Qingming Custom in Mengcheng County, Bozhou, Anhui Province

In addition to paying attention to the prohibition of fire to sweep graves, there are also a series of customary sports activities such as hiking, swinging, playing cuju, playing polo and inserting willows. According to legend, this is because it is forbidden to eat cold food during the Cold Food Festival. In order to prevent the harm of cold food and cold meal to people, everyone comes to participate in some sports activities to exercise.

First of all, sweeping the grave to worship the ancestors: it rains a lot during the Qingming period, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls. This famous sentence, which has been passed down through the ages, tells the main activities of people during their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Every year in Tomb-Sweeping Day, every family has to sweep graves, add graves and burn paper money for the deceased ancestors. Through Tomb-Sweeping Day, people can not only express their memory of their ancestors, but also inspire future generations to better inherit filial piety.

Secondly, go for an outing: Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called an outing festival. Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, everything was revived in spring returns, and the fragrance of rape flowers, peaches and plums was full of vitality. In the warm spring season in bloom, it is also a good choice to have an outing with friends or family.