Introduction
The holiday is known by a number of names in the English language:
- All Souls Day (not to be confused with the Roman Catholic holiday, All Souls Day, of the same name)
- Clear Bright Festival
- Ancestors Day
- Festival for Tending Graves
- Grave Sweeping Day
- Chinese Memorial Day
- Tomb Sweeping Day
- Spring Remembrance
Tomb Sweeping Day and Clear Bright Festival are the most common English translations of Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is used in several English language newspapers published in Taiwan.
Read more about this topic: Qingming Festival
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