What is the date of 'Tết Thanh minh' (Tomb Sweeping Day) in 2024? What are meaningful activities to do on Tomb Sweeping Day in Vietnam 2024?
What is the date of "Tết Thanh minh" (Tomb Sweeping Day) in Vietnam in 2024?
Since ancient times, "Tết Thanh minh" (Tomb Sweeping Day) has become a sacred traditional holiday with great humanistic significance for the Vietnamese people. Tomb Sweeping Day is an occasion for families to visit and clean up their ancestors' graves, tidy up the surrounding vegetation, and offer food and other offerings to honor their ancestors. This is a beautiful expression of the Vietnamese tradition of remembering and respecting one's roots.
Tomb Sweeping Day in 2024 will take place on the first day of the "Thanh minh" season. Therefore, Tomb Sweeping Day in 2024 will fall on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, according to the Gregorian calendar, which corresponds to the 26th April, 2024 according to the Lunar calendar.
What is the date of "Tết Thanh minh" (Tomb Sweeping Day) in 2024? What are meaningful activities to do on Tomb Sweeping Day in Vietnam 2024? (Image from the Internet)
What are meaningful activities to do on Tomb Sweeping Day in Vietnam 2024?
Here are some meaningful activities that families can engage in on Tomb Sweeping Day:
- Visit ancestors' graves: Tomb Sweeping Day is an occasion for families to visit, clean, and offer incense to their ancestors' graves.
- Clean and offer incense at the ancestral altar: On Tomb Sweeping Day, families should clean the ancestral altar, but be careful not to move the incense burner. They can light a stick of incense and pray to the deities and ancestors for permission to clean the altar.
- Clean and decorate the house: On Tomb Sweeping Day, it is recommended to clean and decorate the house with flowers, leaves, fruits, etc. This helps to refresh the house and create a welcoming atmosphere for blessings in the new year.
- Plant and care for plants: Tomb Sweeping Day is a good time to plant and care for plants. Families can buy or plant new plants in the garden or yard and spend time watering, fertilizing, and caring for them.
- Cook traditional dishes: Tomb Sweeping Day is also an occasion to cook traditional dishes such as glutinous rice cakes, vegetarian cakes, sticky rice cakes, etc. Families can organize a meal at home and enjoy these traditional dishes.
- Engage in spiritual activities: In addition to visiting ancestors' graves, families can participate in other spiritual activities such as going to temples or shrines to pray for peace and seek spiritual balance.
- Spend time with family: Tomb Sweeping Day is an opportunity to gather and spend time with family, organizing activities such as watching movies, playing games, or participating in traditional games.
- Participate in cultural activities: Many localities organize cultural events and festivals during Tomb Sweeping Day. Families can participate in art performances, parades, or enjoy traditional games
How much are the penalties for the act of increasing prices for flowers and fruits on Tomb Sweeping Day in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree 109/2013/ND-CP stipulating the level of penalties for people who increase the prices of goods and services on the occasion of Tomb Sweeping Day as follows:
Irrational increase or decrease of prices
1. A fine of from 1,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND shall be imposed if the value of goods or service, the price of which is increased, is up to 50,000,000, applicable to the acts below:
a) Increasing the price beyond the price stated or registered with competent authorities as prescribed by law.
b) Increasing the price according to the registration form or price statement form, whiled the competent authority has made a written request for the explanation of the registered or stated price, or has requested the suspension of the new price and a new price registration of statement.
2. A fine of from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the violations in Clause 1 of this Article if the value of the goods or services is from over 50,000,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND.
3. A fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the violations in Clause 1 of this Article if the value of the goods or services is from over 100,000,000 VND to 200,000,000 VND.
4. A fine of from 20,000,000 VND to 40,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the violations in Clause 1 of this Article if the value of the goods or services is from over 200,000,000 VND to 500,000,000 VND.
5. A fine of from 40,000,000 VND to 60,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the violations in Clause 1 of this Article if the value of the goods or services is from over 500,000,000.
6. A fine of from 25,000,000 VND to 55,000,000 VND shall be imposed for irrational increase or decrease of goods or services, which is found during the inspection of pricing basis at the request of the Prime Minister, Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces.
7. Remedial measures: compulsory remittance of the money earned from the administrative violations in this Article to government budget.
Pursuant to Point a, Clause 5, Article 3, Decree 109/2013/ND-CP stipulates the fine levels as follows:
Penalties and rules for imposition
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5. The fine incurred by an organization is twice as much as the fine incurred by an individual for the same violation.
a) The fines prescribed in Articles 5 - 7, Article 20, Articles 22 - 32 of this Decree are applicable to individuals..
Thus, depending on the act of unreasonable increase in selling prices of goods and services and the total value of goods and services sold at increased prices, people who increase the price of goods and services on Tomb Sweeping Day will be fined from 1,000,000 VND to 55,000,000 VND.Violators can be fined up to 110,000,000 VND.
At the same time, it is compulsory to remit the money earned from the administrative violations to the government budget.
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