Sunday, March 30, 2008

Ching Ming 清明

《清明 - 杜牧》:清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有,牧童谣指杏花村
It is Ching Ming again. As usual, it is time for us to mourn the dead and also a day for us to visit our ancestors graves. Anyway, now it is no longer a solemn occasion, but rather, a time for happy communion with the family members to show respect to our ancestors. A lot of people are playing firecracker on the grave yard. Feel like is another Chinese New Year celebration.

I never missed a year to visit my great grandparents’ and grandparents’ graves, except the 5 years when I studied in USA. For me, Ching Ming is important and meaningful.

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