1. Tomb sweeping: In Chinese history, cold food and fire were forbidden to pay homage to ancestors. Tomb sweeping and ancestor worship on Tomb Sweeping Day has become a continuous custom and tradition since then. Even in today's society, people still have the custom of visiting graves and ancestors before and after the Qingming Festival.
2. Spring outing: Spring returns to the earth during the Qingming Festival. The nature is full of vitality, which is a good time for outings. Chinese people have long maintained the habit of Qingming outing.
3. Cuju: Cuju is the predecessor of modern football. The ball skin is made of leather and the ball is stuffed with wool. It is said that Cuju was introduced to the people during the Warring States Period, and became a military martial art training tool in the Han Dynasty.
4. Inserting willows: Tomb sweeping Day is the time when willows sprout and grow green. There are folk customs of folding willows, wearing willows and inserting willows. When people go on an outing, they can easily break down some wicker sticks and play with them in their hands, weave them into hats and wear them on their heads, or take them home and put them on the lintels and eaves.
5. Kite flying: It is a popular custom to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. For the ancients, kite flying was not only a recreational activity, but also an act of witchcraft: they believed that kite flying could free their own filth.
6. Swing: This is the custom of Qingming Festival in ancient China. The swing means to move with the leather rope. Its history is very old. It was first called Qianqiu. Later, in order to avoid taboos, it was changed to swing.
7. Tree planting: Before and after the Tomb Sweeping Day, the spring sun shines and the spring rain drizzles. The survival rate of planted seedlings is high and the growth is fast. Therefore, since ancient times, China has the habit of planting trees during the Qingming Festival.