Thursday 16 February 2012

Tomb Sweeping day- 2-4th April

At the start of the year the Chinese authorities decided that Tomb sweeping day would be a national holiday- so this year all staff get the second to the fourth of April as a national holiday!!

A graveyard on Tomb Sweeping day- a holiday to all interns in China


Tomb Sweeping day (Qingming Festival) started in the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC) and is used now for remembering the past in true Confucius style.

This is one of the many benefits of an intern ship with ODM based in China- the national holidays!

See these other blogs on National Holidays in China:

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