What are the customs and activities of the Cold Food Festival?

1. No fire: No "fire" is allowed on the day of the Cold Food Festival, including fireworks and cooking fire.

2, eat cold food: it is really appropriate to eat cold food at the Cold Food Festival, which is to commemorate the ancient meson push. Cold food refers to cold cooked food. Because there is no fire on this day, people should prepare cooked food one day in advance.

3. ancestor worship: ancestor worship at the Cold Food Festival is the most important custom. On this day, many people will bring wine, incense and other items to the ancestral graves.

4. Outdoor activities: Cold Food Festival is also a festival suitable for outing. On this day, outdoor activities such as hiking, swinging, inserting willows and tug-of-war have been handed down from ancient China, which is of great commemorative significance and inheritance significance.

Significance of Cold Food Festival

Cold Food Festival is a festival commemorating Jiexiu in Jin Wengong (Zhong Er) in the Spring and Autumn Period, which has been circulated for more than 2,000 years.

From the story of the Cold Food Festival, we can see Jie Zhitui's political ambition of being loyal to the monarch and patriotic, honest and clean, and his dedication to retiring after success. This is an ancient social ethics principle, which still applies to everyone and has important practical significance.

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