The drawing method of the characters of Qingming Festival is as follows:

First, use a black outline pen to draw the flute-playing shepherd boy and the cow on the round white cardboard.

Then use markers to color the drawn shepherd boy and cow, and use scissors to cut them out, waiting for pasting.

Continue to use water-based watercolor pens to paint the green mountains and green waters in the background on the mirror paper. The colors from dark to light make the picture more colorful and give it a sense of volume.

After waiting for the background paper to dry, use a black outline pen and watercolor pen to draw fluttering willow branches and flying swallows on the background, and glue the cut-out shepherd boy and cow to the background. stick.

Finally, use a black outline pen to draw the musical score of the sound played by the shepherd boy, and adjust the details of the picture. The ancient style painting of Qingming Festival characters is completed.

Customs of the Qingming Festival:

The customs of the Qingming Festival are rich and interesting. In addition to tomb sweeping and eating Youth League, there are also outings, swings, Cuju, playing polo, and intercourse. Liu and a series of custom sports activities. According to legend, this is because cold food and fire are forbidden during the Qingming Festival. In order to prevent cold food and cold meals from harming the body, everyone comes to participate in some sports activities to exercise. Therefore, in this festival, there are both the sadness and tears of paying respects to new graves and the laughter of outings. It is a unique festival.

1. Grave sweeping.

Sweeping tombs during the Qingming Festival is called "respecting the times" for ancestors. Its custom has a long history. Tomb-sweeping existed before the Qin Dynasty, but not necessarily during the Qingming Festival. Tomb-sweeping during the Qingming Festival was something after the Qin Dynasty. It did not become popular until the Tang Dynasty. "Qing Tong Li" says: "On Cold Food and Frost's Descent Festivals, we pray to sweep the tomb. During the period, we go to the tomb in plain clothes, with wine and food and a tool for cutting grass and trees. We seal the trees and cut off the thorns and grass, so it is called tomb sweeping." to date.

2. Outing.

It is also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called exploring spring, seeking spring, etc. On the Qingming Festival in March, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere. It is a great time for outings. Chinese people have long maintained the habit of going outing during the Qingming Festival.

3. Plant trees.

Planting trees during the Qingming Festival has a profound historical origin and has been recorded in literature for a long time. Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar. The word "Qingming" appeared as early as the Zhou Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, "Hundred Questions of the Years" said: "Everything growing at this time is quiet and bright, so it is called Qingming."

The formation of Qingming Festival has a lot to do with the Cold Food Festival. The regulations of the Han Dynasty Qingming falls two days after the Cold Food Festival. The specific date is one hundred and seven days after the Winter Solstice. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was changed to one day after the Cold Food Festival. Qingming Festival evolved into the only festival among the twenty-four solar terms due to the Cold Food Festival. Its origin is related to the story of Jie Zitui in Mianshan and Chong'er, Duke Wen of Jin Dynasty.

4. Inserting willows.

It is said that the custom of inserting willow trees is to commemorate Shennong, the founder of agriculture who "taught the people how to farm". In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to predict the weather. There is an old proverb that "willow branches are green when it rains; when willow branches are dry, the sky is sunny." Willows have strong vitality. As the saying goes: "If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will create shade." Willow branches will live when they are inserted into the soil.

5. Cuju.

Ju is a kind of leather ball. The ball is made of leather and the inside of the ball is stuffed with hair. Cuju means kicking a ball with your feet. This is a game that people loved during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor, and its original purpose was to train warriors. The long scroll "Xuanzong's Polo Pictures" in the Ming Dynasty shows the scene of Xuanzong enjoying polo. Polo was also played around the Temple of Heaven in the Qing Dynasty. It was not until the middle of the Qing Dynasty that polo disappeared.

6. Swing.

This is the custom of Qingming Festival in ancient China. Swing means moving by holding on to the leather rope. It has a very ancient history. It was first called Qianqiu, but later was changed to Swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of tree branches and tied with colorful ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into a swing with two ropes and pedals. Swinging can not only improve health, but also cultivate bravery. It is still loved by people, especially children.

7. Fly a kite.

Kite flying is also a favorite activity during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, people not only play during the day but also at night.

At night, a string of small colorful lanterns are hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing wire, like twinkling stars, and are called "magic lanterns." In the past, some people would cut the strings after flying kites into the blue sky and let the breeze carry them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to themselves.