TheQingming(PureBrightness)Festivalisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChina,fallingonApril4-6eachyear
Afterthefestival,thetemperaturewillriseupandrainfallincreases
Itisthehightimeforspringplowingandsowing
ButtheQingmingFestivalisnotonlyaseasonalpointtoguidefarmwork,itismoreafestivalofcommemoration
TheQingmingFestivalseesacombinationofsadnessandhappiness
comThisisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice
BoththeHanandminorityethnicgroupsatthistimeoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsofthediseased
Also,theywillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved
TheHanshi(ColdFood)FestivalwasusuallyonedaybeforetheQingmingFestival
AsourancestorsoftenextendedthedaytotheQingming,theywerelatercombined
OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices