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Qingming Festival --- One of China's traditional festivals for worshiping ancestors and sweeping tombs

As one of China's traditional festivals, the Qingming Festival is usually held around March 15th of the lunar calendar (between April 4th and 6th in the Gregorian calendar).

1. It is one of the important traditional sacrificial festival in China  since long time ago.

2 .Qingming Festival is a festival for worshiping ancestors and sweeping tombs. On this day, people will go to their ancestors' graveyards, tidy up the graves, burn paper money and incense to worship their ancestors, and hold sacrificial ceremonies in front of their graves. 
At the same time, various folk activities are held in some places, such as outings, willow planting, kite flying, etc. These activities are all to welcome the arrival of spring. 3. In addition to worshiping ancestors and sweeping tombs, another important traditional activity during Qingming Festival is outing. Outing refers to an activity where people go out for an outing in spring to enjoy the natural scenery and relax their body and mind.
During the Qingming Festival, many people will choose to go outing in suburban parks, mountainous areas, scenic spots and other places to enjoy the beauty of nature. 4. Generally speaking, Qingming Festival is a very important festival in traditional Chinese culture. It is not only a day to worship ancestors, but also a time for people to appreciate the spring scenery and relax.


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