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Where is the custom of going to the grave and offering sacrifices to ancestors during the 2018 winte

The winter solstice in 2018 is coming. In Anhui, Zhejiang and other places, families will be organized to go to the grave and sweep the grave before and after the winter solstice; Offering sacrifices to ancestors on the winter solstice is also a common custom in China, also known as winter sacrifice. The ceremony is very grand. So, what should we pay attention to when we go to the grave to worship our ancestors and sweep the grave on the winter solstice?

Where is the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors at the tomb during the winter solstice?

In Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, people offer sacrifices to their ancestors at home during the winter solstice. Those with ancestral temples and ancestral halls should gather people to worship their ancestors in the ancestral temple, which is called "making the winter solstice". Anhui Hefei, Chaohu and other places also have the tradition of "making the winter solstice" before and after the winter solstice solar terms.

Generally, paper-cut is used for men's and women's clothes before the winter solstice, and the winter solstice is sent to the ancestors for incineration, commonly known as' sending cold clothes'.

After the sacrifice, relatives and friends drink together, commonly known as' winter solstice wine ', which not only misses the dead, but also contacts feelings. Some take advantage of the family gathering. Handle some intra family transactions. In Guang'an, Sichuan, after ancestor worship in the ancestral temple, the whole family looked at the genealogy and added Ding Kou. In Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, on the winter solstice, we should prepare enough three animal offerings such as pork, chicken and fish, go to the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors, and then the family eat together at the table. Generally, we worship before noon and have a family reunion at lunch.

In Shaoxing, Xinchang and other counties in Zhejiang Province, most of them sweep ancestral tombs on the winter solstice, go to the tombs to add mud, weed and repair foundations, thinking that it will be a auspicious day. Otherwise, unexpected disasters may happen. Inner Mongolia also calls the winter solstice "Ghost Festival" and carries incense paper to the grave for sacrifice. In Jiangxi and Changning, Hunan and other places, they also go to the grave at the winter solstice, and the ceremony is the same as the Qingming Festival. In Linyi, Shandong Province, people believe that the winter solstice is a day to send cold clothes and secure houses for the dead. Every household paper-cut clothes, burned in front of the tomb, add soil and cultivate the grave.

In the coastal areas of Guangdong, such as Raoping seamount, local fishermen should worship their ancestors before the Qing exhibition goes to sea for fishing, which means to ask gods and ancestors to bless the fishermen to go to sea safely. In Huian, Guangdong Province, in addition to offering sacrifices to ancestors, there are also some customs like the Qingming Festival on the winter solstice.

What should we pay attention to during the winter solstice?

1、 Pregnant women avoid grave sweeping

Pregnant women had better avoid tomb sweeping activities during the Qingming Festival, which is not only the influence of Yin Qi, but also the weather and surrounding environment of tomb sweeping are unfavorable to the health of pregnant women. In addition, women should avoid such activities when they have menstrual leave.

2、 Do not take photos in the cemetery

The purpose of tomb sweeping in the winter solstice is to offer sacrifices to ancestors, not to have fun. There are gods three feet above the head. When you sweep the tomb, you'd better pay respect and be careful. Don't take group photos in the cemetery or even take photos at will, otherwise it will lead to a bad atmosphere, there may be an imbalance between yin and Yang, which will damage your personal fortune.

3、 Avoid wearing red and purple

The red and purple that can't be worn on the winter solstice go to the grave, and inadvertently use red on wearing or underwear. Of course, benmingnian is an exception. Underwear can wear red.

4、 Outsiders should not participate in other people's grave sweeping

Offering sacrifices to ancestors in the winter solstice is a family behavior. It is taboo to participate in Tomb Sweeping as an outsider, which is easy to cause unnecessary trouble. After all, they are not a family, and their blessings are also different, which may cause disorder of the Qi field and lead to disharmony and bad luck.