Comments on: Qingming, Chinese Tomb Sweeping Day http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/03/qingming-chinese-tomb-sweeping-day/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/03/qingming-chinese-tomb-sweeping-day/comment-page-1/#comment-118336 Tim Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:47:09 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2916#comment-118336 @Daniel W.: You probably went for Qingming. Chinese start observing Qingming 10 days before the actual date, and up to 10 days afterwards is acceptable. Imagine the traffic jam at Chinese cemetaries if there wasn't some leeway on the actual time you go to the cemetary @Daniel W.: You probably went for Qingming. Chinese start observing Qingming 10 days before the actual date, and up to 10 days afterwards is acceptable. Imagine the traffic jam at Chinese cemetaries if there wasn’t some leeway on the actual time you go to the cemetary

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/03/qingming-chinese-tomb-sweeping-day/comment-page-1/#comment-141517 Anonymous Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:47:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2916#comment-141517 @Daniel W.: You probably went for Qingming. Chinese start observing Qingming 10 days before the actual date, and up to 10 days afterwards is acceptable. Imagine the traffic jam at Chinese cemetaries if there wasn't some leeway on the actual time you go to the cemetary @Daniel W.: You probably went for Qingming. Chinese start observing Qingming 10 days before the actual date, and up to 10 days afterwards is acceptable. Imagine the traffic jam at Chinese cemetaries if there wasn’t some leeway on the actual time you go to the cemetary

]]> By: Daniel W. http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/03/qingming-chinese-tomb-sweeping-day/comment-page-1/#comment-118331 Daniel W. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:34:21 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2916#comment-118331 It might be for a different reason, but I just visited my Grandfather's grave just a few days ago. My family did the same thing, burn incense, paper money/"gold bars", layed out plates of food and wine...I think the styles are a bit different for us Guangdong background and the Min Nan but overall, the goals are the same and we accomplished our tasks. Clean the tombstones and honoring our past loved ones. This isn't a very complicated or conflicting tradition per se and I also hope it passes to the next generations, especially for those who do not live in highly concentrated Chinese/Asian locations. It might be for a different reason, but I just visited my Grandfather’s grave just a few days ago. My family did the same thing, burn incense, paper money/”gold bars”, layed out plates of food and wine…I think the styles are a bit different for us Guangdong background and the Min Nan but overall, the goals are the same and we accomplished our tasks. Clean the tombstones and honoring our past loved ones.

This isn’t a very complicated or conflicting tradition per se and I also hope it passes to the next generations, especially for those who do not live in highly concentrated Chinese/Asian locations.

]]> By: Daniel W. http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/03/qingming-chinese-tomb-sweeping-day/comment-page-1/#comment-141516 Daniel W. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:34:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2916#comment-141516 It might be for a different reason, but I just visited my Grandfather's grave just a few days ago. My family did the same thing, burn incense, paper money/"gold bars", layed out plates of food and wine...I think the styles are a bit different for us Guangdong background and the Min Nan but overall, the goals are the same and we accomplished our tasks. Clean the tombstones and honoring our past loved ones. This isn't a very complicated or conflicting tradition per se and I also hope it passes to the next generations, especially for those who do not live in highly concentrated Chinese/Asian locations. It might be for a different reason, but I just visited my Grandfather’s grave just a few days ago. My family did the same thing, burn incense, paper money/”gold bars”, layed out plates of food and wine…I think the styles are a bit different for us Guangdong background and the Min Nan but overall, the goals are the same and we accomplished our tasks. Clean the tombstones and honoring our past loved ones.

This isn’t a very complicated or conflicting tradition per se and I also hope it passes to the next generations, especially for those who do not live in highly concentrated Chinese/Asian locations.

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