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Asked by Paul from usa | Apr. 02, 2017 08:48

About:Qingming Festival

Is there an appropriate way to express support or wish happiness to a person observing Qingming ?

I am a non Chinese resident of North America, and wish to respect my Chinese friends by acknowledging their holidays and traditions. Is there a way to do so in an appropriate, respectful manner

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Answered by Alfred | Apr. 03, 2017 03:42

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Paul, as I know, people usually sweep tombs on that day. Nowadays, more people will have an outing during the holiday.
You can text your friends and wish everything is smooth for them, but avoid to say such words as 'happy holiday'. In some regions, people would feel uncomfortable.

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Answered by Kunio Lim | Mar. 01, 2018 10:07

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It is a Chinese tradition to commemorate the ancestors, it is not a celebratory festival. No celebration. Purely family affairs. Koreans, Vietnamese do have similar tradition and on same date. I think part of confusionism influnce.

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