Asked by SRIRAM from india | Apr. 05, 2013 23:51
About:Chinese Holidays
What is this Qingming festival all about? Anybody can brief me
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Answered by Tina | Apr. 07, 2013 01:27
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Qingming Festival (also known as Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb-sweeping Day), which falls on either April 4th or 5th of the gregorian calendar, is one of the Chinese Twenty-four Solar Terms. From that date temperatures begin to rise and rainfall increases, indicating that it is the crucial time for plowing and sowing in the spring. It is a time of many different activities, among which the main ones are tomb sweeping, taking a spring outing, and flying kites. Some other lost customs like wearing willow branches on the head and riding on swings have added infinite joy in past days.2
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Answered by Smith | May. 05, 2013 07:161
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Historically it was a time to enjoy Spring and tend to the graves of departed ones. Many people in Shanghai don't do either and are just happy to have the day off.1
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