Qingming Festival: A Memorial Day for Ancestors

• 作者: DANG XIAOFEI
• 来源期刊: 今日中国:英文版
• 学科: 其他
• 关键词: QINGMING FESTIVAL ANCESTORS SPRING Outing DAY
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（4）
• 页码范围: 72-73
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: Z

摘要

QINGMING Festival is a traditional day in China which has a history of over 2,500 years. It is a day on which the final resting places of one’s family ancestors are swept clean and sacrifices are offered for the souls of the departed. As people always go out on excursions on this day, it is also called the Spring Outing Day. Qingming Festival falls around April 5 on the Gregorian calendar, about a fortnight after the Spring Equinox.