Differences between Chinese Valentine's and Tom Sweeping Festival

        Many Chinese people love to celebrate for festivals. In Chinese traditions, there are two festivals I think it's very different of it meaning. They are Chinese Valentine's and Tomb Sweeping festival.There are three differences between them: celebration events, representatives stories, and the money as a symbol.        

       With the events for celebrating this two festivals, many couples love to go to have a big meal inChinese Valentine's and send flowers as a gift. On Tomb Sweeping days, we sweep the Tomb and make Chinese Burritos as celebration.        

       Then, the representatives are different for them. Most of people know that cupid is as a symbol for western Valentine's. But in Chinese Valentine's, our represent person are Cowherd and Weaving maid ( characters in folk story). There is no human representative of Tomb Sweeping, it represent by solar terms.        

       And the most funny one is the money symbol between this two holidays. On Valentine's, we spend real money for celebrate. By contrary, we burn ghosts money for the spirits that means they can spend money in the three degrees.        

       According to these differences between the Chinese Valentine's and Tomb Sweeping Festivals, we know how to celebrate in different ways, who represent as a symbol, and the money for real and spirits. I think how to celebrate depends on your own way not all follow with traditions.