Twenty-four solar terms-Tomb-Sweeping Day (April 4th, 5th or 6th).

? During Tomb-Sweeping Day, people had customs such as forbidding fire, climbing mountains and sweeping graves. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in memory of ancestors, which is composed of three ancient sisters: cold food, thinking and Qingming. People will go to the graves of their loved ones together, uproot weeds, add new soil and offer sacrifices to the graves as a ceremony to commemorate the dead people and things.

? Liutiaochuan sesame seed cake

? Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called "Willow Festival". In some places, parents will buy sesame cakes made of tender willow branches for their children to eat, in case their children are "bitter in summer". I just like to get sick or lose my appetite after summer.

? Qingming Sanhou

? Wait: Tong Shihua.

? Tung flowers are in full bloom in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

? Second: voles become quails.

? When I was in Tomb-Sweeping Day, all the voles who were afraid of the scorching sun ran to the cave to hide, and quail birds who liked to bask in the sun began to come out. So the ancients mistakenly thought that voles became birds.

? Sanhou: the rainbow is first seen.

? At the beginning of the rainbow, seven-color rainbows began to appear.

? Before and after Qingming, plant melons and beans.

? Go out to enjoy the beautiful scenery in spring.

? Since ancient times, China has had the custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day stepping in the spring. At this time, the flowers are colorful and the climate is warm. People either call their friends or go out with their families to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the suburbs in spring.

? Green jiaozi

? During Tomb-Sweeping Day, some areas have the custom of having a reunion dinner. The fragrance of wormwood has pinned people's thoughts on their deceased relatives.

? The Origin of Cold Food Festival

? The day before in Tomb-Sweeping Day was the Cold Food Festival. According to legend, Zhong Er in Jin Wengong in the Spring and Autumn Period starved in exile, and Jiezitui once cut off the meat on his leg and fed it to his ears to satisfy his hunger. After Zhong Er succeeded, he sent someone to look for mesons to repay him. But meson didn't expect to come back, so he hid behind his old mother in the mountains. In order to force the meson out of the mountain, Zhong Er ordered the release of Yamakaji, but the meson who didn't want to leave the mountain was burned to death. Zhong Er was very sad, so he ordered the mother and son to be buried, and stipulated that the day of burning mountains was the Cold Food Festival. On this day, people will ban smoking and only eat cold food.

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