Qing Ming festival Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed .More important ,it is a period to honour and to pay reqspect to one's deceased ancestors and famliy members.Becase it reinforces the ethc of fillal piety Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival. Literally meaning"clean"(Qing) and "bright"(Ming),this Chinese festival falls in early spring ,on the 106th day after the winter solstice .it is a "spring" festival ,and it is an occsion for the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears.Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, this is ,10 days before and after Qing Ming day .Among some dialect groups a whole month is aallocate.