How many days will the Qingming Festival be held in 2019?

When the Qingming Festival comes, the country will give everyone a few days off to rest and pay tribute to their ancestors. So how will we take the Qingming Festival holiday in 2019? Let’s take a look at it together below.

How many days will the Qingming Festival be held in 2019?

On March 14, Beijing issued a notice on the 2019 Qingming Festival holidays, with April 5 (Friday) being a holiday and being combined with the weekend.

According to the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Arrangements for Some Holidays in 2019, the arrangements for the Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in 2019 are as follows:

Qingming Festival: April 5th is a holiday, which is combined with the weekend.

When is Qingming Festival?

The Qingming solar term usually falls around April 5th in the Gregorian calendar, which is the 15th day after the vernal equinox. The Qingming Festival period is very long. There are two sayings: 8 days before the 10th day and 10 days after the 10th day. These nearly 20 days are all within the Qingming Festival period. Qingming Festival is known as one of China's four major traditional festivals, along with the Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. 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 Day. On May 20, 2006, Qingming Festival, submitted by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Tomb-sweeping time range

It is very important to choose the time to visit the graves, otherwise visiting the graves at an inappropriate time may easily lead to bad things. So when is the best time to visit the graves? Generally, it is best to choose when the sunlight is stronger, so it is best to visit the graves after 7 am and before 5 pm. The time for tomb sweeping has been selected, and there are many taboos during the sweeping. For example, you should avoid making loud noises or saying disrespectful words to the deceased. You should not look around or comment on other people's graves. If you feel tired before the sweeping, you can wear jade to calm your mood. After coming back from the sweeping, you can take a bath to relieve your fatigue.