Qing Ming Festival starts this Sunday in China. Hong Kong & Shanghai offices will close for this important cultural occasion as will most of our factories.
Qing Ming Offering
- Hong Kong. 5th April
- Shanghai. 3rd – 5th April
Known widely as tomb sweeping day and Ching Ming festival in Hong Kong, this holiday falls on the 104th day after winter solstice in the lunar calendar and 5th of April on the conventional Gregorian calendar. It is a holiday widely observed by Chinese people worldwide as an important cultural tradition.
Qing Ming festival originated from the story of Jie Zitui, a follower of the duke of Wen during the warring states period whom the duke incurred a debt of honor from and declared 3 days without fire to honor his memory. On this day, Chinese families typically visit ancestral graves to perform the traditional rites of cleaning and sweeping of graves, burning incense and offering food to the deceased.
For a full list of holidays for 2011, check out this link - China, Singapore and Hong Kong Public Holidays 2011
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Hope everyone enjoys the holiday. ODM staff in Hong Kong really earned a day off tomorrow.