CIIC:Today's featured article/April 4, 2015

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The Cold Food Festival (寒食节)

The Cold Food Festival (寒食节) is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated for three consecutive days starting the day before Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day), which usually falls around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. Although the tradition is not popular today, it has a long history that can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC). (More...