Qingming Festival
Hello,my friends! The Qingming Festival is coming, ZMIE will be closed on April 4th and normal business will resume on April 7th.
It is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It falls on April 4th or 5th,when most Chinese will enjoy a public holiday. It is also called Tomb Sweeping Day,because it is the time for Chinese people to honor their lost family members.
***The Custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day***
✔ Green rice ball: People in the Jiangnan region often eat this kind of green colored balls made from glutinous rice on Tomb Sweeping Day. The green color is from the juice of brome grass thatis added in the rice.
✔ Spring Outing: It is a fine time to go out and to appreciate the beautiful scenes of nature during the festival. Spring outings not only add joy to life but also promote a healthy body and mind.
✔ Flying Kites: What makes flying kites during this festival special is that people cut the string while the kite is in the sky to let it fly free. It is said that this brings good luck and that diseases can be eliminated by doing this.
