China News Service, Beijing, April 3 (Reporter Wang Zumin) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on the 3rd that on the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday, a total of 5.83 million people across China received sacrifices, a decrease of 69.8% over the same period last year; participating in online sacrifices The number of people was 6.95 million, an increase of 275.7% over the same period last year. Sacrifice activities in various places are safe and orderly.
April 3 is the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday in China, and people all over China ushered in a peak of mass sacrifice and sweeping. Because this year’s Tomb-sweeping Day holiday coincides with a period of high domestic epidemics in China, Chinese officials advocate civilized and low-carbon sacrifice sweeping methods such as online sacrifice sweeping, flower sacrifice sweeping, and family memorial service. In addition, a total of 18,011 funeral service institutions across China were not open due to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, and the number of people who went to funeral service institutions to participate in sacrifice sweeping activities decreased significantly.
According to the statistics of 18,925 open funeral service institutions across the country by the Qingming Festival Sacrificial Sweeping Work Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China, on that day, a total of 5.83 million people were visited, about 1.23 million vehicles were guided, and 320,000 staff participated in the service guarantee. people, decreased by 69.8%, 62.5% and 12.5% respectively compared with the same period of last year.
According to reports, there are 2,304 online sacrifice sweeping platforms in China. On the 3rd, 6.95 million people participated in online sacrifice sweeping, an increase of 275.7% over the same period last year, which proves that online sacrifice sweeping is increasingly accepted by the public.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China reported that due to the early organization and deployment of various places, strengthening the safety management of sacrifice sweeping, improving service guarantee measures, and advocating the change of customs and customs, the order of the people’s concentrated sacrifice sweeping activities on the first day of the Qingming Festival holiday was in good order, and no major safety responsibility accident occurred.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs said that the 4th and 5th are still the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, and the number of people traveling for sacrifices will remain high. The Qingming Festival Sacrificial Sweeping Work Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will continue to pay close attention to the sacrificial sweeping activities in various places, guide local funeral service agencies to strengthen their awareness of safety precautions, and strictly implement the requirements for precise epidemic prevention and control and various safety management measures.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs reminds the general public to pay attention to the local epidemic situation and weather and road conditions information in a timely manner, enhance the awareness of safety precautions for sacrifice sweeping, choose time and off-peak travel, civilized and low-carbon sacrifice sweeping, and spend a safe, convenient, civilized and harmonious Qingming Festival.
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