Tomb Sweeping Day

短语

扫坟节

别名

Tomb-Sweeping Day Tomb Sweeping Festival

释义与例句

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    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.

    扫坟节

    清明节

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary