The introduction of Tomb Sweeping Day

Qingming Festival, which is also called Tomb Sweeping Day, is one of the 24 Solar Terms, Qingming always on April 4th or 5th in the Chinese calendar. Since Qingming Festival is according to the solar terms, Qingming is one of the few traditional Chinese festivals with the same date as the Western calendar. Qingming was only the name of a solar term at the very beginning, and it became a festival to memorize ancestors is related to the Cold Food Festival.

The customs of the Cold Food Festival are tomb sweeping, hiking, no making fire, no fire for cooking, you can only eat the food that was prepared. And that is the reason why it’s called the Cold Food Festival.

There are many customs of Qingming Festival, such as tomb sweeping / hiking / the swing, tug-of-war, cock fight game, fly a kite and so on. Chinese people hold a lot of events to commemorate the ancestors.
Similar festivals in other countries:
U.S.A : Memorial Day /Halloween
Japan : Obon
Russia : Radonitsa