paying respect to the dead
... 清明节Tomb-sweeping Festival 扫墓paying respect to the dead 赏菊enjoying chrysanthemum ...
tomb sweeper
Decoration Day
Or visting cemeteries on holidays
扫墓,谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”。其习俗由来已久。明《帝京景物略》载:“三月清明日,男清明祭祖,担提尊榼,轿马后挂楮锭,粲粲然满道也。拜者、酹者、哭者、为墓除草添土者,焚楮锭次,以纸钱置坟头。望中无纸钱,则孤坟矣。哭罢,不归也,趋芳树,择园圃,列坐尽醉。”其实,扫墓在秦以前就流传了,但不一定是在清明之际,清明扫墓则是秦以后的事。一直到唐朝才开始盛行。