Cold Food Festival is an important festival in the history of China. What is the origin of this festival?

As we all know, there are many traditional festivals in our country. We may have different customs on different traditional festivals. For example, on the Dragon Boat Festival, we will eat zongzi. In the family reunion festival, we can choose to eat jiaozi and glutinous rice balls. When we eat these foods, we can feel the flavor of this festival. Now let's talk about the Cold Food Festival, which is an important festival in the history of China. What is the origin of this festival? The Cold Food Festival is a day when cold food is forbidden in Jin Wengong to commemorate Jiexiu, which is what we call the Cold Food Festival today. Few people know about the Cold Food Festival now, because it is close to Tomb-Sweeping Day, and many people remember Tomb-Sweeping Day.

First, the origin of the Cold Food Festival

Now many people may not be familiar with the Cold Food Festival, which is actually the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day. The Cold Food Festival is to commemorate Jin Wengong. He buried Jiexiu in Mianshan, built a temple for him, and ordered Jiexiu not to make a fire and eat cold food on the day of his death to commemorate his grief. Therefore, the Cold Food Festival was established. Nowadays, many people confuse the Cold Food Festival with the Dragon Boat Festival, so many people are not familiar with it. The Cold Food Festival is before the Dragon Boat Festival, which can be celebrated after the Cold Food Festival.

2. The custom of Cold Food Festival

Cold Food Festival is a traditional festival in China, one or two days before Tomb-Sweeping Day. The cold food festival is coming, and the fire is near, so we can only eat cold food. Nowadays, many places will go hiking, swinging, cockfighting and offering sacrifices at the Cold Food Festival. In some places, Seth, playing football, group building, flying kites and eating green groups will be held to add a breath to the Cold Food Festival. The Cold Food Festival, in which everyone is forbidden to make a fire and eat cold food, is to commemorate the meson push. Such festivals make our life better, and many people want to spend it with their families or lovers in such festivals. After reading so much, you should know the origin of the Cold Food Festival, so what are the customs in your hometown on this day?