Clear and Bright
The clearest sunlight of the year; ancestor worship and tomb sweeping season.
In plain terms: Clear and Bright is one of the 24 markers in the traditional Chinese calendar that track how the seasons change through the year — the clearest sunlight of the year; ancestor worship and tomb sweeping season..
Energy of This Solar Term
The atmosphere clears; spring colors saturate; the natural world arrives at its first flowering peak. Traditional Chinese culture honors ancestors during this period; the cleared air symbolizes the meeting of past and present.
TCM Seasonal Living
Liver still active; spring allergies common as wind and pollen rise.
Foods to Emphasize
Steamed dumplings, green spring vegetables, qingming tea (清明茶), and light congees.
Practices for This Period
Visit ancestor graves; clean and tend memorial spaces; hike in newly green hills; fly kites; pause for memorial reflection on lineage.