Tomb Sweeping Day
See also: Tomb-Sweeping Day
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From its former Chinese name 掃墳節 / 扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié, “Sweep-Tomb Festival”), from the traditional act of cleaning one's family grave with willow branches during the holiday.
Proper noun
[edit]- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- Qingming, Ching-ming, Ching Ming
- Qingming Festival, Ching Ming Festival
- Pure Brightness Festival
- All Souls' Day
- Chinese Memorial Day
- Ancestors' Day
- Mourning Day
Translations
[edit]holiday