1 ? China's three major ghost festivals (zhōng guó sān dà guǐ jié) refer to Qingming, Zhongyuan, and Han Yi. In the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Chinese custom calls it the month of ghosts, which means that in this month, the door of the ghost gate is always open and not closed, so that the ghosts can travel to the earth.

2 Previously, Qingming is also known as the Cold Food Festival, was up to a hundred days, Cao Cao changed to one day, Tang changed to three days before Qingming, all the fires have to be extinguished, out of the Cold Food, from the palace to pass out a new fire.?

This festival, also commemorates the Spring and Autumn period of Jie Zi Tui. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to let her son Xi Qi succeed to the throne, Li Ji, the consort of Duke Xian of Jin, set up a poisonous scheme to murder the crown prince Shen Sheng, who was forced to commit suicide. Shen Sheng's younger brother, Chong Er, went into exile to avoid the disaster.

While in exile, Chong Er suffered a great deal of humiliation. Most of the ministers who followed him into exile went their separate ways one after another. There were only a few loyal people left who followed him all the way. One of them was called Jie Zi Tui (介子推). Once, Chong Er passed out from hunger.

Jie Zi Pui, in order to save Chong Er, cut off a piece of meat from his own leg, cooked it over a fire and gave it to Chong Er to eat. Nineteen years later, Chong Er returned to his country and became the monarch, one of the famous Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period ---- Duke Wen of Jin.

After Duke Wen ruled the country, he rewarded his ministers who had suffered with him, but forgot about Jie Zi Tui.

One of the ministers who remembered Jie Zi Tui said to Duke Wen, "A dragon rises to heaven, but it needs the help of nine snakes." Duke Wen of Jin suddenly remembered the old story and felt guilty, so he immediately sent someone to ask Jie Zi Tui to come to the court to be rewarded and appointed as an official. However, after several trips, Jie Zi Tui did not come. Duke Wen of Jin had to go in person. However, when Duke Wen came to Jie Zi Tui's house, he saw the door was closed. Jie Zi Tui didn't want to see him, and had already carried his mother to hide in Mianshan Mountain (southeast of present-day Jiexiu County, Shanxi Province). The Duke of Jin then had his imperial guards go up to Mianshan to search for him, but they did not find him.

Some people then had the idea that it would be better to set fire to the mountain, lighting fires on three sides and leaving one side behind, so that when the fire started, Jie Zi Tui would come out on his own. Jin Wendong was ordered to raise the fire to burn the mountain, I expected the fire burned for three days and three nights, the fire extinguished, after all, do not see the mesotronic pushed out. He went up the mountain and saw that Jie Zi push mother and son had died holding a big charred willow tree.

Duke Wen of Jin looked at the body of the mediator to cry and worship for a while, and then buried the remains, and found that the mediator's spine blocked a willow tree hole, the hole seems to have something.

Cutting out the flesh and serving the king, I wish my lord would always be clear.

It is better to be a ghost under the willow than to be an advisor to the king.

If you have me in your heart, you will always think of yourself when you remember me.

If you have a heart that is not ashamed, you will be able to be diligent and clear in your administration