Thanh minh

Key facts

Official name

Qingming Jie ( 清明节 ) , Ching Ming Festival ( 清明節 ) , Tomb Sweeping Day ( 掃墓節 )

Observed by

Han Chinese , Chitty and Ryukyuans

Type

Cultural, Asian

Significance

Commemoration of the remembering of ancestors

Observances

Cleaning and sweeping of graves, ancestor worship , offering food to deceased, burning joss paper

Date

15th day after March equinox (between April 4 and April 6)

2025 date

4 April

2026 date

5 April

2027 date

5 April

First time

732 ; 1294 years ago ( 732 )

Traditional chinese

清明節

Simplified chinese