Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the twenty-four festivals in my country and a traditional folk festival in my country.

According to the lunar calendar, Qingming Festival has no fixed month or day, but it always falls in February or March; that is, the Qingming Festival is 106 days after the winter solstice of the previous year; according to the solar calendar, it is April 5 or 4 (based on the second day of the current year).

The month is flat or the 29th (depending on the difference).

The Qingming Festival celebrated by Chaoshan people is similar to and different from the customs and activities across the country, and has a strong local flavor.

Eat pancakes.

Eating pancakes during the Qingming Festival is very popular in Chaoshan, and almost every household is no exception.

There is a legend about eating pancakes during the Qingming Festival in Chaoshan: In the 14th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1675), Zheng Jing, the son of Zheng Chenggong, led his troops to besiege Zhangzhou City in southern Fujian. Huang Fangdu, the Qing army guard, sent troops to resist. The siege lasted for several months. Countless residents died of starvation and corpses lay everywhere in the city.

In the streets and alleys, survivors wrapped their bodies in straw mats and buried them.

In October of the same year, the Qing army surrendered. In order to commemorate the deceased relatives and friends, the people of Zhangzhou made pancakes shaped like straw mats and wrapped corpses in order to offer sacrifices to the spirits of their deceased concubines. This custom has been passed down from generation to generation.

To roll pancakes, you mix refined flour with an appropriate amount of warm water, mix thoroughly and knead into a lump, place it on a frying pan (flat-bottomed iron pan) over the fire, bake it into a round pancake skin, and then wrap the fillings.

There are two kinds of ingredients: salty and sweet. The salty filling is made of cooked bean sprouts, leeks, mixed with chicken or shredded pork, mushrooms, dried shrimps, shredded eggs, fried scallions and other seasonings.

When you eat it, smear the sweet and delicious sauce on the crust to make it a delicious treat.

The sweet filling is made of crispy flaky sugar processed with white sugar or added with melon shreds, sesame and other seasonings to wrap the pancake skin to make a pancake.

When eating, roll it into a cylinder with a pancake skin and eat it.

During the Qingming Festival, spring leek is warm in nature and is a good liver-protecting vegetable. It has the effects of promoting qi, regulating blood, and removing blood stasis.

There is a folk proverb that "eating leeks in spring will eliminate legal diseases and eliminate disasters".

The addition of mung bean sprouts has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, quenching thirst and diuresis. It is very curative, rich in nutrients and delicious.

Chaoshan people eating pancakes during Qingming Festival evolved from the ancient custom of Cold Food Festival.

Qingming solar eclipse pancakes not only commemorate the ancient custom of cold food, but also enjoy a unique meal.

Steamed Puzi Cake.

There is a tree in Chaoshan called the Hackberry tree (also called the Hackberry tree, belonging to the Ulmus family). The leaves are oval or oblong, and the fruit is round, shaped like a large mung bean. It tastes sweet, non-toxic, and has the effect of eliminating phlegm and lowering Qi.

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During the Qingming Festival, the climate becomes warmer, the vegetation is luxuriant, and the leaves of hackberry are full of green leaves.

It is said that the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty invaded Chaozhou during the Qingming Dynasty, killing, plundering and plundering. The people were forced to hide in the mountains and forests. They were hungry and had no choice but to pick leaves and fruit seeds to satisfy their hunger. Later generations will always remember the deep hatred, so there is

"Eat leaves during Qingming Festival" is a folk proverb.

The trendy people have passed down from generation to generation the custom of processing and steaming "Pu Zi Ke" to eat during the Qingming Festival, which is still followed today.

Puzike is made by picking Puzi leaves and fruits (commonly known as Puzi), pounding them, mixing them with rice into powder, and sifting to get the powder essence.

During processing, add white sugar and baking powder to the rice flour, add an appropriate amount of water, stir evenly and fully ferment, and then put it into a pottery peach-shaped seal or plum blossom-shaped seal.

Place in a steamer (cooker) and steam until cooked.

The fragrant naked product is light green, which makes it a high-quality, fragrant and beautiful Puzi tree.

Sweeping graves.

The custom of visiting tombs and sweeping tombs during Qingming Festival is very popular in Chaoshan.

Tomb sweeping is commonly known as "hanging paper", and to distinguish it from winter solstice tomb sweeping, it is also called "spring paper hanging".

People go to their ancestors' cemeteries to fill the graves with soil, sweep away dust and weeds, hang notes on the tombstones and tomb piles, and hold sacrifices.

Many overseas Chinese also have the habit of returning to their hometowns to visit their graves during the Qingming Festival to show that they never forget their ancestors and their homeland.

Since ancient times, tomb-sweeping during the Qingming Festival is not only to commemorate one's ancestors, but also to commemorate people who have made contributions to the people and done good deeds in history.

Outing and outing.

During the Qingming Festival, spring comes to the earth, with pink flowers and green willows, warblers flying and grass growing. People go out in groups to play in the wild.

This custom has been passed down very early, so Qingming Festival is also known as the Outing Festival. Chaoshan people also have outing activities on Qingming Day.

In some places, there are also activities such as cockfighting, football, keyboard playing, swinging, and kite flying, which are very amusing.