| Start: | Mar 25, '08 12:00a |
| End: | Apr 14, '08 12:00p |
| Location: | All Over the World |
Qing Ming Festival is here again, this year, Qing Ming Festival Period starts from 25 Mar 2008 - 14 Apr 2008 (18th Day of Lunar 2 Month to 9th Day of Lunar 3 Month).
Actual Day falls on 4 Apr 2008 (28th Day of Lunar 2 Month), timing starts from 18:16Pm.
In our Chinese Custom, usually we will starts our honouring or paying respect to the Ancestors or passed-on 10 days before the Actual Day and end the Qing Ming Period 10 days after the Actual Day, which allows the descedants to have a long 20 days to visit tombs or honour at home (十天前及十天后).
Qing Ming Festival is not only a Festival to just visit tombs or doing honouring, but to keep in memory of how our Forefathers & Ancestors strive for living and providing a good life for their Children & Us.
And so, this time round, besides paying respect to your own Ancestors, do remember to offer 3 sticks of Incenses to those who had made their effort in making our Home Country that Peaceful & Nice.
I'm sure, you will benefit more that ever.
Good Luck.
Wu Liang Guan 無量關
Wu Liang Shou 無量壽
Thanks for your info.. =)
ReplyDeleteWelcome :P
ReplyDelete'And so, this time round, besides paying respect to your own Ancestors, do remember to offer 3 sticks of Incenses to those who had made their effort in making our Home Country that Peaceful & Nice.'
ReplyDeleteso.. how do we go about doing this?
Just face the Sky or any open field, sincerely make 3 bows and then offered the Incenses, no need to say anything, just call-upon the Heros, Forefathers, Ancestors, etc, in the Heart.
ReplyDeleteThis is to express our greatest & deepest Gratitude to them, they will get it.
The joss sticks will be placed at..?
ReplyDeleteAnywhere.
ReplyDeleteShifu..Can i help my deceased grandfather register for "chaodu" if he haven passed on one year yet? Is he consider as ancestor yet?
ReplyDeleteChao Du dont restrict by the years of passing on.
ReplyDeleteAnytime, anywhere, also can do.
The more you all do for him, the more the better.
So its fine.
Thanks shifu..
ReplyDeleteWelcome :P
ReplyDeleteDear All,
ReplyDeleteToday is consider as the Actual Day for Qing Ming Festival, timing starting after 18:16Pm, for those who have yet to pay respect to your Ancestors, pls do so, if not, for the following 10 Days, you can visit Tombs or Ancestral Halls to offer offerings to them.
In some Customes, on the 3rd Day of Lunar 3 Month is also consider as the Actual Day of Qing Ming Festival.