In Henan, people most commonly eat food such as dumplings, date cakes, and eggs during the Qingming Festival. "Sanzi" is a fried food, crispy and delicate, and was called "Han Ju" in ancient times. The custom of prohibiting fire and cold food during the Cold Food Festival is no longer popular in most areas, but the dumplings related to this festival are deeply loved by the world. Date cake is also called "Zitui cake". In some places in Henan, fermented grains are used to make dough and steamed with dates.

The customs of Qingming Festival are rich and interesting, such as banning fires, sweeping tombs, and a series of customary sports activities such as outing, swinging, Cuju, playing polo, and planting willows. 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.

According to the old custom, when sweeping the tomb, people should bring wine, food, fruits, paper money and other items to the cemetery, offer the food in front of the tomb of their loved ones, then burn the paper money, build new soil on the tomb, and fold a few branches. New green branches are planted on the grave, then they kowtow and worship, and finally go home after eating wine and food.

The poem "Qingming" by Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: "It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to die. May I ask where the restaurant is? The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village." It writes the special atmosphere of the Qingming Festival. .