About the origin of the Qingming Festival, Qingming Festival customs around the world, Qingming Festival legends, stories (2O words below)

1, Qingming Festival legend story

Spring and Autumn Duke Wen of Jin, Chong Er in exile, tired and hungry, the vassal Jie Zi Pui cut off a piece of meat from the thigh, for Chong Er to cook soup, Chong Er knew the gratitude. Afterwards, Jie Zi Pui died under a withered willow with his mother on his back, and left his last words: "Cutting off the meat to serve the king with all my heart, but wishing that my lord would always be clear."

2, the origin of the Qingming Festival

People in order to commemorate Jie Zi Tui, so the Duke of Jin designated the day as a cold food festival, the next year the Duke of Jin climbed the mountain to pay homage to the willows came back to life, so he gave the old willow tree as "Qingming willow", and the day after the cold food for the Qingming.

3, the origin of the Qingming Festival

The origin of the Qingming Festival, according to legend, began in ancient times, emperors and generals, "tomb sacrifice" of the ceremony, and then the folk also follow suit, in this day, ancestor sweeping the tomb, and has been inherited by the Chinese people as a fixed custom.

4, Qingming Festival customs

Trekking, grave sweeping, willow, play, kite flying, tree planting, swinging, Cuju, cockfighting, tug-of-war and so on.