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Today is ÇåÃ÷½Ú - q¨©ngm¨ªngji¨¦ in China. (April 4th)

 

Tomb Sweeping Day is a festival to honor ancestors by making their grave sites more tidy. Many families travel considerable distances to return to the village of their ancestors.

Sounds kind of like the day of the dead that the Mexicans celebrate. They if I remember right go to the grave and offer the dead foods and other such things in their remembrance.

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Today is ÇåÃ÷½Ú - q¨©ngm¨ªngji¨¦ in China. (April 4th)

 

Tomb Sweeping Day is a festival to honor ancestors by making their grave sites more tidy. Many families travel considerable distances to return to the village of their ancestors.

 

Lao Po went to the countryside for three days to participate in this event. It's a pretty big deal; I guess she had to hike quite a ways up into the mountains to visit the family tomb.

 

As an aside, we sell a special grade of Lung Jing (Dragon Well) tea that is dedicated to Tomb Sweeping Festival. See link:

 

http://www.newchinateahouse.com/product_in.../products_id/13

 

I hope to be there for the festival next year.

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