{"id":20,"date":"2023-03-12T14:48:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T14:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qingming.local\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-04-05T06:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T06:20:30","slug":"origin-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festivefever.singaporeccc.org.sg\/qingming\/archival\/2023\/origin-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Origin Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever thought of how Qingming Festival and the practice of Tomb Sweeping came about? Well it\u2019s speculated that the name came from the seasons in China during the festive season which was, you guessed it \u2014 <span class=\"special-text\">Bright &amp; clear.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cold Food Festival was a day before Qingming and festivities from one would usually roll over to the other. Eventually, Qingming Jie took over the Cold Food Festival as there were more people observing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-full my-4 d-md-none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/festivefever.singaporeccc.org.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/landing_Originstories.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dating back to 600 B.C., legend goes that Jie Zitui who lived in the Shanxi province, saved his own lord, Chong Er, from starving by serving a piece of flesh from his very own leg. When Chong Er became a Duke, he invited Jie to join him but he rejected his offer and chose to stay in the mountains to take care of his mother. In a plot to force Jie out of the mountains, Chong Er ordered his men to set the mountain on fire. The plan failed as Jie chose to stay behind and was eventually burned to death. On the day of Jie\u2019s death anniversary, Chong Er ordered all fires to be put out as a form of commemoration. Having that said, food eaten during the festival would be cold and therefore, that\u2019s how the Cold Food Festival came about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholars also believed the custom of tomb-sweeping came from commemorating Jie\u2019s death and this practice was carried on as a tradition to honor one\u2019s ancestors. The two festivals were so close together which eventually combined into one and the practice of eating cold food and going without fire for extended periods eventually died out. Since then, Qingming has become a tradition to the Chinese community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keen to find out more on what you should do on this day of remembrance? Jump into the <a href=\"https:\/\/festivefever.singaporeccc.org.sg\/qingming\/archival\/2023\/qingming-101\/\" data-type=\"page\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">know-hows<\/a> and take it away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-small\" >The above story and information is extracted from: \u674e\u9732\u9732. (2012). \u4e2d\u56fd\u8282 : \u56fe\u8bf4\u6c11\u95f4\u4f20\u7edf\u8282\u65e5. \u798f\u5dde: \u798f\u5efa\u4eba\u6c11\u51fa\u7248\u793e, p. 83 \u6e05\u660e\u8282 Tomb-Sweeping Day (China).mp4, timecode \u2013 07:00-07:15. Asiapac Books (2012). Chinese Folk Customs. Singapore, p. 64-65 <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever thought of how Qingming Festival and the practice of Tomb Sweeping came about? Well it\u2019s speculated that the name came from the seasons in China during the festive season which was, you guessed it \u2014 Bright &amp; clear. 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