Ching Ming Festival 2017

Ching ming festival is one of china s largest events based off of the lunar calendar.

Ching ming festival 2017. This day falls on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional chinese lunisolar calendar. Konstantin bessmertny s newest exhibition ad lib. Ching ming festival hong kong wednesday 05 apr 2017. Ching ming festival 2017.

Ching ming officially starts 104 days after the winter solstice. The qingming festival or tomb sweeping day which goes back 2 500 years happens on april 4. Ching ming is known by other names also for example. Also referred to as the spring remembrance or in some areas grave sweeping the day of ching ming is a time when families in macau show respect to those who have passed away.

The festival usually begins on april 4th or 5th but activities may start as early as 10 days prior. These names quite accurately describe the theme of the ching ming festival. It is the day and often the only day each year when many families visit the graves and tombs of their ancestors. Live poultry sales in macau have been suspended due to bird flu.

The qingming or ching ming festival also known as tomb sweeping day in english sometimes also called chinese memorial day or ancestors day is a traditional chinese festival observed by the han chinese of mainland china taiwan hong kong macau malaysia singapore indonesia thailand and by the chitty of malaysia and singapore it falls on the first day of the fifth solar term of the. A city within a city. Qingming festival 清明节 or tomb sweeping day rolls around early april every year and it is a day to celebrate life and commemorate the dead. Macau s population increases 17 8 per cent since 2011.

It is also a day that marks the nascent spring warmth falling on april 4 this year. Tết thanh minh ryukyuan shīmī pure brightness festival or clear bright festival ancestors day or tomb sweeping day is a traditional chinese festival on the 104t. Festival for tending graves clear bright festival and tomb sweeping day.