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Tomb_Sweeping_Day
Tomb Sweeping Day
See also: Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Alternative forms
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 qingtun.
Synonyms
- Qingming, Ching-ming, Ching Ming
- Qingming Festival, Ching Ming Festival
- Pure Brightness Festival
- All Souls' Day
- Chinese Memorial Day
- Ancestors' Day
- Mourning Day
- Feast of Light