What's wrong with washing clothes in Tomb-Sweeping Day

Washing clothes in contact with water may cause cold air to invade the body, so Tomb-Sweeping Day can't wash clothes.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is because ancient emperors always had "grave-sweeping" ceremonies, and people followed suit. On that day, it was passed down from generation to generation and became a traditional habit of the Chinese nation. In the Tang Dynasty, the day of grave sweeping was designated as the Cold Food Festival, so Tomb-Sweeping Day was also called the Cold Food Festival. Qingming is also one of the 24 solar terms. Spring returns to the earth, everything recovers, and it is a vibrant scene.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er was tired and hungry on the way to escape persecution. Minister meson pushed him to cut off his own meat and let his son drink broth. Later, when Zhong Er became a monarch, he rewarded the minister who was in exile, but forgot to recommend him. However, meson has left home for Mianshan, not seeking fame and fortune.

Some people proposed to use Yamakaji to force mesons to push out, but there is still no meson to push out. After the fire went out, people found meson tui sitting under an old willow tree, dead. In order to commemorate meson push, Jin Wengong ordered that this day be designated as "Cold Food Festival".

Tomb-Sweeping Day can't wash clothes. In the Tang Dynasty, the day of grave sweeping was designated as the Cold Food Festival, so Tomb-Sweeping Day was also called the Cold Food Festival. According to legend, this is because it is forbidden to eat cold food during the Cold Food Festival. In order to prevent cold food from hurting people, Qingming has activities such as sweeping graves, hiking, inserting willows, swinging, playing cuju and polo. But washing clothes will come into contact with water, which may cause cold air to invade the body, so Tomb-Sweeping Day can't wash clothes.