Apr 04
The meaning of Qingming
Today is the day of Qingming Festival. Qingming is a traditional festival highlighted by warship at ancestral graves. Usually it falls between April 4-6. The festival marks the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, which divides the year into 24 sycg terms according to the position of the earth as it orbits the sun. The names of the terms are used as guideposts for agriculture and certain Chinese festivals in China. Qingming marks the start of spring plowing in China’s north and spring sowing in the south. At this time people also customaily make offerings to family ancestors, go on outings and flying kites.
Regarding the origin of Qingming, people will upkeep of loved one’s tombs. It is called Qingming Jie in Chinese, which means “clear and bright”. Traditionally falling on the 105th day after the lunar winter graves. In this balmy, crystaline time of year, the very sky looks fresh-swept and flawless, refreshingly “clear and bright”.
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