In this lesson, you will learn about the Qingming Festival, which is known as tomb sweeping, including the various offerings and associated activities. They also compare this festival with similar festivals around the world.

Watch Chinese Qingming Festival - Festival of Pure Brightness and read Qingming Festival: 2021 to learn more about the QingMing Festival and how it is celebrated.

Discuss other festivals about the departed. A mainstream example of this is Halloween. Watch this video about Halloween: History of Halloween (0:55 - 3:01) and/or (4:17 - 6:55)

Watch videos about other festivals around the world that are similar:

• The Day of the Dead in Mexico
• Ari Muyang in Malaysia

Brainstorm the similarities and differences between the festivals similar to Qingming Festival that you celebrate in your home country. Create a mind map or poster from your reflections. You can use Microsoft Word, Google Slides, or Mindomo. Send your poster to your classroom teacher. You can also present to someone in your family.