What season is Qingming?

Qingming is spring, and it is Qingming after the vernal equinox in the 24 solar terms. The vernal equinox represents half a spring, so Qingming is in spring.

Qingming is spring, and it is Qingming after the vernal equinox in the 24 solar terms (February 17 vernal equinox in lunar calendar, Qingming on March 3). The vernal equinox means that spring has passed halfway, so Qingming is in spring.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, according to the solar calendar, between April 4th and 6th every year, it is the season of beautiful spring and lush vegetation, and it is also a good time for people to have a spring outing (called outing in ancient times), so the ancients had the custom of going for an outing in Qingming and carrying out a series of sports activities.

However, Qingming, as a festival, is different from pure solar terms. Solar terms are symbols of phenological changes and seasonal order in China, while festivals contain certain customs and activities, which have certain commemorative significance.