ancient times, that is, before the Xia Dynasty, the system of male and female mate selection was still in the matriarchal clan. At that time, there was no marriage, and a seasonal group marriage system was implemented.

Later Qingming outing should be said to have originated from ancient times and inherited the legacy of ancient festivals. Shangsi Festival, as a traditional festival, is later than Tomb-Sweeping Day as a solar term, and its predecessor is Cold Food Festival. It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiexiu, a courtier of the State of Jin, followed his son Zhong Er into exile for 19 years, and once cut off his own meat to feed his hunger.

After Zhong Er returned to China, mesons fled to Mianshan. Jin Wengong released Yamakaji, forced mesons to get a reward, and then burned alive. On this day every year, Jin Wengong ordered the whole country to ban fire, and only allowed to eat cold food to commemorate meson push.