In conjuction with Qing Ming, the actual day is today, another festival in accordance to the Chinese calender that bring familiy members far and near together to pay homage to ancestors. The family choose Sunday so that everyone is able to attend to conduct their fillial piety duties.
After the graves are cleared of weeds and dirt, the rituals begins .
In search of a grave belonging to an uncle
'Found it !! ' . We had a total of 5 or was it 6 graves to attend to. These kids are the 6th generation and had been attending to such rituals since young.......a reminder of their roots.
Edited : The famous four, missing one, for Diane who just returned from camp is too tired to join the 'troop'.
After the graves are cleared of weeds and dirt, the rituals begins . 'Found it !! ' . We had a total of 5 or was it 6 graves to attend to. These kids are the 6th generation and had been attending to such rituals since young.......a reminder of their roots.Edited : The famous four, missing one, for Diane who just returned from camp is too tired to join the 'troop'.
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that sounds like a great tradition.
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