About the origin of Qingming Festival

The origin of Qingming Festival: According to the legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Chong'er of Jin was forced to go into exile, and in the course of his exile, he fainted on the ground one day when there was no food to eat. Minister Jie Zhi Pui cut off a piece of meat from his own body and cooked a pot of meat soup for Duke Chong Er, who ate it and gradually recovered his spirit.

Then Chong Er became the Duke of Jin, and when he rewarded his ministers, he forgot about Jie Zhi Pui, who had retired from his post. The Duke of Jin went to ask Jie Zhi Pui to come out of the mountain, but he couldn't find him. The Duke of Jin had no choice but to set fire to the mountain and accidentally burned the push to death, in order to commemorate the push, the Duke of Jin will be positioned on the day of the Qingming Festival.

Tomb-sweeping and trekking are the customs of Qingming Festival. Spring excursions, also known as "spring trekking", usually refer to traveling to the countryside in early spring. This kind of outdoor activity has a long history in the Chinese nation. Tree-planting is also slowly becoming a regular practice, which is actually an official recognition of the long-standing custom of tree-planting. Influenced by Han Chinese culture, the other 24 ethnic minorities in China, also have the custom of celebrating the Qingming Festival.

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