qīng míng jié清明节lǐ里de的lì shǐ历史：hán shí jié寒食节
Today, during Qingming Festival, people visit graves, go on spring outings, and eat qingtuan.
In fact, in ancient times, there was another very important festival before Qingming Festival called the "Hanshi Festival."
The Hanshi Festival has a very long history.
Its most famous story is related to Jie Zitui from the Spring and Autumn Period.
According to legend, Duke Wen of Jin wanted to persuade Jie Zitui to come out of the mountains and become an official, so he set the mountain on fire. In the end, Jie Zitui would rather be burned to death than come out.
Duke Wen of Jin felt deeply regretful and sad. To honor him, he ordered that fire be forbidden on that day, and people could only eat cold food.
This is where the name "Hanshi" comes from.
Besides eating cold food, the ancient Hanshi Festival also had the custom of "changing the fire."
People would put out the old fire and make a new fire by drilling wood.
This represented saying goodbye to the past and beginning a new year of life.
Because Hanshi Festival and Qingming Festival are very close in time, their customs gradually merged over time.
Today, we no longer need to specially eat cold food, but the spirit of Hanshi Festival has remained.
Modern Qingming Festival includes both the seriousness of honoring ancestors and the joy of spring outings.
On this day, people not only remember their ancestors, but also go outdoors to enjoy the beautiful scene of "grass growing and orioles flying."
Hanshi Festival reminds us to remember history and also cherish the present.
Nowadays, many people's grave-sweeping practices have become more modern, such as offering a bouquet of flowers or planting a tree.
Spring is the season when all things grow. While remembering the past, we should work hard and cherish the beautiful time we have now.