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Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day

April 8, 2016 • Updated Mar 28, 2019 • Links, Photos • 1 min read

The Qingming Festival, also know as Tomb Sweeping Day, was held earlier this week marked by people visiting cemeteries to clean tombs, lay flowers, and make offerings to the deceased.

Source: Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day – The Boston Globe

Tags: china, photos, the big picture, the boston globe

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