• The time of this festival
Qingming in Chinese means the weather pure and bright in spring days. The date usually turns out to be the fourth, fifth, or sixth of April, thus people go out to celebrate the coming of the new season.
  • Visit ancestors’ graves
It is also a Tomb Sweeping Day for some Chinese people, on which people visit their ancestors’ graves, pay respects to the dead and hold memorial ceremonies in honor of their ancestors. This is one of many ways to express their filial love.
 
As part of honoring the dead, people would also spend some time cleaning the grave area. They would uproot the weed, plant some new trees, wipe the tombstones and decorate it with fresh flowers.
  • Activities in this festival
During the days around Qingming, the nature wakes up and dresses the world in green. Everything is new and fresh; therefore, Qingming is also a happy occasion for outdoor activities, such as picnicking, kite flying and so on. This might be an important reason why the festival has been very popular for thousands of years.