Pure Brightness Festival
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The Pure Brightness Festival, also known as the Qingming Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday focused on ancestor veneration and springtime outings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Clear and Bright Festival | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural observance
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public holiday ⓘ traditional Chinese festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestor worship
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burning incense ⓘ burning joss paper ⓘ grave cleaning ⓘ grave visitation ⓘ kite flying ⓘ offering food to ancestors ⓘ planting trees ⓘ spring outings to the countryside ⓘ spring picnics ⓘ sweeping ancestral tombs ⓘ |
| calendar | traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Clear Brightness Festival
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Pure Brightness Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Qingming Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Qingming Jie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb-Sweeping Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Cold Food Festival traditions
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Zhou dynasty rituals ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ancestor veneration
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family remembrance ⓘ filial piety ⓘ springtime outings ⓘ tomb sweeping ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Chinese diaspora communities worldwide
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn |
15th day after the Spring Equinox
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around April 4 or April 5 in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| recognizedAsPublicHolidayIn |
Hong Kong
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Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Chinese folk religion
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Confucian tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoist tradition ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | over 2,500 years ago ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of China’s intangible cultural heritage (national-level listing) ⓘ |
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Clear and Bright Festival