Tag: Qingming Festival
Observing Qingming during the Coronavirus Crisis
On April 6, China celebrated the Qingming holiday. Normally a time when many Chinese visit the graves of their ancestors., how have Chinese Christians celebrated Qingming this year?
Easter—the Way Out from Qingming
The Qingming Festival leaves observers with death; Easter opens the way for life through the work of Jesus Christ.
Remembering the Dead
Finding ways as Christians to respect, honor, and remember the departed.
Celebrating Life and Death at Easter
This year Qingming Festival–Chinese Tomb Sweeping Day–and Easter fell on the same weekend. While Christians around the world were celebrating an empty tomb many in China were remembering their dead and caring for tombs still filled with bones.
Beijing Christians Celebrate Qingming Festival
This year April 5 was an interesting day for Christians in China as Easter coincided with Qingming Festival (grave sweeping). On the day they celebrated the empty tomb they were also expected to tend to the tombs of their ancestors. In some cases, the ancestors were themselves Christians, so ceremonies and services are conducted at Christian cemeteries.