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What festival is the Great Cold Festival?

The Great Cold is one of the traditional solar terms in China, usually around 65438+1October 20th every year, which indicates that winter in the solar calendar has entered the last solar term. The Great Cold Festival is an important festival in China lunar calendar, and it is also a memorial for farmers in China to spend the cold winter.

The arrival of the Great Cold Festival means that the cold winter is coming to an end and people can welcome the arrival of spring. On this day, people usually eat a special food called "Great Cold Rice", which is a kind of food made of whole grains, which means that they hope for a bumper harvest, good luck and peace in the coming year. In addition, traditional ancestor worship ceremonies are held in some places to show respect and blessing to ancestors.

The following are pictures related to the Great Cold Festival:

In this painting, we can see a winter scene, snow and cold. This painting reminds people of the cold weather during the Great Cold Festival, and also reflects people's courage and hope to continue celebrating the festival at this time.

In a word, the Great Cold Festival is an important festival in the traditional calendar of China, marking the last solar term in winter. People will hold various celebrations on this day to pray for a bumper harvest and peace in the coming year.