Why does Tomb-Sweeping Day eat canned peaches, wear a red vest and yellow socks on March 3rd?

This year's Tomb-Sweeping Day coincides with the third day of the third lunar month. According to folklore, the third day of March is the birthday of the Queen Mother, and a flat peach party will be held on this day. In order to prevent flat peaches from attracting boys from all over the world, you must eat peaches and homophonic "escape" to escape this robbery.

In addition, in the south, the third day of March is spring, which is the season when everything recovers, and it is also the time when various infectious diseases and plagues are prevalent. Therefore, many people think this day is unlucky, and people will fly kites and other activities on this day to get rid of bad luck. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival to worship ancestors, and the main activity is to sweep graves. So some people think it's unlucky to meet these two days. People in China often think that red cloth is an auspicious color when they drive away evil spirits and take refuge. As for canned peaches, they use the homonym of "peach" and "escape" and think that eating peaches can "escape" the disaster. There are also popular ways to buy a red vest to ward off evil spirits and a golden axe to seek happiness. In fact, these are all psychological hints for people to avoid disasters, which have no practical significance.