When is Qingming Festival in 2020? Can we sweep the graves normally? Is the highway free?

In a few days, we will usher in the second holiday of 2020. This year, everyone spent the New Year at home. The epidemic is not over yet, and many areas are still under traffic control. So when is the Qingming Festival in 2020? Can we sweep the graves normally? Will the highway be free?

When is Qingming Festival in 2020?

1. When is the Qingming Festival in 2020?

The Qingming Festival in 2020 is on April 4, the twelfth day of the third lunar month, which falls on a Saturday. According to the arrangement of the State Council, there will be three days of holiday from April 4th to 6th. That is, from Saturday to next Monday. According to the current epidemic situation, we will generally have normal holidays. However, some companies will use the Qingming Festival to offset the extended Spring Festival holiday.

Will tomb sweeping be carried out normally during the Qingming Festival in 2020?

2. Will tomb sweeping be carried out normally during the Qingming Festival in 2020?

Whether tomb sweeping will be possible during the Qingming Festival in 2020 has not yet been determined. It depends on the epidemic situation. If the epidemic is over, tomb sweeping will be possible as normal. However, some areas have issued notices prohibiting tomb sweeping, so the specific details depend on local policies.

Notice of Tianjin on suspending mass tomb-sweeping activities during the Qingming Festival

1. Funeral homes, funeral service centers (stations), cemeteries, public columbariums and other funeral venues will suspend memorial service reception from today (specific resumption time will be notified separately).

2. Funeral service agencies must limit the number of participants when handling burial and temporary storage of ashes, and they must wear masks and undergo temperature measurement, registration and other inspections.

3. It is strictly prohibited to burn feudal superstitious items such as paper cows, paper horses, ghost money, paper money, and funeral and sacrificial items such as wreaths and flower baskets in any public place.

4. It is strictly prohibited to manufacture and sell feudal superstitious funeral supplies. It is strictly prohibited to occupy the road (including sidewalks, city squares, parks and green spaces and other public places) to operate and sell funeral and sacrificial supplies.

5. The general public should actively promote the transformation of customs and establish a new style of civilized sacrifice. They should advocate remembering their loved ones in simple ways, such as telling stories of ancestors in relatives’ WeChat groups, placing portraits at home to commemorate the ancestors’ kindness, writing messages and making missing cards, and other simple ways to remember the deceased.

6. The general public should consciously abide by relevant laws, regulations and rules, operate in accordance with laws and regulations, actively correct and stop uncivilized sacrificial behaviors, and jointly maintain a clean, tidy and orderly social environment. Administrative law enforcement departments will impose penalties in accordance with the law for violations of relevant laws and regulations.

Will highways be free during the Qingming Festival in 2020?

3. Will highways be free during the Qingming Festival in 2020?

Highways will be free during the Qingming Festival in 2020. The specific free time is from 00:00 on April 4, 2019 to 24:00 on April 6, 2019, a total of 3 days. According to the Implementation Plan for Exemption of Tolls for Small Passenger Cars on Major Holidays issued by the Ministry of Transport, small passenger cars are exempted from highway tolls on the four national statutory holidays: Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day and National Day. During the free highway period, vehicles that can pass free of charge are passenger vehicles with 7 seats or less (including 7 seats), including motorcycles.