English Explanatory Dictionary

Pure Brightness Festival

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day.

Word forms

Pure Brightness Festival

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 清明節 /清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), from 清明 (Qīngmíng, “Pure & Bright”), one of the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Doublet of Qingming Festival.

Synonyms

Tomb Sweeping Day
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