Tomb Sweeping Day is coming. There are customs of tomb sweeping, tomb sweeping and ancestor worship on Tomb Sweeping Day everywhere. However, there are different taboos on tomb sweeping, tomb sweeping and ancestor worship in many places. Do you know the taboos of Tomb Sweeping on Tomb Sweeping Day in Guangdong? This article will introduce the eight taboos of Tomb Sweeping on the Qingming Festival in Guangdong. Let's have a look.
8 taboos for Cantonese Tomb Sweeping on Tomb Sweeping Day
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. In other respects, the Qingming Festival is very crowded. For the safety of the fetus, pregnant women are not recommended to participate. Moreover, the weather of tomb sweeping and the surrounding environment are not conducive 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 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 or even take photos at will in the cemetery, otherwise it will lead to bad atmosphere and damage your personal fortune.
3. Outsiders should not participate in other people's grave sweeping
It is taboo to participate in Tomb Sweeping as an outsider during the Qingming Festival, which is easy to cause unnecessary trouble. They are not a family, and their blessings are also different, which may cause chaos in the Qi field and lead to disharmony and bad luck.
4. Those in poor health and bad luck should avoid visiting the grave
A person who is ill or weak, or has bad luck recently, had better not participate in Tomb Sweeping activities, because such a person is in a state of low overall luck, which is very easy to lead to bad luck and easy to infringe.
5. Avoid wearing red and purple
You can't go to the grave in red and purple on Qingming Festival. I believe you won't wear it to participate in such activities. However, some people will be careless and inadvertently use red on their wear or underwear. Of course, benmingnian is an exception. Underwear can wear red.
6. The grass at the head of the grave must be trimmed
The plants growing on the tombs must be removed, and they must not grow out of the climate. This is the most important point. However, you should know that the so-called tomb sweeping is to let you clean things that are not conducive to the cemetery. The vegetation at the head of the grave will cause harm to the members of the family, including Qi and health.
7. Don't buy shoes if your hair doesn't cover your forehead
In fact, Qingming Festival is also a ghost festival. Of course, we need to pay attention to the hairstyle. In particular, the hair can not cover the forehead. The forehead is the magic lamp of the human body and can not be covered. At the same time, do not buy shoes on the same day, because shoes are evil. Most friends with some common sense will not buy shoes on this day, so as not to be unlucky.
8. Avoid playing, scolding and criticizing
After the ancestors finished sweeping the tomb, someone took the children. Maybe it was solemn at the beginning. As soon as it was over, they began to fight and laugh. This should be noted. You should know that the cemetery is, after all, the place where the spirits sleep. Laughing and scolding will disturb the spirits, which is disrespectful and may lead to revenge. It is even more undesirable to criticize your ancestors. If you pass by someone else's cemetery and criticize the deceased, it is a blasphemy. At that time, it will be no wonder who is bothered