The Qingming Festival is a Chinese tradition held to commemorate the dead.
Do you know: The Chinese believed that people constructed kites, which are used for sending greetings to commemorate the dead.
The 104th day after the winter solstice, usually the first week of April, is celebrated as the Qingming festival. On this day, it is believed that the gates of heaven and hell are open. Hence, people use kites to send their greetings to the loved ones who have passed away.
