What festival is the Cold Food Festival?

The Cold Food Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, which started in the Spring and Autumn Period and was held the day before in Tomb-Sweeping Day. As a very important festival, Cold Food Festival has a long history and rich cultural connotation. On this day, people have many preventive measures and customs.

The Cold Food Festival commemorates a legendary figure in the history of China-Jiezitui. It is said that meson tui invented fire grass in order to let Chinese people spend the cold winter. The invention of fire grass enabled people to make a fire to keep warm and cook food, which greatly improved people's living conditions. In order to commemorate the great contribution of meson tui, people are forbidden to make a fire on the day of Cold Food Festival.

On the Cold Food Festival, people have many different customs and precautions. First of all, people should ban cooking with fire and switch to cold food, which is also the origin of the Cold Food Festival. People eat cold food such as cold cakes and cold noodles on this day to commemorate and miss the invention of meson push. At the same time, people will also go to the grave to pay homage to their ancestors and express their respect and yearning for them. In addition, people will organize various traditional cultural activities, such as hiking, flying kites and enjoying flowers, to improve people's physical and mental health.

Another important custom of the Cold Food Festival is to insert willow branches. People will plant willow branches in front of the door or in the yard, which means they want their families to be happy and spring will come. Willow branch is one of the symbols of Cold Food Festival, which not only represents vitality and hope, but also symbolizes people's respect for meson push.

In addition, the Cold Food Festival also has a health-related note. It is spring before and after the Cold Food Festival, and the temperature gradually rises, but it is also prone to large temperature differences. Therefore, people should keep warm on this day to avoid colds and other diseases. Meanwhile, people should pay attention to food hygiene to avoid food poisoning. The Cold Food Festival is also a good opportunity to reflect on your living habits. People can take this opportunity to adjust their diet structure and lifestyle and pursue a healthy and balanced life.

In a word, the Cold Food Festival is a bright pearl in the traditional festivals in China, representing the memory of Jiexiu and ancestors. On this day, people have various customs and precautions. People pray for the happiness of their families and the arrival of spring through traditional customs such as banning fire, eating cold food and inserting willow branches. At the same time, people should also pay attention to keeping warm and eating hygiene, and maintain healthy living habits. Cold food festival is not only the inheritance of traditional culture, but also the reflection and return of people's lifestyle.