Clear the name, time was originally XiaLi solar term between march in April 5 calendar before or after the HanShiJie late), more than one to two days.

The meaning of clear, according to the age of 100 asked, said: "things grow at this time, all clean and bright. So call clarity." To clear the weather warms up, it is the day, the good season, injected a spring plowing was also cherish life, to commemorate the spring is a good chance the outlaws. The tang dynasty rulers allowed the people will HanShiJie grave ancestor-worship continues to qingming day, custom to strengthen ShenZhongZhuiYuan, co-founded the traditional family XiaoQin.some kisses, qingming festival preliminary nature.

In the song dynasty, the folk rise burn spirit money memorial ancestors, because HanShiJie forbidden fire custom, tomb-sweeping day a fire, people can only be limited in clear, clear held during which gradually replace grave of traditional food grave. It is worth noting, ching Ming festival with grave theme, but at the same time worshipping the content of the spring outing also contains outing, swinging, a game called cuju, tug-of-war, etc outdoor activities are especially popular during the festival. According to "and not hurt, Yin and Yang Concorde cultural traditions, pour also can understand: MuJi is connected, the sun is the grave, just outing for the two sides of the same coin, be short of one cannot.