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Is school closed on Ching Ming Festival?

Schools are closed on Qingming Day.

The Qingming Festival is a legal holiday, with one day off. Qingming Festival school does not holiday illegal, you can report to the education administration department. Qingming Festival is a holiday for all citizens, 1 day off (the day of the lunar calendar Qingming). Primary and secondary schools around the country in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, shall not take up holidays and rest time to organize classes and collective tuition, shall not require and unified organization of students to participate in a variety of subject tutoring classes and subject competitions.

The Qingming Festival is a traditional major spring festival, tomb-sweeping rituals, remembering ancestors, is the fine tradition of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, is not only conducive to promote filial piety and affection, awakening the family *** with the memory, but also promote the cohesion of family members and even the nation's cohesion and sense of identity.

The main customs of the Qingming Festival:

1, trekking

The Chinese people since ancient times have Qingming trekking custom. Treading on the green ancient times called spring, searching for spring, etc., that is, spring excursions, also known as the spring. Generally refers to the early spring to the countryside walking tour. Treading green this kind of seasonal folk activities, in our country has a long history, its source is the ancient farming sacrifices to welcome the spring custom, this kind of farming sacrifices to welcome the spring custom to the later generations have far-reaching influence.

2, sweeping the tomb sacrifice

Tomb sweeping at Qingming, that is, tomb sacrifice, said to the ancestors of the thought of the time of respect, ancestral worship is the way to the memory of the ancestors, the custom has a long history. Since ancient times, the Chinese people have been honoring their ancestors, the concept of rituals and customs of the end of the day to catch up with the past. Qingming Festival is the Chinese nation's spring festival, and Qingming spring festival corresponds to the autumn festival of Chongyang.