How the custom of flying kites on Qingming Day was formed

In ancient times, kite-flying on Qingming Day was a folk custom, and its main meaning was "letting go of bad luck". People wrote their names on the kites, then flew them up to the sky, and deliberately cut the strings to let the kites fly away, so that they could let go of the "bad luck" and have good luck. The kite also symbolizes an amulet, a blessing of peace and good fortune.

The origin of the kite: the origin of the kite is said to be in the Five Dynasties, a man named Li Ye, in the kite tied to a bamboo flute, the breeze blowing, buzzing sound, very similar to the "kite" sound, and thus the name kite. The history of kites in China can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, and it is rumored that Master Lu Ban used wood and bamboo to make kites. In "Mozi - Lu asked", "Gong输子削竹木，以为鹊，成飞之，三日不下......" is an early record about kites. Cao Xueqin in "Dream of Red Mansions" in the 70th time vividly depicted the Grand View Garden sisters flying various kites such as crab, beauty, big fish, braided bats, phoenixes, sand swallows and so on. It can be said that the Chinese toy kites at this time developed to a fairly high level.