Tomb Sweeping Day
Meaning
Proper Noun
- An annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The festival is also associated with the consumption of qingtuan.
Related
Similar words
- Qingming, Ching-ming, Ching Ming
- Qingming Festival, Ching Ming Festival
- Pure Brightness Festival
- All Souls' Day
- Chinese Memorial Day
- Ancestors' Day
- Mourning Day
Origin
- From its former Chinese name 掃墳節, from the traditional act of cleaning one's family grave with willow branches during the holiday.
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