Is the day before Qingming Festival in 2019 the Cold Food Festival? Why is smoking prohibited on the Cold Food Festival?
Introduction: Cold Food Festival is an important traditional festival, and there are many etiquette and taboos for the Cold Food Festival. So is the day before Qingming Festival in 2019 the Cold Food Festival? Why is smoking prohibited on the Cold Food Festival? Follow the editor to find out! Shuimoxiansheng.com provides you with more content related to the second month of the lunar calendar in 2019. Everyone is welcome to learn about it together!Is the day before Qingming Festival Cold Food Festival in 2019?2019 Cold Food Festival Dates:Thursday, April 4, 2019 (February 29, Year of the Pig, 17 days away from the Cold Food Festival in the 2019 lunar calendar) 2019 Qingming Festival time: Friday, April 5, 2019 (March 1, Year of the Pig, 18 days away from Qingming Festival 2019) Therefore, the Cold Food Festival in 2019 is the day before Qingming Festival! Why is smoking prohibited during the Cold Food Festival?The origin of the Cold Food Festival should be the fire worship of ancient humans. The life of the ancients could not be separated from fire, but fire often caused great disasters to mankind, so the ancients believed that fire had a spirit and they had to worship fire. The fire that each family worships must be extinguished once a year. Then relighting a new fire is called changing the fire. When changing the fire, a grand ceremony of ancestor worship is held, during which symbols of the grain god Ji are burned, which is called human sacrifice. This custom was passed down and later became the Fire Ban Festival.The Fire Ban Festival was later transformed into the Cold Food Festival to commemorate Jie Zitui, a famous minister and righteous man of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period. Legend has it that when Duke Wen of Jin was in exile, Jie Zitui cut off his own flesh to feed him. After Duke Wen of Jin returned to his country and became king, he forgot Jie Zitui when he was enfeoffing his ministers. Jie Zitui was unwilling to boast about his achievements and seek favor, so he lived in seclusion in Mianshan with his old mother. Later, Duke Wen of Jin went to Mianshan in person to invite Jie Zitui, but Jie Zitui did not want to be an official and hid in the mountains. Duke Wen's men set fire to the mountain in an attempt to force Jie Zitui to show up. However, Jie Zitui was burned to death under a tree while holding his mother. In order to commemorate this loyal minister, people did not light a fire to cook on the day of Jie Zitui's death. Instead, they ate cold food, which was called the Cold Food Festival. Who is the Cold Food Festival commemorating?Cold Food Festival is the day before Qingming Festival. Legend has it that this festival is to commemorate Jie Zitui of the Spring and Autumn Period.Jie Zitui was a wise minister of the State of Jin at that time, serving Prince Chong'er (later Duke Wen of Jin). There was civil strife in the State of Jin, and Prince Chong'er was forced to flee abroad. Jie Zitui followed Chong'er into exile without fear of any hardship or suffering. He once cut off his own leg meat to make soup and offered it to Chong'er. After Chong'er became the king, he still remembered Jie Zitui at first, but as time went by, he forgot about him. Jie Zitui felt very upset, so he returned to his hometown with his elderly mother and lived in seclusion in the mountains. One day, Duke Wen of Jin discovered that Jie Zitui was missing from his side. He remembered that he had forgotten to reward this wise minister who "cut off his own flesh to serve the king". He felt very guilty and went to the mountain where he lived in seclusion to look for him. But there were only overlapping mountains and lush trees, but no trace of Jie Zitui. He thought that Jie Zitui was a filial son, and if the mountain was set on fire, he would definitely carry his mother out. So he ordered to set fire to the mountain. As a result, the fire spread for dozens of miles and burned for three days without being extinguished, but Jie Zitui did not come out. After the fire was extinguished, everyone went into the mountains to check and found that Jie Zitui and his old mother were burned to death in the mountains, hugging each other. When this news spread, everyone respected and missed Jie Zitui. From then on, he was commemorated on the day he was burned to death, which is the day before Qingming Festival in April every year. Because Jie Zitui was burned to death, people could not bear to light a fire on this day and would rather eat cold food, so this day is called "Cold Food Festival". Fortunes in life can be good or bad, and calculating the direction of your fortune in advance can help you nip problems in the bud, reverse unfavorable situations, and make your life smoother and brighter. To calculate your life fortune over the next ten years, please click on the [Premium Calculation] button below for accurate calculation. I wish you all the best in your life! |
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