摘要
WE mentioned the Hanshi Festival last month in the article about the Qingming Festival. As there’s no festival on the lunar calendar of this month, Hanshi will be the subject matter of this issue. With a history of more than 2,600 years, Hanshi is the only traditional festival in China named after food, and it is also known as the No Smoke Festival, No Fire Festival, or Cold Food Festival as people are only allowed to eat cold food on this day. Hanshi normally falls around April 3 in the Gregorian calendar, one to two days ahead of the Qingming Festival. It is also a festival to remember ancestors, and was once a major day to offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors.
