When is the Cold Clothes Festival in 2021? What are the customs of the Cold Clothes Festival?

As we all know, October 1st of every year is the Cold Clothes Festival. Whenever this festival comes, people have to perform activities of offering sacrifices and worshipping their ancestors, and they also have to burn winter clothes. So, when is the Cold Clothes Festival in 2021?

When is Cold Clothes Festival 2021?

The 2021 Cold Clothes Festival is on November 5, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. The first day of the tenth lunar month.

The first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar every year is my country's traditional festival "Cold Clothes Festival". From childhood to adulthood, I clearly remember this night when the living would burn winter clothes for their deceased relatives to express their condolences and commemoration for the deceased. Until now, I have consistently inherited and carried forward this traditional virtue. I believe that the "Cold Clothes Festival" will allow more elderly people to feel the warmth and happiness of their loved ones!

It is generally recommended to visit graves in advance rather than later during the Cold Clothes Festival

The first day of October is the Cold Clothes Festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival. Those who can visit the graves can do so on this day. Those who cannot can burn some paper ingots, paper clothes and other offerings at the crossroads where they live. The best time is in the evening when people recognize the lanterns! According to ancestral legends, the Cold Clothes Festival originated in the Qin Shihuang period, and evolved from the historical story of Meng Jiangnu, who died on October 1st while building the Great Wall for her beloved husband Fan Lang, for whom she sent clothes to bury him.

What are the customs of the Cold Clothes Festival?

The Cold Clothes Festival is a sacrificial festival unique to the north, and every time this festival comes, people will send winter clothes to their deceased relatives. In addition, the Cold Clothes Festival is also known as the Mingyin Festival or the October Morning. On the first day of October every year, people buy a lot of colorful paper and burn it to make winter clothes for their ancestors to keep them warm, as a way to express their longing and mourning. It is known as one of the Four Major Ghost Festivals, along with Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival on July 15, and Xiayuan Festival on October 15 (we call it Xiayuan in our city).