TheQingmingFestival,alsoknownasTomb-SweepingDay,isatraditionalChinesefestivalthatfallsonApril4thor5theachyear.Itisatimewhenpeoplehonortheirancestorsbyvisitingtheirgraves,cleaningthetombstones,andofferingfood,flowers,andothergifts.Thefestivalalsomarksthebeginningofspring,andmanypeopletaketheopportunitytoenjoytheoutdoorsandappreciatethebeautyofnature.Familiesoftengatherforreunionsandsharespecialfoods,suchasqingtuan,atypeofgreenricecake.TheQingmingFestivalreflectstheChinesevaluesoffilialpietyandrespectfortheelderly,aswellasthecloseconnectionbetweenhumansandnature.Itisameaningfuloccasionthatcombinesremembrance,familybonding,andthecelebrationofnewlife.
