Tomb Sweeping on the Qingming Festival to worship the ancestors and remember the ancestors. What should we pay attention to? What are the taboos of Tomb Sweeping on the Qingming Festival? I compiled some taboos of Tomb Sweeping on the Qingming Festival and looked at them.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 1. Low black air transport
In the morning of the Tomb Sweeping Day, when washing your face and cleaning your face, if you look in the mirror and find that your forehead is dark, it means that your fortune is low. Try to avoid sweeping the tomb. If you have to go, you can bring open light protective articles (such as amulets, etc.) to resolve it.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 2. No meat
In the morning of the day of tomb sweeping, I got up to the place of tomb sweeping. I tried to eat vegetarian food and dress neatly and strictly to show politeness and respect for my ancestors.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 3. Pay attention to safety
When burning paper money and placing supplies, attention should be paid to fire prevention and safety. Articles should be carried by themselves as much as possible to avoid buying and selling artifacts by peddlers near the sacrificial site. If you have to buy because of the inconvenience of carrying, you should prepare the change in advance, put the small amount of cash in the pocket of the coat which is convenient to take out, and put the large amount of cash in the inner side to avoid being picked up by thieves.
Taboo of Qingming Festival
Try to avoid weekends or other peak periods of tomb sweeping, because nowadays the number of private cars and the traffic jams will cause trouble for travel. You can choose to take all kinds of public transport, or lengthen the time of tomb sweeping (leaving early and returning late) or stagger the key periods, so as to relieve the pressure on road traffic caused by more people and cars.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 5. Count at any time
No matter when you arrive at the sacrificial place or when you leave, you should have a good habit of checking your belongings to avoid the loss of valuables. You should count the number of people at any time in the collective sacrificial ceremony, especially the parents with children should take good care of their children, so as to avoid the loss of children due to playing.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 6. Avoid remote places
Don't go to the remote places where people rarely come. It's better to form a plan according to the regular route. Don't stay in the remote places for a long time to ensure your own safety.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 7. Do not disturb other spirits
The graveyard is a place for the spirits to live in. Don't laugh, scold, slander, run around, urinate everywhere. When you meet other tombs, don't step on and kick the tombstone with your feet, and don't move other tombstone sacrificial articles. No doubt, you should recite 'sorry to disturb'. The scope of the graveyard should be respectful, control your mood and attitude, so as not to disturb other spirits.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 8. Sacrificial time
The best time for tomb sweeping is between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., which is not good for tomb sweepers.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 9. Tomb cleaning
Facing the cemetery of ancestors, we need to clean up the weeds, loosen the soil, and tidy up the surrounding environment to make the appearance of the cemetery full and tidy. At the same time, we need to pray silently in our hearts and hope under the nine springs to pray for the ancestors to keep the future generations rich and prosperous.
Taboo of Qingming Festival: 10. Forbid pregnant women to visit tombs
Generally speaking, pregnant women should avoid tomb sweeping activities. Strictly speaking, women are not allowed to take part in such activities, especially after 3 p.m.