Jie Zitui was born in Peijie Village of Xiaxian County, and the fire baked egg-shaped bun with dates and other fillings has a certain relationship with the celebrity.
The day before Tomb-Sweeping Day is Cold Food Festival. Fire is not allowed in the cold food festival, people can only eat cold food cold dishes, which is in memory of Jie Zitui, a noble of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. Jie Zitui, also known as Jie Zhitui, Jie Tui. He followed Prince Chong 'er (later Duke Wen of Jin) into exile. Upon his return, Duke Wen rewarded his followers, but Jie Zitui did not accept the reward. He chose to live with his mother in seclusion on Mianshan Mountain (that is called also Jie Mountain in the southeast of Jiexiu County, Shanxi Province). Later, Duke Wen offered him an official title and a promotion. However, he refused. Duke Wen had no choice but to set fire to the mountain. He was intended to force him out, but unexpectedly, burned Jie Zitui and his mother to death in the mountain. In honor of Jie Zitui, local villagers made a special food. Because Jie Zitui was burned to death, they would throw steamed bread into the fire to bake and then use it as a sacrifice. But they found that the food was not very tasty, so they added the stuffing, called Baked Egg-shaped Bun. They are only made, sacrificed and eaten before and after the Qingming Festival every year, and gradually developed into today's Xiaxian County Fire Baked Egg-shaped Bun with dates fillings.
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