urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:moodluan moodluan moodluan 2005-02-20T07:12:08Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:moodluan:1120 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2005-02-20T07:12:08Z keyboard typing concerto 清明节 is usually on the April 5, the day to pay respect to the dead. Folks usually go to the gravesite, pull out the weeds, offer food, burn incense and paper money (it is believed that the dead can only receive the currency after its burned. You can buy millions of dollars worth of those “underworld” currencies from the street vendors.) etc. along the years this festival has evolved to include other activities as well, such as 荡秋千 (playing on a swing set, more for kids, especially girls), 踏青 (hiking in the fields, literally it means stepping on the greens), flying the kites, many of which are spring related, fitting for the time as early spring. <br />I’ll start posting the poems on next entry.