1. Go for an outing and go boating!

Tomb-Sweeping Day starts on April 5th of the Gregorian calendar every year, when the sun reaches the 15th degree of the Yellow Meridian. During the Qingming Festival, spring is in full bloom, which is most suitable for outing, so an important custom in Tomb-Sweeping Day is going for an outing. People come out for an outing in groups of three or five with all kinds of delicious food. Some came to the countryside, some came to the beautiful gardens, and some went boating on the lake; Some people taste delicious food, some enjoy singing and dancing, some enjoy beautiful scenery, and often go home in the evening. 2, cockfighting!

besides hiking, there are many interesting games in Qingming, one of which is cockfighting. Cockfighting is a duel between two cocks. Some noble families even put metal claws on their chickens to win. Wang Bo, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, also wrote a famous essay "Chicken of the King of England" specifically for the cockfighting of Pei Wang Li Xian, challenging the cockfighting of the King of England Li Xian.

associated with cockfighting is the game of cockfighting. Cockfighting eggs means that two people take the sharp end of the eggs to top each other's eggs, and if they break each other's eggs, they win. Because fighting eggs requires an accurate judgment on the thickness of the eggshell, the angle of the top egg, and the intensity of use, some people say that fighting eggs is actually a battle of hearts and wits. 3. Cuju!

people also like cuju in Qingming festival. "Cuju" is ancient football, and its play is similar to today's football, but the inside of the ball is not inflatable, but solid. 4, water swing!

Swing is also a popular game around Qingming Festival. Swing was originally a game of northern minorities, but it was introduced to the Central Plains when Qi Huangong explored the northern minorities and became a favorite game of the Central Plains people. In the Tang Dynasty, when ladies-in-waiting played on the swing, their clothes fluttered like fairies, so the emperor turned the swing into a "half-fairy play". There was also a "water swing" game in the Song Dynasty. It was more interesting to set up a swing on the boat and then dive on it than today's diving competition. Eat green balls, snails, cakes and so on!

there is a saying among the people that "a clear snail is better than a goose". At this time, it is the time when the southern snail meat is delicious and attractive. You can add onion, ginger and garlic to stir fry, or you can stir fry the snail meat with leeks.

In Zhanjiang, hair cakes are an indispensable food for Qingming. Hair cakes cooked with glutinous rice are delicious, sweet but not greasy, waxy but not sticky, delicious and don't worry about getting angry.