The implication of eating prickly heat in Qingming Festival

Scorpions were called "cold weapons" in ancient times. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called "Cold Food Festival", Tomb-Sweeping Day used to eat it.

Besides the Reunion Festival, there are some other traditional foods that people will enjoy in some places in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day has the custom of eating prickly heat in both north and south of China. "Zanzi" is a kind of fried food, crisp and delicate, and was called "cold ware" in ancient times. The prickly heat powder is convenient and easy to make. Add a little salt and seasoning to flour, mix with water and knead into dough. Then rub it into strips and sprinkle some rapeseed oil on it. When the noodles are thoroughly soaked in the basin and the elasticity is just right, wrap the noodles around your hands, spread them back and forth with your hands, make them uniform in thickness, fold them into a certain shape, put them in an oil pan, gently turn them with chopsticks, master the heat, and fry them into a large or small handful, which is the crispy yellow prickly heat. In addition, there are children pushing buns and children pushing buns. Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from the Cold Food Festival, which is a day for people to commemorate meson push. "Zi Tuimo", also known as Lao Momo, is similar to the helmet of ancient military commanders and weighs about 250-500 grams. Eggs or red dates are wrapped inside and have a top on them. The top is covered with flowers. Hua Mian is a dough-shaped steamed stuffed bun with the shape of swallow, worm, snake, rabbit or Four Treasures of the Study. The round "push buns" are for men to enjoy. Tomb-Sweeping Day's integration of natural solar terms and humanistic customs is a combination of humanistic and natural conditions, which fully embodies the Chinese ancestors' pursuit of harmony between heaven, earth and people, pays attention to conforming to the right time, place and people, and follows the laws of nature. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China. Besides China, some countries and regions in the world also have Tomb-Sweeping Day, such as Viet Nam, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.