What kind of "death and life" day will happen on the same day of Qingming Festival and Easter?

In 2021, Qingming Festival and Easter fall on the same day. The 2021 Qingming Festival is on Sunday, April 4, 2021, which is the 23rd day of the second month in the Year of the Ox. It happens to be the same day as Easter, which is April 4th. So, what happens when Qingming Festival and Easter fall on the same day? Is this day, which people say is a "life and death" day, really that scary?

What happens when Qingming Festival and Easter fall on the same day?

Nothing happens if Qingming Festival and Easter fall on the same day. However, Qingming Festival is a festival unique to our country, a day for worshiping ancestors and sweeping tombs. Easter is a holiday in Western Christian countries, a Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. The concepts of these two festivals are different, but they happen to be one life and one death, so they are known as the day of "death and life". This is just a coincidence in time. Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day fall on the same day.

The difference between Qingming Festival and Easter

1. Qingming Festival

Qingming Festival, also known as the outing festival, is held at the turn of mid-spring and late spring, which is the 108th day after the winter solstice. It is a traditional Chinese festival and one of the most important festivals for worshipping ancestors. It is a day for worshipping ancestors and sweeping tombs. Qingming Festival is one of China's important "Eight Annual Festivals". It is usually around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar. The festival period is very long. There are two sayings: 8 days before and 10 days after the 10th day of the 10th day, and 10 days before and 10 days after the 10th day of the 10th day. These nearly 20 days are all Qingming Festival. Qingming Festival originally refers to the fifteenth day after the spring equinox. In 1935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5 as a national holiday Qingming Festival, also known as the National Tomb-Sweeping Festival.

2. Easter

Easter is the Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. Legend has it that Jesus was crucified on the cross and resurrected and ascended to heaven on the third day after his death. The Easter celebrated in the church every year refers to the first Sunday after the full moon on the vernal equinox. If the full moon happens to be on a Sunday, Easter will be postponed by one week. Easter can therefore fall on any day between March 22 and April 25. Different countries have different ways and customs of celebrating Easter. Some ring church bells, some light bonfires, and some splash water on each other to celebrate. However, in most countries, Easter celebrations cannot be without the appearance of Easter eggs and the Easter bunny.