<p>清明節 (Ching Ming) is not Easter. Its origin is 'Cold Food Festival' where people do not cook their food with fire and usually go visit their tombs of their ancestor. Ching Ming, apart from being a festival, is also a traditional solar term (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_term" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_term</a>) with the date varies sightly before and after the 5th of April every year.</p>

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2015-04-03T13:34:25.253Z
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menuhin
<p>It is Easter in England, and 清明节 in China. Is this a coincidence, or are these festivals actually one and the same moon related ancient celebration?</p>

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2015-04-03T12:18:13.553Z
It is a coincidence.  清明 has a relatively fixed date every year but Easter's date fluctuates a lot.
user58955
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2015-04-03T13:06:28.473Z
Do you know how whomsoever actually decides when 清明节 should be??
Pedroski
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2015-04-03T15:19:58.560Z
Good question. Wrong site. It's not really about Chinese language at all, voting to move this...
Mou某
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with Chinese Language. This question should be moved to another SE site, perhaps *history*.
Mou某
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2015-04-09T12:27:47.203Z
Since there isn't a community about Chinese Culture, I think this one could serve right for that purpose.
Enrico Brasil
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Is 清明节 actually Easter?
# Is 清明节 actually Easter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-03)

It is Easter in England, and 清明节 in China. Is this a coincidence, or are these festivals actually one and the same moon related ancient celebration?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is a coincidence.  清明 has a relatively fixed date every year but Easter's date fluctuates a lot.  
> **username_0**: Do you know how whomsoever actually decides when 清明节 should be??  
> **username_2**: Good question. Wrong site. It's not really about Chinese language at all, voting to move this...  
> **username_2**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it has nothing to do with Chinese Language. This question should be moved to another SE site, perhaps *history*.  
> **username_3**: Since there isn't a community about Chinese Culture, I think this one could serve right for that purpose.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-04-03. Score: 1

清明節 (Ching Ming) is not Easter. Its origin is 'Cold Food Festival' where people do not cook their food with fire and usually go visit their tombs of their ancestor. Ching Ming, apart from being a festival, is also a traditional solar term (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_term>) with the date varies sightly before and after the 5th of April every year.


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