11/04/08
The new public holiday for Qingming made it easier this year for Catholics to take part in this traditional Chinese “grave-sweeping” festival. Last December, almost 50 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the government declared the annual Qingming (Ching Ming) Festival a public holiday. Chinese traditionally visit and clean the graves of their ancestors on this day, which fell on April 4 this year. The public holiday allowed more Chinese, including Catholics, to perform this observance this year.
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