Cold Food —— Exploring the Traditional Culture of China

Cold Food —— Exploring the Traditional Culture of China

From the relevant data after the Tang and Song Dynasties, it is proved that the twenty-eight stars play a huge role in people's daily life, and even regard every night in the twenty-eight stars as a god, mainly because the appearance and disappearance of each star is of decisive significance to the harvest of crops, thus becoming the focus of public attention. The word "fire" in the theory of forbidding fire in the Cold Food Festival is the big Mars in astronomy, and forbidding fire is one of the ceremonies to worship the big Mars based on the worship of stars.

Ancient fire-melting theory

Ma Rong said: "Zhou Ji Yue Ling contains many fire articles, such as the fire of elm willow in spring, the fire of jujube apricot in summer, the fire of mulberry zhe in summer, the fire of oak in autumn and the fire of locust tree in winter. It is called' changing fire' because it drills different fire sites in a year. The main purpose of changing new fires in different seasons is to prevent diseases. On the one hand, putting out the old fire completely can avoid the resurgence or meeting with the new fire, and can also avoid causing harm; On the other hand, this kind of fasting is to show the solemnity and respect when welcoming the new Vulcan, so as to win the favor of the new Vulcan and play a role in praying.

Memorial meson theory

In order to commemorate Jie Zhitui, a loyal minister who was killed by fire in the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period, Jie Zhitui was loyal to Zhong Er when he fled, and he did not hesitate to be loyal to Zhong Er, who was hungry and cold. After Zhong Er became king, Jie Zhitui's bloody horse was miserable, so he (and his mother) lived in seclusion in the mountains; Jin Wengong suddenly regretted it, wanted to burn the mountain, and forced Jiezhi to take the initiative to go out of the mountain, but Jiezhi clung to the wood. Wen Gong was heartbroken, so he buried Jie Zhi in Mianshan, built a temple, and ordered the son to be banned from fire and cold on the day of his death, in order to mourn, which later became a custom.

Salix insertion marker

The symbol of the vitamin cold food festival was originally to miss Jie Zhi's pursuit of political clarity. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a record in the Chronicle of Jingchu that "every family broke willow during the cold food between Jianghuai and Suzhou", and it is still popular to wear mustard flowers and wheat leaves instead of willow branches in Anhui, Suzhou and other places.

Smoking and eating cold food are prohibited

The Cold Food Festival was also called "No Smoking Festival" in ancient times. On this day, in order to commemorate Jiexiu, every household is forbidden to make a fire and eat cold food. The phrase "Try new tea with new fire" in Su Shi's Looking at the South of the Yangtze River is about brew tea's behavior after the poet's cold food.

Cold-eating coarse balls

Popular in the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty's "Literature General Examination" contained: "Cuju, Gai began in the Tang Dynasty. Plant two bamboos, several feet high, and wrap the net on the net to measure the ball for the door. The ball is divided into friends and friends, and the game is divided into corners. " History: Tang Dezong, Xianzong, Mu Zong and Jing Zong all liked cuju, and there were also Taizu cuju pictures in the Song Dynasty.

Cold porridge, cold rice, cold noodles, cold cakes, cold dishes, green rice.