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Chinese grave at The Qingming Festival Time in Ratchaburi Thailand Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chinese grave at The Qingming Festival Time in Ratchaburi Thailand

Qingming Festival is when Chinese people visit the columbarium, graves or burial grounds to pray to their ancestors. The Qingming Festival is an opportunity for celebrants to remember and honour their ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, joss paper accessories, and/or libations to the ancestors. The rites have a long tradition in Asia, especially among farmers. Some people carry willow branches with them on Qingming or put willow branches on their gates and/or front doors. They believe that willow branches help ward off the evil spirit that wanders on Qingming.