Qingming Burning paper gifts for the departed. Official name Qingming Jie (清明节) Tomb Sweeping Day (扫坟节) Ching Ming Festival (清明節) Observed by Han Chinese Significance Remembering ancestors Observances Cleaning and sweeping of graves, ancestor worship, offering food to deceased, burning joss paper Date 15th day from the Spring Equinox 4, 5 or 6 April 2018 date 5 April 2019 date 5 April 2020 date 4 April