There are different Qingming customs about our hometown in other places.

Shanxi: Ming Festival, the most solemn festival for ancestor worship in spring, is customarily called Ghost Festival. Shanxi's old folk song, "The drizzle in Qingming Festival makes people sad, the wild flowers bloom in the desert (indigenous fans), and the shovel is carried on the shoulder with the sacrifice at the hand, all of which come to the grave first", vividly summarizes the mood of people at that time and the characteristics of sweeping the grave. In spring, people repair houses to prevent rain leakage in summer. When the living are associated with the dead, the graves in the fields often collapse after wind and rain. The biggest feature of going to the grave during the Qingming Festival is to eradicate the weeds in the grave and raise and reinforce the grave with new soil, which is used to be called repairing the yin house, showing the grief of children and grandchildren for their ancestors. In the southern part of Shanxi, no matter how rich or poor people are, both men and women come to the grave, indicating that all future generations are missing their ancestors. In the northern area, it is mostly men's business to go to graves, while women generally don't go to graves. In Datong, Pingyao and other places, it is the evening of the day, and the women of the old customs will burst into tears outside the gate. "There is a cry of sorrow in the village, and it is sad when it is introduced." Tomb-Sweeping Day went to the grave, and in most places in the south of Shanxi, incense and paper were not burned, so things like money were hung on the grave. There was a saying that "the tomb at Qingming Festival was white". The reason is that the Cold Food Festival is used to banning fire, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is during the Cold Food Festival. Most places in northern Shanxi have to burn all the money and other things, on the grounds that it will not be transferred to the ancestors unless it is burned out. Datong and other places are used to going to the grave during the day and burning money and silk at home at night. In Hequ and other places in the northwest of Shanxi, it was the old custom to bring wine and food to the grave, and then eat and drink in the grave, meaning to drink and eat with the ancestors. In Wenxi and other places in the south of Shanxi Province, when you go to the grave, you should roll around the grave with jujube cakes. Legend has it that it is to scratch the itch for the dead old man. In Jiexiu and other places in Jinzhong, when going to the grave, the offerings are cakes shaped like snakes. When you get home, put the bread in the yard and blow-dry it before eating. The old people pay attention to curing diseases, and their source is because cold food forbids fire. After going to the grave in southern Shanxi, you should pull out some wheat seedlings when you go home, and insert pine branches, cypress leaves or wicker on the door to ward off evil spirits. There are many willow cuttings in northern Shanxi. In other places, some wicker is inserted in the grave. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people in southern Shanxi want to steam steamed buns with walnuts, red dates and beans in them, which is called Zifu. Take the blessing of his son and grandson, all with the blessing of his ancestors. Every family has to make black bean jelly, cut into thin pieces and eat it with soup. Shovel wilting grass and rub it on the kang mat, which is called driving scorpions. In southeastern Shanxi, people have willow branches and dead leaves on their heads. Women should use gold-colored ornaments (headdresses) to stick them on their temples. In northern Shanxi, it is customary to have black bean sprouts and eat them with corn bread and black bean sprouts stuffing. Northwest Shanxi pays attention to using millet flour to make cakes, commonly known as "spreading Huang Er", and Luliang area will receive a female husband on the day after Qingming Festival, commonly known as "fresh fire". Tomb-Sweeping Day, the province's popular "swing". Pay attention to the first three days and the last four days. After the sun rises, girls and daughters-in-law should show their charm. When the sun goes down, you must stop moving. Legend has it that before and after the Qingming Festival, all ghosts will come out to play on swings at night, and people dare not compete with ghosts. Although absurd, it also reflects the traditional psychology of respecting the dead and hoping that the deceased relatives can have fun with the living. Flying kites is also popular in Tomb-Sweeping Day. On the streets of the fields, happy children can be seen everywhere, running hand in hand with long lines. In Tomb-Sweeping Day, people avoid needles and laundry, and women in most areas avoid walking. Before evening, a gray line should be sprinkled in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house. The coexistence of sorrow and joy, respect and fear is the biggest feature of folk activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, there will be "March 3rd". On March 3, it was called Shangsi Festival in ancient times. In ancient times, the third day in early March was called "Shangsi", also known as "Sanshi". After the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, the festival was fixed on the third day of March, which has been inherited ever since. According to the Records of Etiquette in the History of the Later Han Dynasty, "it is the fourth day of the month when officials and people are clean on the flowing water in the east, and it is a great clean day to wash and remove dirt and phlegm." Later, it became the custom that every March 3, everyone went to the water to play and drink. Shanxi old saying "on the third day of the Third-month in the freshening weather, both sides of Fenhe River are beautiful". On March 3rd, many people went for an outing. Women in southern Shanxi whipped the bedroom wall with wicker, which is called "throwing scorpions". After the fight, paste a "Guanyin willow symbol" to ban scorpions. Scorpions are forbidden in northern Shanxi, and it is customary to celebrate the Grain Rain Festival. "No Scorpions in Grain Rain" should be posted on every wall, and a picture of a rooster eating scorpions is posted on the kitchen god's seat, named "Grain Rain Chicken". The stickers and paintings are accompanied by a proverb (also called a curse): "I am a god in heaven, and I will protect all the people in the lower world. Every Grain Rain Day, I will definitely take scorpion essence. "Big Dipper, Big Dipper, I'm in a hurry!" Wait a minute. On March 3, the folk also evolved into a worship activity. There are two kinds of worshipping "Zhenwu God" and "Queen Mother of the West" in the northern region, and worshipping the Queen Mother is called "Flat Peach Club". Most of the southern regions offer sacrifices to Hua Tuo. Xiangfen custom goes to Huatuo Temple to burn incense, and each person has to offer a rooster, and acupuncture the cockscomb to bleed blood as a sacrifice, commonly known as the "Thousand Chicken Club". On March 3, women in southeastern Shanxi used to dig wild vegetables in the wild, process them and eat them, which is called cutting all diseases. Northwest Shanxi picked wild vegetables to eat before and after the Grain Rain Festival. Ulmus pumila and rice flour are also used as bait to steam noodles into pieces, which is called "Ulmus pumila puppet". It tastes soft and delicious. On March 3rd, people in northern Shanxi used to make vinegar. Taiwan Province: China is a vast country with different climates in the north and south, so Tomb-Sweeping Day varies from place to place, from the second day of February to the third day of March. Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province is the 15th day from the winter solstice of the previous year, and Tomb-Sweeping Day, a native of Zhangzhou, Taiwan Province, is on the third day of the third lunar month. The customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taiwan Province are similar to those in southern Fujian. The time for Taiwan Province Hakkas to worship their ancestors and sweep graves began after the Lantern Festival, and the date was decided by each family until Qingming. Taiwan Province people's custom of sweeping graves can be generally divided into two types: one is general sweeping, and the rituals and sacrifices are relatively simple, and most of them are only for rice cakes, cakes and cakes; The second is to repair the ancestral graves, and the sacrifices are quite grand. The sacrifices for the sacrifices generally include all kinds of sacrifices, 12 kinds of vegetables, cakes and so on. When sweeping the grave, you must put "tomb paper" around the grave (cut into a rectangle with five-color paper). Each paper is pressed with small stones, and a stack of them must be placed on the tombstone. This ceremony, commonly known as "hanging paper", is money for ancestors. If it is to cultivate the tomb, that is, to trim the ancestral tomb, the whole family will gather around the tomb to eat red eggs, and the eggshells will be scattered on the cemetery, which contains auspicious meaning of metabolism and endless life. While sweeping the grave, we should also pay homage to the landowner (with a small stone tablet) who has stood by for a long time to guard the cemetery and the ancestors' peace of mind. On the one hand, it is a consolation, and it means gratitude. There is also a special custom in Taiwan Province. If there is a happy event at home during this year, the grave should be renovated when sweeping the grave, and a small red light (oil lamp) should be placed in front of the grave and brought home when you go home. It is said that it can attract more happiness and auspiciousness. In the rural areas of Taiwan Province in the past, every time after sweeping the tombs, a group of children came to beg for money. The more people came, the more developed the family would be in the future, and the owners were willing to give money or money to those children. Later, due to the decrease of cemeteries in Taiwan Province, the urn tower was implemented. Many people put urns on the urn tower and went to worship at the urn tower every Qingming Festival, which also played the role of worshipping ancestors. Due to the gradual change of people's concept, the ritual of sweeping ancestral graves has also been omitted. Zhoushan: Tomb-sweeping Zhoushan people are commonly known as going to the grave to pay homage to their ancestors. When paying homage, out of respect for the ancestors, people first cut off weeds, trim ling wood and move earth to cultivate graves, so it is called sweeping graves. Then, incense was lit and candles were burned, and offerings such as snails, green cakes, striped cakes and dishes were placed. The old-fashioned parents led the whole family to kneel and kowtow, and the new-style line bowed and bowed. After the ceremony, bamboo banners were inserted at the top of the grave, paper money and money were burned, and "hemp money" was distributed to the children who watched the grave (hemp is green cake, which has a round shape and a diamond shape). After going to the grave, I have to make "Qingming soup rice" when I go home. It is worth mentioning here that there is a special feature in the offerings when the old Dinghai went to the grave. Many dishes are cold dishes and cold dishes, as well as Qingming special snacks-green cakes and striped cakes, which can be eaten cold. It can be seen that although the custom of the Cold Food Festival has long declined, its spirit remains in the Qingming food customs and lasts for a long time. In addition, there is a custom among the people in the old Dinghai. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, women in suburban and fishing villages put cauliflower and Artemisia annua in their heads and willow in their doors. As the saying goes: "Wear flowers in Qingming, and there will be a mother in the afterlife; Qingming Dai Zhiqing, there are relatives in the afterlife; There is a willow in Qingming, and there is a mother-in-law in the afterlife. " Go for an outing, also known as spring outing, exploring spring and seeking spring. During the Qingming Festival, the sky is clear and the wind is smooth. Since ancient times, people like to take advantage of the beautiful spring to go for a swim in the countryside. Grave-sweepers often choose the nursery and sit in line instead of returning after the ritual ceremony, which has evolved from a simple ritual activity to an outing at the same time. From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the custom of swimming in spring was also popular in the old Dinghai. Whenever the Qingming Festival, everything recovers, the vegetation turns green, and the fields are bright and fragrant. Private schools and schools in urban areas should have spring break for several days, so that students can follow their parents to the suburbs for graves and spring outing. In addition, the old Dinghai also has the custom of flying kites in spring outing. Flying a kite, Zhoushan people commonly call it a paper kite. Whenever the spring breeze is warm, in the green fields and in the open areas of the city, there are always many people who enjoy the fun of flying paper owls happily. Those paper owls are swaying in the breeze, most of which are tile owls, followed by butterfly owls and eagle owls, and the most conspicuous is centipede owls, which are colorful and patchwork, very interesting and beautiful. It is said that flying paper kites is a meaningful cultural and recreational activity, which can exercise, cultivate sentiment and enjoy beautiful spring scenery.