Winter Clothes Day
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Winter Clothes Day, Tomb-sweeping Day and Hungry Ghost Festival are the days for people to offer sacrifice to their ancestors in China. The Winter Clothes Day falls on the first day of Lunar October.[1] October first of the lunar calendar has come into winter, thus people feel cold, which makes them miss the dead. To protect their ancestors against the cold in the netherworld, people send clothes to them,[2] which is why it is called the Winter Clothes Day. On October first, Chinese people burn clothes made of colorful papers in front of graves to their ancestors to keep them warm.[1] At the same time, the day marks the arrival of the dead of winter. Consequently, it's the day for parents and lovers to send clothes to the livings who they care about. As time goes by, the day becomes the festival for people to offer sacrifice to their ancestors.
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Official name | Winter Clothes Day (寒衣节) |
Type | Cultural, Asian |
Date | 1st day of the 10th month in the Chinese calendar |
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Traditional Chinese | 寒衣節 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 寒衣节 | ||||||
Literal meaning | "Winter clothing festival" | ||||||
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