It is taboo to hang wind chimes on the bedside and to eat rice with chopsticks.
It is necessary to visit graves during the Qingming Festival. At the same time, there is a custom of outing, where new soil is raised to the graves and added to the graves. In the past, the Qingming Festival was also called the Cold Food Festival, which once lasted for a hundred days. Cao Cao changed it to one day, and the Tang Dynasty changed it to three days before the Qingming Festival. All fires had to be extinguished. After the Cold Food Festival, new fires came from the palace. During the Qingming Festival, we also need to plant willow branches, wear wicker hats, fly kites, and play on swings.
It is taboo to hang wind chimes on the bedside. Bells, wind chimes, etc. are said to attract ghosts, and sleeping is the most vulnerable time to be "invaded." Therefore, on this Ghost Festival, you must not hang wind chimes on the bedside. Hanging wind chimes.
It is forbidden to stick chopsticks in rice. Although everyone eats rice, of course it is normal to eat it to fill your stomach. Some people should not stick chopsticks in rice when eating. It is said that bad things will be attracted to share food. It is forbidden to play in the water during Ghost Festival. Qingming Festival is a day when ghosts are open. There are many people going to swim and play in the water. But remember, stay away from rivers and reservoirs. Because legend has it that on this day, water ghosts will come looking for substitutes.
Paper money is taboo. It is a custom in many places during the Qingming Festival to burn paper money, whether it is ancestral graves or the nearest intersection. Remember, do not be disrespectful when passing by. , let alone picking up paper money or stepping on it. It is forbidden to walk at night. On the night of Qingming Festival, it is best for everyone to go home early and stay at home. Don’t walk around at night.