Over 13.4 million Chinese visited 150 major cemeteries across the country to honour their deceased relatives during the three-day Tomb-Sweeping holiday which ended on Monday.
During the Tomb-Sweeping Day this year, millions of Chinese visited burial sites across the country, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said.
As per traditions besides sweeping the tombs, people burn fake currency and offer wine and food for the departed souls.
The aggregate number of people visiting the burial sites this year increased by 3.7 per cent compared to the same period of last year, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Tomb-Sweeping Day, or Qingming, usually falls on early April, when people commemorate their deceased loved ones by visiting their tombs and offering sacrifices.
The Ministry said some modern ways for honouring the deceased and burial have emerged this year, such as “sweeping tombs” on Internet.
