The third day of March on the lunar calendar (農歷三月初三) is the Zhuang (壯族) equivalent of the more widely-celebrated Tomb Sweeping Day (清明節). While passing through the village of Danong (大農村), we were invited to join the Nong (農) family in the festivities surrounding the sweeping of their ancestors' tombs. Here, a grandmother and granddaughter pour baijiu (白酒) into cups at a tomb, alongside sticky rice, chickens and other gifts to be sent onto the afterlife.
