The origin of the "cold food festival"?

The origin of the Cold Food Festival, according to historical records: during the Spring and Autumn Period, the Prince of Jin, Chong Er, went into exile for nineteen years in order to escape from the disaster, and his minister, Jie Zi Pui, always followed him around and did not abandon him. He became a famous ruler in his own right.

But when Jie Zi push did not want to be rewarded, he and his mother retired to Mianshan Mountain, and Duke Wen of Jin ordered the mountain to be burned in order to force him to come out and meet him, and Jie Zi push was burned to death by the fire. Duke Wen of Jin remembered the will of the loyal subjects, buried in Mianshan, repair the temple, and ordered in the day of the death of Jie Zi push fire and cold food, in order to send condolences, which is the origin of the "Cold Food Festival".

Cold Food Festival commemorates the characters: jie Zi push

Jie Zi push high moral character "deep injustice", so that the Duke of Jin remorse and thanksgiving is not enough to have a "Cold Food Festival", is to tell the world: people can not be ignored in good conscience, we must be grateful The "Cold Food Festival" is to tell the world that one must not be ungrateful, but must be grateful for what one has received. This is the basis of human nature, so to speak.

The Qingming Festival, one of the twenty-four solar terms, is a traditional Chinese festival with certain cultural connotations. With the evolution of history, it has become a day of important ceremonies to honor the ancestors and remember them.

The folk proverb says: Qingming Festival is as big as the year. It can be seen that in traditional Chinese farming society, the multiple meanings of the Qingming Festival, is as important as the Spring Festival.

The Cold Food Festival, which has continued in China for thousands of years, seems to have faded out of people's minds and away from the world's attention. In fact, this festival falls on the day before Qingming.