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      Tomb Sweeping Day is for traditional Chinese ancestor worship. It is of course on the Chinese lunar calendar roll.

      One this very day, a primary school in Henan organized the students to make a big Kongming laten to pay respect to the widely worshiped Lei Feng.

      Another traditional folk activity on this day is to plant willows. Therefore it is also named Willow Sticking Festival. Some are sticking the willow branches into their hair and some put them on their doors, which are believed to be apotropaic. .

     As time went on, the traditions gradually turned to be tomb sweeping and trees planting in its evolution. Anyway, no matter it’s changes or evolutions, they are all based on the historcal traditions and Chinese profound culture.  I think the Tomb Sweeping Day is the crystalized Chinese culture shared among all of its people. Moreover, it’s the nation’s common remmeberence of its past.

      It’s a good idea to set a day off on this festival. At least it can help the young generation to have the recognition of their nation’s glorious tradition. However, the neglection of traditonal festivals are noticeable, especiallly among the youngesters. Thus, in my opinion, the government should pay more attention to the education on traditional culture for preservation rather than only rely on a mere holiday.

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