Qingming Festival Qingming Festival is a traditional festival when people will visit and sweep the tombs of ancestors, families, friends, and anyone that people care about. It's always at the beginning of April, which seems to be a coincidence that those days rains often. When it's raining, the atmosphere becomes more sorrowful. Yesterday my mom told me that my dad went to his best friend's grave alone. His best friend passed away a few years ago. He was a little older than my dad, but they always had a lot to talk about. I remembered him, he was a joyful person, had a good sense of humor, and always looked carefree. My family loved him, and he was really helpful. The last time I saw him, was when he drove me to another city to study when my parents had no time. I never thought it would be the last time we met. He died of a sudden heart attack, but he looked pretty healthy in the past. It was very sudden. I couldn't imagine my dad's feeling when he heard about the news. I feel sorry for my dad, especially learning that he drove a long way to his friend's grave by himself, which made me kind of sad for my dad. Death always comes inadvertently, what we should do is to cherish every moment with the ones we love. I guess that's one thing that the Qingming Festival really wants to teach us.