Festival for Ancestors
In April, there is a special day when people remember their ancestors（祖先）. It is Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. This year, the day is on April 4.
Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to the tombs of their ancestors. They put cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they sweep dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.
Why do Chinese people do this? That's because people think that visiting tombs during Qingming Festival is to show respect to their dead family members.
Tomb Sweeping Day is also a good time to start gardening and doing outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.
