Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed.More important,it isa period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased ancestors and family members.
Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety,Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.
The major custom in Qingming Festival is tomb sweeping. According to folk religion, the spirits of deceased ancestors still live underground and look after the family; the tombs are said to be their houses; thus it is very important to keep the tombs clean.
The Qingming Festival is spent honoring the dead, which is one of many ways good Confucians demonstrate filial piety. On this day, people visit their family graves to remove any underbrush that has grown. They would uproot weeds near the gravesites, wipe the tombstones and decorate the tombstones with fresh flowers. And then they will set out offerings of food and paper money.
Tomb Sweeping Day 清明节英语版手抄报图片+内容文字图片
