Yes, it's that time of the year again - Tomb Sweeping Day. And no, I'm not kidding. 'Qingming' is really called Tomb Sweeping Day/Clear Brightness Festival/ Festival for Tending Graves/Grave Sweeping Day/Chinese Memorial Day/Spring Remembrance/All Souls Day (NOT to be confused with the Roman 'All Souls Day'). I wiki-ed it - it's good to know what you're doing in the blazing heat of the bright round thing we call the sun. AND why you're doing it. A little introduction to you people who are still in the dark about this particular festival - Qingming (yes, it's one word) is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5th. Every leap year, Qing Ming is on April 4th. Its name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime and also to tend to the grave of departed ones. You may read the exact same thing at wikipedia :D.
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