Why does Tomb-Sweeping Day have the custom of flying kites?

Kites have a long history. Flying kites originated from ancient witchcraft.

The ancients believed that flying kites could take away evil spirits and bad luck. It is said that the first kite in the world was made of wood by Lu Ban, a famous craftsman in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were kites made of bamboo at that time. Paper kites appeared in the Han Dynasty and were called "paper kites".

After the Tang Dynasty, kites became more and more popular as a children's toy. Gao Ding, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, once described the scene of flying kites like this: "The grass grows in February, and the willows on the embankment are drunk with spring smoke. The children came back from school early and were busy flying kites in the east wind. "

People added a bamboo flute to the kite, and the day after the kite was released, it was blown by the wind and made a "whoop" sound, just like playing with a kite, so people renamed it "kite". The most famous kite festival in contemporary China is Weifang International Kite Festival.

Since 1984, it has been held in Tomb-Sweeping Day every year, and Weifang is therefore known as the "Kite Capital of the World".

Because Tomb-Sweeping Day was originally a cold food festival, it should be forbidden to eat cold food, only cold food. In order to prevent cold food and cold meals from harming your health, you should go out and do some recreational activities to exercise, so there is a sad and happy phenomenon.

The Cold Food Festival met "Tomb-Sweeping Day" and merged into Tomb-Sweeping Day. In addition, the custom of flying kites in ancient times met Tomb-Sweeping Day, hence the saying "Flying kites in Qingming Festival".

Tomb-Sweeping Day has many unique living habits and customs, such as prohibiting the use of fire, eating cold food, sweeping graves and having a spring outing.

It is worth mentioning that people often fly kites in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Flying kites, as one of the customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, has been circulating for a long time.

Since the Lantern Festival, kite-flying activities have continued to Tomb-Sweeping Day, so Tomb-Sweeping Day was also called "Kite Festival" in ancient times.

Flying a kite is an outdoor activity with witchcraft significance in ancient times, aiming at relieving "bad luck". When the kite flies high, it deliberately cuts off the lead and lets the kite fly far away. It is said that it can take away bad luck, worry, depression, worry and disease.

So some people write their troubles on paper, tie them to kites and let them go with them forever. Of course, with the passage of time, flying kites has already washed away the ancient "witchcraft" color, and people just use it to express their good wishes.

Nowadays, flying kites has become a popular entertainment. People flying kites outdoors greatly relax the tense and serious atmosphere on weekdays and adjust the busy pace of life.