Qingming Festival
See also: Qing Ming Festival
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A partial calque of Mandarin 清明節 / 清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 清明 (Qīngmíng, “Pure & Bright”), the solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar on which the holiday is celebrated. Doublet of Pure Brightness Festival.
Proper noun
[edit]- Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day.
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