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Can Tomb-Sweeping Day go to the grave this year?

Tomb-Sweeping Day can go to the grave in 2024. According to the Notice of the Ministry of Agriculture on Promulgating the Calculation Method and Calculation Results of the Calendar of the Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Lunar calendar, the fifteen days around Tomb-Sweeping Day belong to the Qingming Festival, that is to say, it is possible to sweep graves during this period. Although some places and people have certain customs or taboos, such as weak people, pregnant women, young children, people who have had bad luck recently, and older people, they may not be suitable for grave-sweeping activities. But on the whole, sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day is a generally accepted traditional custom. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China and one of the 24 solar terms. On this day, people usually pay homage to their ancestors, remember their ancestors and express their grief and nostalgia for their deceased relatives and friends. Besides sweeping graves, there are activities such as hiking, flying kites and inserting willows in Tomb-Sweeping Day, which is a time for people to get close to nature and enjoy the fun of spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only a solemn festival to worship ancestors, but also a spring ceremony full of vigor and vitality.