& nbsp; Qingming Festival, also known as outing Festival, is at the turn of mid spring and late spring, that is, the 104th day after the winter solstice. It is a traditional Chinese festival and one of the most important sacrificial festivals. It is a day for ancestor worship and tomb sweeping. The traditional Qingming Festival of the Chinese nation began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2500 years< br /> & nbsp; Qingming was only the name of a solar term at first. It became a festival to commemorate ancestors, which is related to the cold food festival. Duke Wen of Jin set the day after the cold food festival as Qingming Festival. Qingming Festival is one of the important "eight festivals of the year" in China. It is generally around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. The festival period is very long. There are two statements before and after the 10th, 8th and 10th. These are Qingming Festival in recent 20 days. Qingming Festival was originally 15 days after the spring equinox. In 1935, the government of the Republic of China clearly designated April 5 as the national holiday Qingming Festival, also known as the national Tomb Sweeping Day< br /> & nbsp; In addition to banning fire and sweeping tombs, the customs of Qingming Festival also pay attention to a series of customs and sports activities, such as outing, swing, Cuju, polo, willow and so on. It is said that this is because cold food and fire are forbidden during the cold food festival. In order to prevent cold food and cold food from hurting people, everyone comes to participate in some sports activities to exercise. On Tomb Sweeping Day, people avoid using needles and washing clothes, and women in most areas avoid walking. Before evening, sprinkle a gray line in front of the gate, which is said to prevent ghosts from entering the house. Therefore, this festival not only has the sad tears of sweeping new tombs and dying, but also the laughter of outing. It is a distinctive Festival< br />