Qingming Festival is a time to mourn the departed and pay respect to ancestors.
So, how can we greet and say kind words to people, while remaining suitably solemn, at Qingming Festival? Here, we recommend some polite and proper greetings and wishes in Chinese and English:
1. Wishing you peace at Qingming Festival.
qīng míng píng ān
清明平安。
2.Wishing you a smooth Qingming Festival.
qīng míng shùn lì
清明顺利。
3. At Qingming Festival, may your tomb sweeping go well and your mountain worship bring fortune.
qīng míng jié sǎo mù shùn lì, bài shān fā cái
清明节扫墓顺利,拜山发财。
4. At this Qingming Festival time, I would like to express my warmest greetings and fond commemoration of the deceased.
qīng míng jié zhī jì, zhì yǐ yīn qiè wèn hòu, miǎn huái shì zhě
清明节之际,致以殷切问候,缅怀逝者。
5. May the departed rest in peace, and I wish you and your family safety and health.
yuàn shì zhě ān xī, zhù nǐ yǔ jiā rén píng ān jiàn kāng
愿逝者安息,祝你与家人平安健康。
6. The deceased may not be with us, but they are with us in our prayers. Best wishes to you at Qingming Festival.
shì zhě bù néng yǔ wǒ mén xiāng bàn, dàn yǔ wǒ mén de qí dǎo tóng zài, zài qīng míng jié xiàng nǐ zhì yǐ zuì měi hǎo de zhù yuàn.
逝者不能与我们相伴,但与我们的祈祷同在,在清明节向你致以最美好的祝愿。
7. May the deceased rest in peace while the living live a blessed life.
shì zhě yǐ yǐ, shēng zhě rú sī
逝者已矣,生者如斯。