{"id":20349,"date":"2023-04-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatingintaipei.com\/?p=20349"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T02:30:26","slug":"taiwanese-spring-rolls-tomb-sweeping-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatingintaipei.com\/taiwanese-spring-rolls-tomb-sweeping-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwanese Spring Rolls \u6f64\u9905 on Tomb Sweeping Day – Why, Where, and Are They Tasty?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taiwanese Spring Rolls anyone? Qing Ming Festival occurs on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. The festival is also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English and is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated by the Taiwanese as a celebration of spring. It is observed on the 15th day following the Spring Equinox, which will usually fall on either the 4th, 5th, or 6th of April. Families go to their relatives’ graves to clean the gravesites and give ritual offerings to their ancestors during the festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditional food that predominates this festival is green-sweetened dumplings or spring rolls, and they are often coupled with the burning of joss sticks and paper. The important reason behind eating spring rolls during this festival is that you shouldn’t consume hot food. So food such as these rolls are served cold, and are easily enjoyed on the go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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