Comments on: How to Celebrate the Qingming Festival

By: Wes Radez

Wes Radez — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:16:41 +0000

In reply to Harmony. Wonderful! Thank you for checking in, Harmony. ~Wes

By: Harmony

Harmony — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:47:11 +0000

Thank you for the information. I came across your website after reading the short story entitled ‘The Paper Menagerie’ by Ken Liu which I will be studying with my secondary school pupils as I wanted to know more about Qingming.

By: Wes Radez

Wes Radez — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 04:23:17 +0000

In reply to MAS. Wonderful! So glad the site could help you! ~Wes

By: MAS

MAS — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 02:58:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing such a forum.
Im an Australian but chinese born and grew up most of my life in Sydney. Although I grew doing these traditional festivities, I never knew what the history was about them, nor were interested.

It is only now, that as I get older and with young children, that I have re-connected with my heritage more to be able to explain its significance to my kids.. and more so for their homework! : p

By: Wes Radez

Wes Radez — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:33:22 +0000

In reply to Sandie Hall. Hi Sandy, thanks for your kind words and for sharing your experience. I called the cemetery today to inquire and learned that there are dedicated sections available for different faiths and nationalities to provide space for various traditions, if desired by the family. ~Wes

By: Sandie Hall

Sandie Hall — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:29:15 +0000

This posting was both beautiful and explanatory. We were attending a family funeral yesterday and in the next row began the Chinese portion of the cemetery. (Why they are separate I have no idea!) There were multiple families burning joss paper and sweeping their loved ones plots. Such a time honored tradition and I’m glad to see it was still being carried out in Union, NJ. It was a beautiful sunny, mild day, although windy, day. My cousin shared this post for us to read. Traditions are our ties to the past, long may they live!

By: Wes Radez

Wes Radez — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:35:33 +0000

In reply to Marya. That's great, Marya. I'm glad that you've made that effort! ~Wes

By: Marya

Marya — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:32:26 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. I teach English to Chinese nationals and I enjoy learning about the different traditions and holidays that my students celebrate.

By: Wes Radez

Wes Radez — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:55:24 +0000

In reply to Ian. You're welcome, Ian. Glad you found what you needed! ~Wes

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:53:45 +0000

thanks for helping me with my essay