Tomb-Sweeping Day knowledge, how many years of history does Tomb-Sweeping Day have?

Tomb-Sweeping Day has arrived, and Tomb-Sweeping Day is a national holiday. People will use these holidays to return to their hometown, pay tribute to their dead friends and express their grief. So are there any other activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day? How old is Tomb-Sweeping Day? About the knowledge of Tomb-Sweeping Day, I would like to share it with you and have a look at it for interested friends.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the traditional festivals in China and one of the 24 solar terms in China, which combines the dual meanings of nature and humanity. Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called Walking Festival, Ancestor Festival and Cold Food Festival. These names also reveal the customs of Tomb-Sweeping Day on this day.

Tomb-Sweeping Day can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, with a history of 2500 years. There is a legend about Tomb-Sweeping Day: Jin's son was too hungry to walk on the way to escape, and his entourage could not find anything to eat. Jie tui cut a piece of meat from his thigh in a secluded place and cooked broth for him to drink, so that he would be fine. Many years later, Jin Gongzi became Jin Wengong, so he thanked Jiexiu who was hiding in the mountains. In order to push the solution out, he came up with the idea of releasing Yamakaji. As a result, the solution didn't come out at last. Since then, in order to commemorate Jiexiu who was burned to death by himself, Jin Wengong has a cold food festival, namely Tomb-Sweeping Day. On this day, people will ban fire and eat only cold food. Since then, activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day have become more abundant, such as outing, ancestor worship and grave sweeping.