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Tomb Sweeping Day in China

The Qingming festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, takes place today. It is a centuries’ old festival held to remember the deceased. As the first Qingming since the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake, this year’s festival holds a sharper and more painful significance for mourners in quake-stricken areas. From Xinhua: Life forever changed for Zhu Xiuhua after her husband was buried under