Rural customs and folk customs of Haian College

There is a well-known custom in Hai 'an-Tomb-Sweeping Day. On this day, the streets and alleys of Hai 'an are filled with all kinds of stalls, including clothes, ornaments, furniture, bonsai and so on. A dazzling array of guests come from all directions for shopping, leisure and entertainment. And the market often lasts for half a month. According to Xu Theorem, the origin of this custom is also related to the tragic battle that took place on the fifth day of April in the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing. Later generations spontaneously formed this custom to commemorate their ancestors. However, Chi put it another way. He believes that this custom originated in the Qing Dynasty, but it has a history of 100 years. At first, it was just a one-or two-day gathering of local agricultural materials and farm tools, and later it evolved into a large-scale market. According to reports, the Qingming Festival in Hai 'an now often achieves a turnover of nearly 100 million yuan, becoming a well-known leisure, entertainment and shopping place in Wenzhou during the Qingming Festival.