Customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day in Shaoguan Ruyuan

Ruyuan County called the first ten days of Tomb-Sweeping Day "windless days", and all the residents in the county wore peach leaves on their heads. Puyang County "awarded honours" after Qingming sweeping the grave. When Guangdong people sweep graves, they will offer pigs, geese and cakes to burn incense and turn waste into treasure.

That is, it is presided over by the priest, and the grave-sweeping sacrifice is cooked and eaten by the grave-sweeper. Grave-sweeping is called "worshipping the mountain" in Guang Ningxian.

Besides paying attention to grave-sweeping, Tomb-Sweeping Day also has a series of customary sports activities, such as hiking, willow planting, swinging, cuju, polo and swinging.

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.

In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people avoid injections and washing clothes, and women in most areas avoid walking. Before evening, a gray line should be spread in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house.

Therefore, this festival is a distinctive festival, with sad and sour tears to sweep the new grave and laughter for an outing.