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There is no 50 words about the customs of the Qingming Festival

Customs of Qingming Festival in 50 words:

The way to visit the graves on the Qingming Festival consists of two parts: one is to refurbish the graves, and the other is to burn meditative paper money and offer sacrifices. Trekking and playing is also a custom of the Qingming Festival.

Introduction of Qingming:

Chingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms in the lunar calendar. The traditional Chinese Qingming Festival began around the Zhou Dynasty, more than 2,500 years ago. The Almanac: "Fifteen days after the vernal equinox, the bucket refers to Ding, for the Qingming, when everything is clean and clear, cover when the gas is clear and bright, everything is obvious, so the name." Qingming, the temperature rises, it is a good time for spring plowing and planting, so there is a "Qingming before and after, planting melons and beans".

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Overseas Qingming Festival:

1, Japan's Bon Festival

held in July and August of the lunar calendar every year, and some places in the north of China held on the 15th of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, "Bon" is very similar. The difference is that Japan attaches more importance to this festival, institutions, organizations, factories, mines and enterprises all take a three-day holiday, and organized festivals. In the countryside, the festival is even more lively, with almost every household taking part in it, and people from the city returning to their hometowns to pay homage to their ancestors at the cemeteries. Those who are far away from their hometowns who can return also come back to participate, and those who can't often entrust others to pay tribute on their behalf.

2. Syria's "Martyrs' Day"

Syria designates May 6 in early summer as "Martyrs' Day", which is a legal holiday set by the government and to which the whole country attaches great importance. On this day, commemorative activities are held throughout the country to honor the monuments of the martyrs with wreaths, sweep the graves of the martyrs, and pay tribute to the families of the martyrs.