Ancestor sweeping, which is the main custom of the Qingming Festival. Qingming Festival to commemorate the ancestors have many forms, sweeping the tomb is the earliest of a custom, this custom has been continued until today, and with the progress of society, but also gradually in the form of simplification. Because cremated remains are becoming more and more common, people go to the place where the ashes are placed to pay homage to the ancestors, instead of the custom of sweeping the tomb.
Second, trekking
Trekking, also known as the spring tour, is a folk long maintained a kind of Qingming custom. Qingming season, spring, full of green, the natural world presents a vibrant scene, it is a good time to go out for a picnic.
Three, swinging
Swinging, is also one of China's ancient Qingming Festival customs, history is also very old, in the North and South Dynasties have been popular. In the earliest times, called the thousand autumn, not called swing, and then to avoid taboos, it was changed to swing. In ancient times, the swing was usually made of a tree branch as a frame, which was then tied with a colorful ribbon. Later gradually developed into a swing with two ropes plus pedals.
Four, Cuju
Cuju is a kind of leather ball, made of leather, and then stuffed with wool. Cuju is actually a soccer game in ancient China, just different from the rules of soccer now. This is an ancient Qingming Festival when people very much like to play a game, the legend is that the Yellow Emperor invented.