&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203; The winter solstice is a very important solar term among China's 24 solar terms. On the day of the winter solstice, there are the most days and the longest nights. According to traditional customs, we have to eat dumplings. From this day on, we have to start 'counting nine', and the coldest day is coming. At first, the winter solstice was just a solar term, but later it gradually evolved into a day of ancestor worship, which was widely spread among the people. Then the editor of this article will talk to you about the topic of ancestor worship in the winter solstice.
Why do you worship your ancestors at the winter solstice?
In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the winter solstice was a day for worshipping heaven and ancestors. On this day, the emperor would go to the suburbs to hold a grand ceremony for worshipping heaven. On this day, people would worship their parents and elders. In addition to worshipping their direct ancestors, all families with ancestral temples or ancestral temples would hold a sacrificial ceremony together, which is called sacrificial winter.
The origin of the winter solstice to the custom of ancestor worship has been recorded in Cui Shi's four people's monthly order of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which says that the people want to offer millet sheep to xuanming and Zu you. The records of ancestor worship at the winter solstice were more common in the Song Dynasty. Tokyo dreamland tells us that the winter solstice is the most important festival in the capital. So far, it is easier to dress up, prepare meals and worship our ancestors. The old stories of Wulin said that wonton was the first to enjoy. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, ancestor worship prevailed in the winter solstice.
What should we pay attention to during the winter solstice
1、 The clothes are simple. Women don't have to paint. Their families bring incense candles and offerings. They can't kill animals in front of the tomb. Now it's fashionable to offer flowers and chrysanthemums.
2、 After going to the graveyard, first clean the weeds around the graveyard, especially observe whether there are miscellaneous trees on the graveyard. If there are trees, pull them out; Then observe whether there is miscellaneous soil blocking the Xiaoming hall in front of the tomb and whether the drainage ditch is blocked.
3、 Observe whether the tomb frame and tombstone collapse and rupture. If any abnormality is found, please ask the feng shui master to come to guide and take measures to make up for it.
4、 Offer offerings, light incense and burn paper money (pay attention to fire prevention). Generally, they should lead their families to bow to their ancestors three times and then read the sacrifice to express the posterity's remembrance of the deceased.
5、 Light firecrackers before leaving (the cemetery area can also light firecrackers at the designated place, remember to prevent fire).
6、 The whole family can have dinner after tomb sweeping, mainly vegetarian, and continue the customs of eating wonton, dumplings, dumplings, red bean porridge and so on.