Tomb sweeping is a very common custom in the winter solstice custom. Many people will worship their dead relatives on the winter solstice. So what tribute do you buy for tomb sweeping at the winter solstice? Let's learn about it with Xiaobian!
What tribute do you bring to the tomb at the winter solstice
Class I Tribute
Tribute: raw eggs, raw fish, pork slices.
Main objects: for sacrificing ghosts and tiger masters.
Tribute: raw pork, chicken and fish.
Main object: it is used to sacrifice the tiger Lord.
Tribute: cooked pork, chicken or duck or goose, fish.
Main objects: it is used to offer sacrifices to the land lord, kitchen king, family gods and ancestors.
Tribute: a large piece of cooked pork, a chicken, a duck and a fish.
Main objects: for offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors.
Tribute: whole cattle
Main object: for Confucius' birthday sacrifice.
Tribute: raw whole pig, raw whole sheep
Main objects: for large-scale sacrificial ceremonies, vows, crown marriages and funerals.
Class II Tribute
Tribute: Winter flour, fungus, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, Flammulina velutipes.
Main objects: it is used for worship to heaven and large-scale ceremonies.
Tribute: Lentinus edodes, Flammulina velutipes, Auricularia auricula, longan, sugar, sun dried vegetarian food.
Main objects: used to worship gods, gods and Buddhas.
Tribute: salt, seaweed, kelp, vegetarian.
Main objects: used to worship gods, gods and Buddhas.
Tribute: five bowls each containing five different cooked foods.
Main objects: it is used to offer sacrifices to foundation owners and lonely souls.
Tribute: seven different kinds of cooked foods are packed in seven bowls, such as meat wine, sesame oil chicken, glutinous rice balls, sweet rice cakes, peanut soup, longan, red eggs, lotus seeds, peanuts, etc.
Main object: it is used to sacrifice seven niangs.
Three kinds of tribute
Tribute: three different kinds of fruits, such as pineapple, water pear and orange.
Main objects: for worship and sacrifice.
Tribute: four seasonal fruits in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Main objects: for worship and sacrifice.
Tribute: sugarcane, meaning rising, sweet and beautiful.
Main objects: offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors and praying for the best of everything.
Tribute: longan, red jujube, hazelnut, peanut and melon seeds are collectively called five seeds.
Main object: used to worship Vega.
Tribute: six, ten or twelve meals can be prepared.
Main objects: used to sacrifice ancestors or solitary souls.
Tribute: prepare six, ten or twelve kinds of vegetarian dishes.
Main objects: it is used to worship Sakyamuni Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Tribute: flowers, daffodils, chrysanthemums, orchids, peonies, plum blossoms, Osmanthus fragrans, etc
Main objects: for worship and sacrifice.
Four kinds of tribute
Tribute: Turnip cake, because turnip is called "vegetable head" in Taiwanese to pray for a good color head.
Main objects: for worship, sacrifice and Chinese New Year.
Tribute: New Year cake, meaning rising every year.
Main objects: for worship, sacrifice and Chinese New Year.
Tribute: rice cake, usually with one more longan in the middle, is eaten after shelling to show the meaning of shelling and rebirth.
Main objects: for worship and sacrifice.
Tribute: Tangyuan, meaning perfection,
Main objects: for worship, sacrifice, Chinese new year, winter solstice.
Tribute: the meaning of getting rich. It is an indispensable offering for general sacrifice or festive worship.
Main objects: for worship, sacrifice, Chinese new year, new gods.
Tribute: sweet dumpling, which means to rise year by year, without printing and stuffing.
Main objects: for festival sacrifice and worship.
Tribute: a round shape with a series of patterns of ancient coins printed on it, which means that descendants can reproduce.
Main objects: for worship of gods, heavenly life, three officials and the great emperor, and sacrifice.
Tribute: wine. Three small cups are used when offering sacrifices to gods. Five, seven, nine and eleven cups are used in ancestor worship.
Main objects: for sacrificing gods, ancestors, crowns, weddings and funerals and new year's festivals.
Pay attention to the tomb at the winter solstice
1. Because it's ancestor worship, it's inevitable to go to places where few people go. It's best to walk according to the usual route. Don't go outing in remote places. First, it's a safety problem, and second, it's easy to stick and provoke evil spirits.
2. When walking or standing, you should be respectful. Don't touch the tombstone with your feet. In such places, you should have a serious and solemn attitude. Don't touch and occupy other adjacent tombstones at will.
3. Ancestors' cemeteries must clean up weeds, add loose soil, sweep away sundries in front of the tomb and clean tombstones. You can meditate in your heart and hope that the ancestors under the nine springs will bless the prosperity of future generations.
4. The best time to sweep the tomb is when Yang is more vigorous. You can't sweep the tomb before or just after dawn, in the evening or when the sun is about to set, because the resistance is the weakest at this time, which is unfavorable to the grave sweepers. It's generally better between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
5. If a person who goes to the grave is weak or ill or has dark forehead and hair, it means that his luck is low. It's best not to go to the grave; If you must go, you can wear amulets such as jade articles or jade Buddha with you.
6. Pay attention to the route of tomb sweeping. It's best not to repeat the way to and back from the tomb sweeping. Don't go back. Don't look back when you leave after the tomb sweeping.
7. After the tomb sweeping, most people generally feel a little Qi deficiency and fatigue. It is recommended to go to shopping malls and other places before going home to absorb some popularity and Yang Qi, or take a bath in the public bathroom to remove Yin and evil Qi. It is best to step off the brazier before entering the house. Burn a fire with straw paper and cross it in turn.
8. Pregnant women and women who are on holiday had better not go to the grave. Patients with mental illness who have serious mental diseases and have not fully recovered, children under the age of 7 have weak Yang, so it is recommended not to go, and patients with other major diseases should not go to the grave.
9. The cemetery is a place for the spirits to live in peace. When sweeping the tomb, do not cross the tomb and offerings, make noise, laugh, scold, swear, run around, and urinate everywhere. This is not only disrespectful to their ancestors, but also a nuisance to nearby spirits. We should not trample on other tombs or comment on the design of tombs. It will be regarded as blasphemy. If we encounter a bad atmosphere, we will get into trouble and go home.
10. On the winter solstice, we should pay attention to the generation, and worship should be in order. The order is father, mother, eldest male, eldest daughter, second male and second female & hellip& hellip; and so on. After the worship, the sacrifice is blessed by the ancestors, and everyone can eat and take the sacrifice. Finally, of course, we should pay attention to fire safety. We can't leave until the candles are lit.