1, green dumplings

The number one food of Qingming is "green dumplings". In the south, the Qingming season, the green dumplings are almost everywhere, the streets and alleys, with delicious or bean paste or sesame seed dumpling filling, really soft and lubricating, sweet and savory.

2, hard-boiled eggs

There are some places where people will eat a hard-boiled egg in the morning, the local folklore that the Qingming eat an egg, the body of the whole year are good. Eating an egg at Qingming has the meaning of blessing good health.

3, warm mushroom package

In the Taining area, the Qingming season is a good time to pick fresh warm mushroom grass, the local picking will be made into or bun-shaped or dumpling-shaped warm mushroom package. It is fresh and tasty.

4, willow / wear willow

It is said that the custom of willow, but also in honor of "teaching people to harvest" of the agricultural ancestor Shennong. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves of the house to forecast the weather, the old proverb "willow green, rainy; willow dry, sunny day". Huang Chao's revolt stipulated that he would wear a willow for a period of time during the Qingming period.

After the failure of the uprising, the custom of wearing willow was gradually eliminated, and only the willow prevailed. Willow has a strong vitality, as the saying goes, "You can plant flowers without any intention of planting them, and you can make them into shade without any intention of planting them." Willow inserted into the soil on the living, inserted where, living where, year after year into the willow, everywhere into the shade.

Cultural Connotation

"Qingming Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It is not only a festival for people to pay homage to their ancestors and remember their forefathers, but also a bond for the Chinese nation to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, as well as a spring ritual for hiking and trekking, getting close to nature, and hyping up new life." Shi Aidong, a doctor of folklore at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said.

Customs such as rituals and trekking, which are an important part of the Qingming Festival, are mainly derived from the Cold Food Festival and the Shangsi Festival. The cold food festival is related to the ancient people's understanding of nature.

In China, the rebirth of a new fire after a cold eclipse is a transitional ceremony that reveals the change of seasons and symbolizes the beginning of a new season, a new hope, a new life, and a new cycle. Later on, it has the meaning of "thanksgiving", which emphasizes the nostalgia and gratitude for the "past".