Tomb-sweeping Day April 5th 2022
Tomb-sweeping DayOne of most important traditional festivals in China. Tomb-sweeping Day, is also known as Qing Ming Festival. After this day the weather will become pure and warm in the coming new season.The date of the Tomb-sweeping day usually falls on the fourth, fifth, or sixth of April of Gregorian calendar. Being originated from the Zhou dynasty, it has a long history of more than 2500 years.Together with Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-autumn Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day is one of most important traditional festival in China. It is the day of worshiping ancestors and sweeping tombs.On May 20th 2006, Tomb-sweeping day has been included in the national intangible culture heritage list by the State Council of China.
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