How to understand correctly about Qingming festival and Qingming period

The Qingming Festival has a special significance, closely associated with the traditional customs of the Vietnamese people. However, many people still do not understand the correct way to call the Qingming Festival and the Qingming Festival.

According to researcher Nguyen Hung Vi, Thanh minh is the 5th of the 24 solar terms of the year. “Thanh” means clear air, and “minh” means bright, Thanh minh means cool, clear weather.

Qingming Festival comes 45 days after the beginning of spring and 105 days after the winter solstice. According to convention, Qingming Festival starts from April 4-5 and ends around April 20-21, which falls around the third lunar month.

The ancients chose the first day of the Qingming Festival to celebrate the Qingming Festival. The Qingming Festival varies from year to year. In 2024, the Qingming Festival falls on April 4th of the solar calendar, which is February 26th of the lunar calendar.

During Qingming Festival, people often visit and clean the graves of their ancestors and clans. This is an opportunity for descendants to show their filial piety, gratitude, and gratitude to their grandparents and ancestors.

In addition to visiting graves, descendants also prepare offerings to burn incense and arrange flowers for the deceased. If someone is working and cannot return home in time, they can prepare offerings and burn incense from afar.

When visiting graves, parents should bring their children along so they know the location of their grandparents' graves.

On Thanh Minh festival, each family should also clean the house, altar, incense bowl, change flowers neatly and cleanly to show respect.