In ancient China, there were many traditional customs of ancestor worship in spring. Cold food festival is one of the festivals specially designed for ancestor worship. Now we worship our ancestors and go to the grave on the Qingming Festival, so many people have heard of the cold food festival, but they don't know much about the cold food festival. The editor of this article will tell you when the cold food festival is in 2019 and a brief introduction to the cold food festival. Let's have a look.
What month is the 2019 cold food festival
2019 cold food festival is on Thursday, April 4, 2019. This year's cold food festival is the day before Qingming Festival.
Cold food festival is a living Festival. There is no fixed day as the festival time. In ancient times, people stipulated that the 105th day after the winter solstice is cold food festival. This festival has a long history and has existed since the spring and Autumn period. It has been circulating for more than 2600 years.
Cold food festival
The cold food festival was also called 'no smoking Festival' or 'cold Festival' in ancient times. On the cold food festival, every family will prohibit life and only eat cold food, so it has such a nickname. The main reason why people celebrate the cold food festival is to offer sacrifices to the sages and spread the idea of patriotism and loyalty to the king. It is said that in the spring and Autumn period, there was a famous scholar in the state of Jin called Jie Zitui. When Chong Er, the prince of the state of Jin, was in exile, he always followed around. In Chong er's most difficult time, Jie Zitui even didn't hesitate to cut meat to satisfy Chong er's hunger. Later, Chong Er returned to the state of Jin and became king of the state of Jin. Jie Zitui refused to accept the reward and lived in seclusion in the mountains with his old mother. No matter how Chong Er searches, he refuses to become an official. However, Chong Er wants to use fire to push Jie Zitui out of the mountain. Who knows that Jie Zitui would rather be burned than go out of the mountain. Finally, in order to commemorate such loyal and patriotic celebrities, the monarch of the state of Jin set up a stele for Jiezhi, banning fireworks and eating cold food on Jiezhi's death day. This is the origin of the cold food festival.
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Fire is forbidden for only one day in most areas, and for three days in some areas. During the cold food festival, people only eat cold noodles, cold cakes or green dumplings. This tradition was repeatedly prohibited, but it continued. In the Tang Dynasty, the cold food festival reached its climax, and even the royal family followed the tradition of eating cold food.