About the Qingming period in 2020

Announcement on suspension of festival sweeping activities

In accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases", "Regulations on Public Health Emergencies and Emergency Responses" and other relevant laws and regulations, in order to avoid imported and clustered epidemics caused by concentrated sacrifice and sweeping activities during the Qingming Festival, and to protect the lives of the general public And health, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

1. Suspend relevant sacrifice and sweep activities. With immediate effect, all cemeteries, columbariums and other places in the city will be suspended for on-site sacrifice and sweeping activities for citizens (except for the appointment of sacrifice and sweeping for new tombs that have died and buried since 2019); centralized sea burials, tree burials and other activities will be suspended; open days and on-site publicity activities will be suspended Exhibitions and other group activities. The recovery time will be notified separately according to the development of the epidemic situation.

2. carry out surrogate sweeps. From April 4th to 6th, the staff of each cemetery carried out a uniform sweep for the deceased buried in the cemetery. The ashes depository of the city funeral home (including the Yuwang Mausoleum) will be used for free sacrifices (chrysanthemums presented in each position).

3. Advocate network sacrifice and sweep. Conditional cemeteries should actively launch an online sacrifice and sweeping client APP, and transform from on-site sacrifices and sweeps to emotional consolation sacrifices through online worship and valet sacrifices.

4. implement appointments to sweep the new tomb. For the new tombs that have died and buried since 2019, the public can make an appointment with the cemetery unit, and the cemetery unit will make an appointment first and then the sacrifice sweep; each cemetery unit shall follow the principle of making an appointment for the sacrifice sweeping by time-sharing and peak shifting to ensure the sweeping activities Safe and orderly. Please follow the WeChat "Ningbo Funeral Association" public account for the method of making an appointment to scan. The details will be published in the newspaper announcement or obtained from the announcement of the civil affairs department.

5. During the epidemic prevention and control period, our city adopted traffic control measures such as bans and restrictions on cemetery roads in various places. The vehicles that have been booked for the festival will pass within the specified time with the appointment information. For details, please refer to the public security traffic police department announcement. There will be no special bus lines for Qingming grave sweeping this year; March 28, 29 and Qingming Festival April 4-6, Wuxiang Station, Baozhuang Station, Gaoqiao Station, Gaoqiao West Station of Metro Line 1 at 12 o'clock every day Qianyue Station does not stop.

This notice will be implemented from the date of its release. Please understand, support and cooperate with friends from the general public.