No prayers for the dead at Nirvana memorial parks during Qingming

CORONAVIRUS | Nirvana Memorial Park will not allow prayer sessions for the dead at its cemeteries for the annual Qingming ritual, which falls on April 4.

Relatives visit the tombs of their ancestors during the ritual, which is also known as the Tomb-Sweeping Day or Chinese Memorial Day. It is common for prayer sessions to be held during the two weeks leading up to the ritual and two weeks after Qingming...