Cold Food Festival
Tourist
Navigate Spring Festival like a local
Student
Celebrate with friends and classmates
Worker
Master workplace Spring Festival
Essential Phrases
3 expressions to learn
寒食节安康
Hán shí jié ān kāng
Peaceful Cold Food Festival
General greeting清明时节雨纷纷
Qīng míng shí jié yǔ fēn fēn
During Qingming, rain falls softly
Poetic reference to spring festivals祭祖扫墓
Jì zǔ sǎo mù
Honoring ancestors and cleaning graves
Describing festival activitiesHoliday Foods
3 traditional foods with ordering phrases
Cold Dishes
Various cold dishes eaten as per tradition
Qingtuan
Green rice balls made with mugwort
Cold Noodles
Noodles served cold, traditional for the occasion
Etiquette & Customs
What to do and what to avoid
What to Do
Traditional customs and practices
- Eating cold food only
- Visiting ancestral graves
- Flying kites
- Making and eating qingtuan
- Spring outings
- Bonfire offerings
What to Avoid
Traditional taboos and customs
- ✕No fires or cooking
- ✕Don't eat hot food
- ✕Don't make noise near graves
- ✕Avoid red clothing at gravesites
Gift Ideas
Appropriate gifts for the occasion
Fresh Flowers
Yellow chrysantheums traditional for graves
Kite
For flying during spring outings
Cold Food Set
Ingredients for cold dishes
Interactive Tools
Practice with scenario-based tools
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