05APR2018 - Holiday Today - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan - Cold Food Festival (Hanshi Festival)
The Cold Food Festival (Hanshi Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival, that is celebrated during the three next days. The festival always starts on April 5 (exception is made in leap years) and ends on April 7.
The Cold Food Festival is very ancient observation and it's primary tradition of eating only cold food is mostly not practiced. The legend says, that Prince Chong'er, the ruler of the state of Jin from 636 to 628 BC, endured many hardships during his exile. Some Jie Zhitui saved the starving prince. Since Zhitui had no food to offer prince, he cut off a piece of flesh from his thigh as sustenance.

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