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Qingming
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Qing Ming qīngmíng Qīngmíng qǐngmìng
English
+ Festival
Alternative forms
en Chingming Ching Ming Ching-ming Ch'ing-ming Ch'ing Ming Qing Ming Tsing Ming
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn - pronunciation of en zh 清明 Qīngmíng Pure & Bright.
Proper noun
The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).
en chiefly _ China en Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday observed on that day.
en 2020 Dru C. Gladney Muslim Chinese... 192 Although the Hui in the northwest do not celebrate the Han holidays of Zhongqiu, Qingming, or even Chun Jie (Spring Festival), the Hui in most of China's cities gladly participate.
en Holidays Festivals China