The Origin and Time of Tomb-Sweeping Day

The time in Tomb-Sweeping Day is April 4th, 5th and 6th of the Gregorian calendar.

Origin: the legend of meson push

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er, the son of the Jin Dynasty, fled to an uninhabited place to escape persecution. Tired and hungry, he cut a piece of meat from his thigh and cooked a bowl of broth for his son to drink. Zhong Er gradually recovered his spirit. Nineteen years later, Zhong Er became the monarch. After he ascended the throne, Wen Gong rewarded the hero who accompanied him in exile, but forgot to understand Tui. It was mentioned that Jin Wengong was ashamed when he heard about it, and he personally took someone to ask for help. However, Jiexiu has left home for Mianshan.

Mianshan Mountain is high and dangerous, with dense trees. Some people put forward the plan of burning Mianshan on three sides and forcing out mesons. The fire spread all over Mianshan, but there was no sign of tui. After the fire was put out, people found that they had sat under an old willow tree and died with their old mother's help. It says, "I hope your master will always be awake." To commemorate meson tui, Jin Wengong ordered that this day be designated as Cold Food Festival. The following year, Lao Liu came back from the dead and was named "Qingming Willow", and told the world that the day after the Cold Food Festival was designated as Tomb-Sweeping Day.