Cold food festival - Kanshokusetsu

…In February, before the start of agricultural work, there is a spring shrine where people pray for a good harvest, and from the end of February to the beginning of March there are the Kanshiki and Qingming festivals. During the Kanshiki festival, fire is prohibited for two or three days, and people burn paper money and visit the graves of their ancestors. Later, people often insert willow branches into their gates or on their heads. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanshoku-setsu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…2月には農作業の開始に先だって豊作を祈る春社があり，また2月末から3月初めにかけて寒食･清明節がある。寒食節には2,3日，火の使用が禁じられ，紙銭を焼いて先祖の墓参りをした。後には，柳の枝を門や頭に挿すことも多い。…

※「寒食節」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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