Where does “清明節” come from?
清明節 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 節 — a knuckle, a joint; melody; point.
清明節 (Japanese): Tomb Sweeping Day, an annual Chinese holiday observed 15 days after the vernal equinox (April 4 or 5)
Definitions
- Tomb Sweeping Day, an annual Chinese holiday observed 15 days after the vernal equinox (April 4 or 5)
Ancestry of “清明節”, step by step
清明節 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 節
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 節 | a knuckle, a joint; melody; point |
via Japanese 清明
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 清明 | Qingming ("Pure Brightness"), the fifth of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, occurring from the 4th or 5th of April until the 18th or 19th |