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What traditional festival does Tomb-Sweeping Day belong to?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China, not a worldwide festival. Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the Walking Festival, is an important traditional folk festival in China, which is held from April 4th to 6th every year. It originated from the Cold Food Festival in ancient times, and gradually evolved into a festival to commemorate ancestors and sweep graves.

In the traditional culture of China, Tomb-Sweeping Day is considered as a very important festival. People will go home to worship their ancestors, sweep graves and carry out a series of ceremonies and activities to worship their ancestors. These activities include burning paper money, incense, laying wreaths, sorting out ancestral graves and so on. In addition, people will use their holidays to go for an outing, enjoy flowers, have a picnic in the suburbs and enjoy the beauty of spring.

The following are related pictures of Tomb-Sweeping Day, showing the scenes of people visiting graves to pay homage to their ancestors, and expressing their nostalgia and respect for their deceased relatives.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important part of China's traditional culture with a long history and profound cultural connotation. Although there is no universal celebration outside China, it is in the language of China.