清明节（Tomb-Sweeping Day）

清明节（Tomb-Swping Day） Qing Ming Ji（All Souls' Day） 　　Qing Ming is a tim to rmmbr th dad and th darly dpartd. Mor important, it is a priod to honour and to pay rspct to on's dcasd ancstors and family mmbrs. Bcaus it rinforcs th thic of filial pity, Qing Ming is a major Chins fstival. 　　Litrally maning clar (Qing) and bright (Ming), this Chins fstival falls in arly spring, on th 106th day aftr th wintr solstic. It is a spring fstival, and it is an occasion for th whol family to lav th hom and to swp th gravs of thir forbars. Chins bing practical popl this swping of th gravs is givn an xtndd priod, that is, 10 days bfor and aftr Qing Ming day. Among som dialct groups a whol month is allocatd. 　　清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓，扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现；基于上述意义，清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。 清明节是在仲春和暮春之交，也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天。有些地域的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月。