When does Ching Meng 2023 begin? How should Thai children of Chinese descent prepare?

Qingming or Qingming Festival

It is another important day for Thai people of Chinese descent.

The children who moved to work or separated to have families in different places.

will travel back together

to pay homage to the tombs of their ancestors

The Chinese word Cheng Meng is divided into two words, Cheng, which means clean, pure, and Meng, which means bright.

When does Qingming 2023 start?

Usually, the Qingming Festival in Thailand starts from April 5 – 20, but Ching Meng 2023 has been postponed to March 15 – April 8, 2023 to avoid the heavy traffic.

During this time, you can choose the day to pay respects according to the convenience of each family.

Ching Meng Day 2023, what to do?

The customs and practices that Thai-Chinese children must do on Ching Meng Day 2023 are as follows:

  • Clean up the ancestral tombs to make them look attractive.

    But don't pluck the grass.

    Because it may affect the forbidden position, such as the demon direction, the broken direction, the five stars direction

  • Decorate the cemetery to look new.

    If the ancestor label is faded then repaint it in green.

    or gold trimmed with green

    Bring rainbow-colored scrolls to decorate beautifully.

    But the flag should not be planted on the turtle's back.

    because it is believed that the roof of the ancestor's house will leak

  • pay homage to the Lord

    honor

    and thank you for helping to protect

  • Worship the spirits of ancestors

  • Burn the silver-gold paper and light the firecrackers.

  • Surrounded by food and pay respects together.

    It is the last step after bidding farewell.

    to show unity and firecrackers

    for the prosperity of the Qingming Festival

Cheng Meng Day 2023, what offerings are there?

For offerings on Ching Meng Day

will be divided into offerings for those who

and offerings for ancestors

offerings to the gods

  • 3 kinds of meat

  • 3 snacks

  • 3 or 5 fruits

  • 5 incense sticks and a pair of red candles

  • liquor or tea

    • ancestor offerings

  • Steamed rice in a cup with chopsticks

  • liquor or tea

  • open paper

  • 3 or 5 meals

  • Animals such as pigs, chickens, ducks or fish.

  • with other rice dishes that our ancestors liked to eat

    and beautiful fruits such as oranges, apples, bananas, pomegranates, dragon fruit, grapes

  • Wai Wai: Khanom Khai, Steamed Buns, Hua Kuay and Chu Chang Pia

  • Paper for paying respect to the gods, including Hing Tie paper, silver paper, and gold paper.

    and photo paper for various uses

  • cracker

    • Advantages of going to Cheng Meng

    • to commemorate your goodness

      that our ancestors have done to take care of us in hardships so that we can live well

      is an example of life

    • is the center of the family

      the best homage

      Must make an appointment to pay respects together.

      for the children who are scattered to meet and socialize together

      is a unity building

      Create a focal point

      It's a day of family reunions.

    • It is the road frame of life for all children.

      "Parents are dead.

      Still determining the fate of the children's life ′′ Be a role model in life.

      Emphasize gratitude towards parents

      and children should follow

    • as a warning

      Death must happen to everyone.

      And it's normal for human beings.

    • Pay homage, remember the grace of your parents, ancestors, and set up an offering to your soul.