Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)Name: The Qingming Festival (Clear and Bright Festival)
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 April 5th(95.4.5) (13:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Rice Basket, Chook
The Qingming Festival, meaning Clear and Bright Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. Every leap year, Qing Ming is on April 4. Astronomically, it is also a solar term. In solar terms, the Qingming festival is on the 1st day of the 5th solar term, which is also named Qingming. Its name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime, and also to tend to the graves of departed ones. It is an official public holiday in the Republic of China, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau though not in the People's Republic of China.
The Qingming Festival Information in Wikipedia.com
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