1, the origin of the Qingming Festival:

According to legend, it began in ancient times, the emperor and generals "tomb sacrifice" ritual, and then the folk also follow suit, on this day to pay tribute to their ancestors and sweep the tomb, which has been inherited through the generations and become a fixed custom of the Chinese nation. Originally, the Cold Food Festival and the Qingming Festival are two different festivals, to the Tang Dynasty, will be the day to worship the tomb as the Cold Food Festival.

The correct day for the Cold Food Festival is one hundred and five days after the winter solstice, around the time of the Qingming Festival, and because of the proximity of the two days, the Qingming Festival and the Cold Food Festival were combined into one day.

2, Qingming Festival customs:

Customs of the Qingming Festival, refers to the Qingming Festival around the time of tomb-sweeping and ancestor worship and trekking outings customs and habits. Qingming Festival, also known as the Festival, line Qing Festival, March Festival, Ancestor Festival, etc., is the Chinese nation's traditional major spring festival, due to the different regional cultures across the country and there are differences in the content or details of the custom, although not all the same holiday activities, but sweeping the ancestors, trekking is *** with the same basic rituals and themes.

The Qingming Festival is generally held around April 5 on the Gregorian calendar, the 15th day after the vernal equinox. The Qingming Festival period is very long, there are 10 days before and after 8 days and 10 days before and after 10 days, which is nearly 20 days are within the Qingming Festival period.