1. Sweeping tombs and worshiping ancestors

Qingming Festival is a traditional spring festival, and its counterpart is the autumn festival of Double Ninth Festival. Tomb-sweeping during the Qingming Festival is a "tomb sacrifice", which is called "respect for the times" for ancestors. Ancestor-sweeping is a way of remembering the ancestors, and its custom has a long history. According to archeology, tombs dating back 10,000 years were discovered at the Qingtang site in Yingde, Guangdong. According to accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements, they were dated to about 13,500 years ago, indicating that the ancients had clear conscious burial behaviors and etiquette more than 10,000 years ago. concept. Sweeping tombs and worshiping ancestors is the core custom of Qingming Festival. The Qingming Festival mainly honors ancestors and expresses the filial piety of the worshipers and the longing for their ancestors. It is a cultural tradition of paying respect to ancestors and pursuing the future with caution.

2. Outing

Outing is a spring outing, also known as "outing in spring". It generally refers to walking in the countryside in early spring. During the Qingming Festival, go to nature to appreciate and appreciate the spring scenery, and go hiking in the countryside. This kind of outing is also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called exploring spring and seeking spring, which meant stepping on the green grass, playing in the countryside, and enjoying the spring scenery. Outing, a seasonal folk activity, has a long history in our country. Its source is the ancient spring customs of farming and offering sacrifices. This spring-welcoming custom of farming and offering sacrifices has a profound impact on later generations.

During the Qingming Festival, when spring returns to the earth, people take advantage of the convenience. After sweeping tombs, families of all ages have fun in the mountains and countryside. Some people specially go to nature during the Qingming Festival to appreciate and appreciate the vibrant spring scenery, and go hiking in the countryside to express their depression after the harsh winter. Before and after the Qingming Festival is a good time for outing, so it has become an important part of the Qingming Festival customs. Outing is an ancient theme that coexists with the Spring Festival during the Qingming Festival.

3. Willow planting

Qingming Festival is the time when willows sprout and turn green. There are folk customs of breaking willows, wearing willows and planting willows. When people go out for an outing, they break off a few willow sticks. They can hold them in their hands and play with them, or they can make them into hats and wear them on their heads. They can also take them home and insert them on the lintels and eaves of the house. It is said that the custom of planting willows is related to avoiding immune diseases. People in the Tang Dynasty believed that wearing willow branches on their heads could protect them from poisonous insects when offering sacrifices by the river. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, when people returned from outings, they often planted willows at their doorsteps to avoid insect pests. This is because the climate warms in spring and various germs begin to multiply. People with poor medical conditions can only hope to avoid immune diseases by planting willows. Willow branches planted under the eaves can also predict the weather. The old proverb goes: "The willow branches are green, and it is rainy; the willow branches are dry, and the sky is sunny."