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寒食
下令
xiàlìng
全国
quánguó
每年
měinián
这天
zhètiān
禁食
jìnshí
烟火
yānhuǒ
只
zhǐ
食
shí
寒食
hánshí
He ordered that every year, the whole country is forbidden to cook food and can only eat cold food.
相传
xiāngchuán
这
zhè
是
shì
因为
yīnwèi
清明节
Qīngmíngjié
要
yào
寒食
hánshí
禁
jīn
火
huǒ
According to legend, this is because, since you can't cook during [the] Qingming Fesitval,
而
ér
寒食
hánshí
成为
chéngwéi
清明
Qīngmíng
的
de
别称
biéchēng
也
yě
成为
chéngwéi
了
le
清明
Qīngmíng
时节
shíjié
的
de
一
yī
个
gè
习俗
xísú
And so, Hanshi became another name for Qingming and also became a custom of Qingming.
而
ér
寒食
hánshí
是
shì
民间
mínjiān
忌
jì
火
huǒ
扫墓
sǎomù
的
de
日子
rìzi
Hanshi being the day that people don't cook food and sweep tombs,
后来
hòulái
由于
yóuyú
清明
Qīngmíng
与
yǔ
寒食
hánshí
的
de
日子
rìzi
接近
jiējìn
Later on, because Qingming and Hanshi were close together,
渐渐
jiànjiàn
地
dì
寒食
hánshí
与
yǔ
清明
Qīngmíng
就
jiù
合
hé
二
èr
为
wèi
一
yī
了
le
gradually, Hanshi and Qingming became joined together.
将
jiāng
介子
jièzǐ
推
tuī
去世
qùshì
的
de
那天
nàtiān
定位
dìngwèi
寒食
hánshí
节
jié
[the Duke] made Hanshi the day Jie Zitui died.
为了
wèile
防止
fángzhǐ
寒食
hánshí
冷餐
lěngcān
伤
shāng
身
shēn
to prevent damaging your body from cold food,
那
nà
寒食
hánshí
的
de
来历
láilì
又
yòu
是
shì
什么
shénme
呢
ne
So, what is the origin of Hanshi?