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Naypyidaw, June 13 (IANS) The politicisation of Qingming and other traditional festivals reflects a wider effort to embed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authority within China’s cultural and emotional fabric, making political loyalty appear as natural and cyclical as the seasons. Historically, Qingming was a family-centred spring ritual combining tomb-sweeping, ancestor veneration, and outdoor excursions. Imperial and early modern records describe it as a time for “honouring the dead and rememb…