Tomb-sweeping on Qingming Day is a traditional custom or a superstition?

Tomb-sweeping on Qingming Day is one of the very important festivals in traditional Chinese culture, aiming at honoring ancestors and expressing thoughts about deceased relatives. Therefore, from the perspective of cultural inheritance and family sentiment, tomb-sweeping on Qingming Day can be regarded as a traditional custom.

However, some supernatural or superstitious behaviors, such as burning paper money and burning incense to pay respect, may occur during tomb-sweeping activities. Although these behaviors are also part of cultural traditions, their effects are not scientifically proven and therefore may be considered a form of superstition.

Overall, tomb-sweeping at Qingming Festival, as an important traditional activity, has its cultural and historical value, while some supernatural or superstitious behaviors that exist in it need to be viewed scientifically and rationally on the basis of respecting traditional culture.