Umkhosi we-Qingming, okwaziwa njengomcimbi wokuzalwa kwezinye zezigaba zaseChina, kuyinto indlela esheshayo eyayisungulwa ngokuthi kuyakhiwa umsebenzi wokukhomba, ukukhumbula, ukushumayela, nokwakhiwa kwamathenda. Kusukela ngo-April 4th kuya ku-6th kusontweni, abantu bethanda ukuya emhlabeni wokukhomba, ukukhomba amadlozi, futhi bethandaza ngezintaba ezinhle zesiliva nokudla okhukhulayo.

Ukushintsha kwesikhathi sokukhanya kweQingming Festival kusukela ekwenzelweni kwezinye zezizwe zokukhomba abazalwane abakhona kanye nezinye izinsuku zokuvakasha, okuyinto yomcimbi wokuzalwa kwezinye izizwe. Ezweni lezinsuku, okwenzeka kakhulu kwesikhathi sokukhanya kweQingming Festival kwakuyinto ukukhomba izidlo zokuzalwa kwezinye izizwe, ukukhomba ubukhulu nokukhumbula abazalwane abakhona, nokuprayera ngokuthula kanye nokuphila kahle kwezizwe ezizayo. Njengoba isikhathi siphinde siphindele, uQingming Festival sasivakashele njengomcimbi onobunzima obuningi ngamazwe omhlaba, kubalulekile njengendlela yokwakhiwa kwemvelo yokuziphatha nokuthuthukiswa kwezobuciko.

Ukuzila kwezindlu kuyinto eyodwa kwezinkulumo ezinhle zomcimbi we-Qingming. Abantu bakhomba besebenza kanye nezindlu zabo zokuzila, bafaka isitshalo, ukudla, kanye nezinto zokuzila, bakhombisa ukukhumbula kanye nokuhlonipha abaphansi babo. Lokhu kwezindaba ephathelene nokuzibandakanya kwezifamilini futhi kubonisa ukukhula nokukhokhela abaphansi.

An outing is another major custom during Qingming Festival. With the arrival of spring, everything on earth comes back to life, and the climate becomes pleasant. People go outdoors to enjoy the blooming flowers, greenery, and the refreshing spring breeze. While enjoying the scenery, they also cherish the opportunity to commemorate their ancestors and relax.

Qingming Festival iyinkathi elandelayo yokuthuthukisa izihlahla nokuhlukanisa. Abantu bakhomba leli vela ukuthi baphinde baphumelele izihlahla ezindaweni zokuhlala, emakhanda, nezindawo zezemvelo, bese baphinde bafisa ukuthuthukisa okuluhlaza. Lokhu akukhona kuphela ukuthuthukisa okuluhlaza kodwa kungashintsha nokunqoba umlando omuhle wabantu baseChina.

Ukufudumala izinkanyezi kuyisikhathi esikhulu kwezokuhlala kwezwe lapho kufanele kube khona ukufudumala izinkanyezi. Kukholelwa ukuthi ukufudumala izinkanyezi kungakwazi ukuphula izifo nokungabhubhisi, kufakelele inhlanhla nokukhanyisa. Ngakho, izulu ngesikhathi seQingming Festival kuyakhiwa ngezinkanyezi ezinhle, ezithintekayo, ezikhombisa abantu abadala kanye nabantwana ukuba babe phansi futhi bafudume izinkanyezi.

NgoLwesithathu saseQingming, abantu babelethela ukudla okuthandekayo okuthiwa yiQingtuan. I-Qingtuan iyinhloko yekhekhe elikhokhelwe ngokuthiwa yi-glutinous rice flour kanye nezinye izithelo zokudla zokuhlaza, enezinhlamvu ezinamandla kanye nezingqinamba. Ngaphandle kwe-Qingtuan yaseNingizimu, ezinye izinsimbi zokudla zaseNingizimu zaziphathelene ne-Qingtuan zaziphuma kwiqembu, zisebenzisa izithelo ezithile zokudla.

Umkhosi we-Qingming Festival kuyisikhathi esebenzayo kakhulu kwezobuciko zaseChina futhi kuyisikhathi sokuthuthukisa nokubambisana kwemvelo yaseChina. Ngalesikhathi esiphathelene nesikhathi esikhulu, abantu abaningi abakhumbula nokuhlonipha izidlozi zabo kodwa futhi bakhulelwa ngokuthi kuyafika ubusika ngamakhono anezindawo eziningi kanye nezindawo ezinhle. Makube khona ukuthi umlando nokwethembeka kwe-Qingming Festival kubambisane futhi kube yintuthuko yezobuciko baseChina kubantu abangamakhulu.