Chinese people use this traditional holiday to give thanks to their ancestors, to cherish the memory of departed relatives, to cultivate filial piety, and to reconnect with family members.
Although cherishing the memory of departed relatives and friends can make people feel sad, it really feels quite nice to walk on the green grass during the Qingming Festival.
Three Weeks, written in what Hallett likens to a haze of longing for a recently departed paramour, was an extraordinarily bold work for a writer in 1907 to publish under her own name.