"Tomb Sweeping Day" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From its former Chinese name 掃墳節/扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié, “Sweep-Tomb Festival”), from the traditional act of cleaning one's family grave with willow branches during the holiday. Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{m|zh|掃墳節||Sweep-Tomb Festival|tr=Sǎofénjié}} 掃墳節/扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié, “Sweep-Tomb Festival”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Tomb Sweeping Day}} Tomb Sweeping Day
  1. An annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The festival is also associated with the consumption of qingtuan. Wikipedia link: Tomb Sweeping Day Categories (topical): Holidays Categories (place): China Related terms: hell money, sycee Translations (holiday): 掃墳節 (Chinese Mandarin), 扫坟节 (Sǎofénjié) (Chinese Mandarin), 清明節 (Chinese Mandarin), 清明节 (Qīngmíngjié) (Chinese Mandarin), Qingming-juhla (Finnish), เช็งเม้ง (cheng-méng) (Thai), เทศกาลเช็งเม้ง (têet-sà-gaan-cheng-méng) (Thai), Tết Thanh minh (Vietnamese)

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