When is the Cold Food Festival in 2020? How much do you know about Cold Food Festival?
The Cold Food Festival is the day before Qingming Festival. The ancients did not light fire to cook for three days starting from this day, so it was called Cold Food Festival. Later, because Qingming and Cold Food Festival were close to each other, and Cold Food Festival was a day when people were forbidden to use fire and sweep tombs, gradually, Cold Food Festival and Qingming Festival were merged into one. Cold Food Festival became not only another name for Qingming Festival, but also a custom during the Qingming Festival. On Qingming Festival, people do not use fireworks and only eat cold food. So, when is the Cold Food Festival in 2020? In the third month of the lunar calendar, light footsteps pass through the soft raindrops, and in the bright smile, the willow branches turn green and the grass becomes green. Come with Shuimoxiansheng.com to learn more about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2020.When is the Cold Food Festival in 2020?The 2020 Cold Food Festival is Friday, April 3, 2020, which is March 11 in the Gengzi year of the lunar calendar.What is Cold Food FestivalThe Cold Food Festival is usually the 105th day after the winter solstice. It is close to the date of Qingming Festival. Before the calendar reform by Johann Adam Schall von Bell in the early Qing Dynasty, Tomb-Sweeping Day was set two days after Cold Food Festival; after Schall von Bell's reform, Cold Food Festival was set one day before Tomb-Sweeping Day. The modern method of determining the 24 solar terms follows Tang's, so the Cold Food Festival is the day before Qingming Festival. After the founding of New China, many regions equated Cold Food Festival with Qingming Festival and celebrated them on the same day. However, in most areas of Shanxi, the Cold Food Festival is celebrated the day before Qingming Festival; a few places such as Yushe County celebrate the Cold Food Festival two days before Qingming Festival; Yanqu County also celebrates the day before Qingming Festival as Cold Food Festival, and the two days before as Minor Cold Food Festival.The Origin of Cold Food FestivalDuring the Spring and Autumn Period, Prince Chong'er of Jin was on the run and living a hard life. Jie Zitui, who followed him, cut a piece of meat from his own leg to feed him. Later, Chong'er returned to Jin State and became the king (Duke Wen of Jin), and rewarded his meritorious officials. Only Jie Zitui refused to accept the reward. He took his mother to live in seclusion in Mianshan and refused to come out. Duke Wen of Jin was at a loss as to what to do but to set fire to the mountain to force them to come down. Unexpectedly, Jie Zitui and his mother would rather be burned to death than come out. In order to commemorate Jie Zitui, Duke Wen of Jin ordered that Mianshan be renamed Jieshan, and a temple be built and a stele be erected. At the same time, he ordered that on the day of Jie Zitui's death, "no fire was allowed during the Cold Food Festival". No one in the country was allowed to make fire or cook, and only dry food and cold food could be eaten.Cold Food Festival Customs1. No smoking and cold food : Cold Food Festival was also called "No Smoking Festival" in ancient times. Every family was forbidden to light fire and eat cold food. However, due to the Chinese people's persistent feeling of commemorating the ancient sages, it was banned and revived repeatedly from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty recognized and participated in it.2. Paying respects to ancestors : When common people visit the graves, a family or a clan goes to the ancestral grave together, offers sacrifices, adds soil, hangs paper money, then scatters Zitui Swallow, Snake and Rabbit on the top of the grave and rolls them down, then pierces them with willow branches or knotty needles and places them in a high place in the room, in the hope of receiving the blessings of the ancestors. 3. Cold Food Food : Cold Food food includes Cold Food porridge, Cold Food noodles, Cold Food juice, green rice and sugar; Cold Food offerings include noodle swallows, snake-coated rabbit, jujube cakes, fine barley, god rice cakes, etc.; beverages include spring wine, new tea, clear spring sweet water and dozens of other kinds. 4. Planting willows during the Cold Food Festival : Willow is a symbol of the Cold Food Festival. It was originally meant to commemorate Jie Zitui’s pursuit of political clarity. 5. Cold Food Day Outing : Also known as Spring Outing, it was popular in the Tang and Song dynasties. 6. Cold Food Swing : Swing was originally an entertainment activity for court ladies during the ancient Cold Food Festival. |
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