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During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jie Zitui, the minister of the State of Jin, tried to protect Zhong Er, the eldest son of the State of Jin, from fleeing his hometown. When he was cold and hungry, in order not to let Zhong Er starve to death, he cut off his thigh meat for Zhong Er to eat. Later, Zhong Er became the king of the State of Jin and wanted to promote meson to an official position. Jiezitui refused to be an official and retired to the mountains. In order to push the meson out, it was suggested that Yamakaji should be released. As a result, it burned for many days, but the meson push still didn't come out. After the fire went out, meson's body was found. Zhong Er regretted it. To commemorate meson tui, this day was designated as the Cold Food Festival, which later evolved into today's Tomb-Sweeping Day.

It is also said that after Jin Wengong took office, he raised a large reward for the detainees who shared his joys and sorrows, but forgot to recommend them. Someone defended meson in front of Jin Wengong. Jin Wengong remembered the past and felt guilty. Jin Wengong went to invite him himself. However, when Jin Wengong came to the meson pusher's house, he saw that the door was closed. Jiezitui didn't want to see him and hid in the mountains behind his mother's back. Jin Wengong asked his body guard to search the mountain, but he couldn't find it.

So, someone had an idea, saying, it is better to let Yamakaji go, set fire on three sides, and keep one side, hoping that the meson will come out by himself after the fire. Jin Wengong ordered the promotion of Yamakaji. Unexpectedly, the fire burned for three days and nights. After the fire was put out, the meson was not pushed out after all. Looking up the mountain, the mother and son were holding a charred willow tree and were dead.

On the day of Tomb-Sweeping Day in the second year, Jin Wengong led the ministers to the Miao Jie Temple at the foot of the mountain to pay homage to Jiexiu, and saw the burning willow on the burning forest slope come back from the dead. Jin Wengong thought that willow was transformed from mesons, so he named it Qingming Willow. People in the state of Jin want to hang willow branches at home, plant willows at graves and go hiking in the mountains. Extended content

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, is one of the traditional festivals in China, and it is also one of the most important sacrificial festivals. It is at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, that is, 104 days after the winter solstice. This is the day to worship ancestors and sweep graves.

The traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day of the Han nationality in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Influenced by the Han culture, 24 ethnic minorities in China, such as Manchu, Hezhe, Zhuang, Oroqen, Dong, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Li, Shui, Jing and Qiang, also have the customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day. Although customs vary from place to place, grave-sweeping and outing are the basic themes.

Tomb-Sweeping Day originally meant grave-sweeping day, and the government of the Republic of China designated 15 days after the vernal equinox in 935 as a national holiday, also known as the national grave-sweeping day. On May 20th, 2006, with the approval of the State Council, Tomb-Sweeping Day was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.