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Qing Ming ritual accidentally sets car ablaze • Apr. 8, 2025, 3:21 PM ET (The Star)
TMBA calls on government to loosen financial help eligibility requirements • Apr. 7, 2025, 6:14 AM ET (Taipei Times)
Thousands in Hong Kong mark Ching Ming at cemeteries, 470,000 leave for weekend • Apr. 4, 2025, 11:11 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
Tsai Ing-wen visits Lee Teng-hui grave • Apr. 3, 2025, 11:49 PM ET (Taipei Times)
Heavier traffic seen on Taiwan’s freeways at start of Tomb Sweeping Festival • Apr. 3, 2025, 1:49 AM ET (Taipei Times)

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Also Known As Tomb-Sweeping Festival • Pure Brightness festival

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