From "Jiaxing Cold Food" by Xu Ning.
Full text: Jiaxing courtesy cold food, family worship, sunset sweep back. Only before Su Xiaoxiao came to the county seat, no one sent paper money.
Xu Ning lived around 8 13 AD, near Yuanhe Middle School in Tang Xianzong. Unknown word, from Zhou Mu. Tang Fenshui Baishan (now Baishan Village, Fenshui Town, Tonglu County) was born. With Shi Jianwu Tongli, day * * * chanting. The first time I went to Chang 'an, I didn't visit all the dignitaries because I didn't want to show off my talents, but I didn't become famous either. Before returning to South, he wrote a poem to bid farewell to assistant minister Han Yu: Sun Qiao said, "Bai Yuan is the only person I have ever met in my life, and no one in the world is well dressed. I don't want to cry first, and the white-headed wanderer will return in vain. " He criticized the social phenomenon that only fame was valued at that time, but not the real thing.
Cold food festival custom:
1, non-smoker, said: In ancient times, it was very troublesome to make a fire, and the fire generally did not go out all year round. ? On the Cold Food Festival, we have to put out last year's old fire. ? There is no smoke in the whole country, which is called "no smoking". According to legend, if smoking is not strictly prohibited, it will cause strong winds and hail weather and hurt crops. ? To this end, not only is it strictly enforced by the people, but the government even sends people to check it. ? In order to have good weather and good harvest in the new year.
2, eat cold food: in order to commemorate the meson push, future generations set this day as the Cold Food Festival. ? During the sacrificial period, no open fire is allowed, and only dry food and cold food are allowed to show respect. ? "The Story of Nakano" written by Lu Yao in Jin Dynasty said: "Cold food for three days, fermented cheese, boiled japonica rice and wheat as cheese, almond as porridge." ? In ancient times, cold food was mostly traditional and digestible food, such as bacon, apricot porridge and cereal porridge.
3, ancestor worship: As the saying goes: "One hundred and five, buried in peace." This means that from winter to the next day 105, it is necessary to sweep graves and worship ancestors. This day happened to be the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, that is, the Cold Food Festival.