When the Tomb Sweeping Day comes, it's our custom all the time. When is the best time for Tomb Sweeping? What's the emphasis of tomb sweeping? Let's go with Xiaobian.
The best time for Tomb Sweeping on Qingming Festival
When it comes to tomb sweeping time on Qingming Festival, some people say 'early Qingming, late 11th', others say, 'first seven, then eight'. Others say that tomb sweeping is not carried out on the day before Qingming Festival.
Some places go to the grave on the day of Qingming, because the woman married on that day will come back to go to the grave for her parents. Her brother is going to entertain her. The meaning of "early Qingming, late 11th" is that before 12 o'clock, Shangfen came back for dinner; after lunch, Shangfen had lunch. Some people also say that when going to the tomb in Qingming, they usually burn paper before or on the day of Qingming. It is said that at that time one hundred and two hundred pieces of paper were burned.
There is such a folklore that on the day of Qingming, ghosts are collected in the underworld, and they are not allowed to have a holiday until October 1st of the lunar calendar. So go to the grave after Qingming, or before October 1, so the ghost hasn't had a holiday and can't come out to collect the paper money it burned. Therefore, Tomb Sweeping Day should be before the Tomb Sweeping Day, not after it.
Is it better to visit tomb earlier on Qingming Festival
From the perspective of Canyu, the best time for tomb sweeping is when the sun is strong. Generally speaking, the best time for mountain worship is Yinshi (5-7 o'clock). However, as most cemeteries are far away from their places of residence, or even in cities where they are not in daily life and work, it is usually not so early, but it is better to finish tomb sweeping and worship before 3 p.m.
Now more people choose to visit the tomb in the morning because they want to go for a walk after the tomb sweeping. According to their own schedule, many people choose to visit the tomb in the morning, but in fact, the road to visit the tomb in the afternoon is not blocked and the purpose of sacrifice has been achieved. There is nothing bad about it. During the Qingming Festival, it is the most crowded time from 9 to 11 a.m. every day. The self driving citizens can avoid the peak period of driving flow and travel at different peaks.
Taboo of Tomb Sweeping on Qingming Festival
Avoid wearing red and purple
In order to respect the dead, grave sweepers should be dressed with dignity. Generally speaking, when you visit a tomb, you should wear dark clothes. You'd better not wear red and purple clothes. You should also dress neatly and look solemn.
Normal order cannot be reversed
There is a sequence of tomb sweeping rituals, which many old people will pay close attention to. Generally, the cemetery or cemetery is cleaned before sacrifice. As the sacrifice is quite particular about Fengshui and etiquette, the order should not be wrong as much as possible. The order is as follows: modify Cemetery - incense - meat - toast - sacrifice - farewell.
Do not worship while eating while sweeping the tomb
In the tomb sweeping etiquette handed down in ancient times, people should fast before tomb sweeping. However, for people with accelerated pace of modern life, it's not realistic to worship on an empty stomach. They really need to eat a light diet. They should not eat too much meat and fish, and should not be too full. If they discharge the dirty air in the body during tomb sweeping, they also do not respect the performance of the deceased. In addition, no matter how hungry they are, when tomb sweeping is going on, they should not talk with each other Chew the food, it will only highlight your ignorance.
Don't buy shoes without covering your hair
In fact, Qingming Festival is also a ghost festival. Of course, we need to pay attention to the hair style, especially the hair can't cover the forehead, which is the magic lamp of human body and can't be covered. At the same time, shoes should not be bought on the same day, because shoes are evil. Most friends with some common sense will not buy shoes on the same day, so as not to be unlucky.
Avoid scolding and criticizing ancestors
When an individual is sweeping a grave, he or she will not only disrespect the deceased, but also incur criticism for relaxing and playing hip-hop with each other. Passing by someone else's graveyard and commenting on the deceased is blasphemy, which will cause trouble.
Babies under three should not be taken to the grave
On the one hand, although the site of tomb sweeping is not as polluted as before, there is still a bit of incense and shooting, which can easily make children convulse, which is harmful to their physical and mental health; it is also said that children can easily see the world of the underworld that adults can't see at this stage, of course, whether it's true or not, the environment and facilities around the cemetery are not convenient for adults to bring children.
Outsiders should not participate in other people's Tomb Sweeping
It is taboo to participate in Tomb Sweeping as an outsider during the Qingming Dynasty, which is easy to cause unnecessary troubles. After all, it's not the same family, and the Qi luck they each hold is also different, which may cause the disorder of the gas field and lead to disharmony and bad luck. If it can't be avoided, it's recommended that you wear mascots, such as peach hand beads, or you will be contraindicated.
Buy white chrysanthemums to mourn the dead
In ancient China, chrysanthemum was regarded as the flower of sustenance, which had the meaning of missing and remembering. White chrysanthemum is the most suitable, but also with some green grass, such as lilies, green leaves, carnations, etc., will be more beautiful. However, yellow chrysanthemum has the name of longevity chrysanthemum, which is more suitable for visiting patients rather than sacrificing the dead.
Pay attention to tomb sweeping time on Qingming Festival
The best time for tomb sweeping is when the Yang is relatively strong, i.e. from 9:00 a.m. to before 3:00 p.m. to complete the Qingming mountain worship activity, because at this time, the Yang has gradually subsided, and the Yin has gradually increased. If the time is low or the body is weak, the sacrifice in the evening when the Yin is heavy may affect the fortune. Five days before and after the Qingming Festival, and on the day of Qingming Festival, but it is not allowed to sweep tombs on cold food day, which is the first day of Qingming Festival.
Pregnant women better not go to the grave
Most of the cemeteries are built in high-lying places, and the tomb sweepers are crowded in the Qing and Ming Dynasties. Secondly, many people burn money paper and set off firecrackers when they visit the tombs, which makes the surrounding air not very good and is not conducive to the health of pregnant women. Moreover, the weather of tomb sweeping and the surrounding environment are not conducive to the health of pregnant women. In addition, women have regular leave, and such activities should be avoided. Therefore, it is suggested that pregnant women should avoid taking part in tomb sweeping.
Don't take pictures in the cemetery
Nowadays, young people take pictures all the way, but it's better not to take pictures when they are sweeping tombs, whether it's a group photo of a grave sweeper or a group photo of a grave sweeper and a graveyard, which may lead to other people's antipathy and criticism. When you visit a family member's grave, you should concentrate on not looking around, especially not taking photos in the cemetery.
Avoid tomb sweeping if you are in poor health or bad luck
A person whose body is in a state of illness, weakness, or bad luck recently, and everything goes wrong is better not to go to the tomb sweeping activities, because such a person is in a state of low overall fortune, which is easy to cause bad luck. The ugly point is the evil spirit, because the person who is the most happy with the bad luck is the one who is lack of popularity and easy to violate.
The grass on the grave must be trimmed
Those who grow plants on tombs must be removed, and they must never grow out of the climate. This is the most important thing, but you should know that the so-called tomb sweeping is to let you clean things that are not conducive to the cemetery. The grass and trees on the grave head will cause harm to the family members, including air transport and health, which are greatly detrimental.
Pay attention to worship at home
Those who are not allowed to attend the tomb sweeping can put up sacrificial articles on the balcony or living room of their homes and burn incense in the direction of their ancestors' burial (or their hometown).
Taboo to visit friends and relatives
It is better not to visit relatives and friends on the day of Qingming Festival, but the next day.
Pay attention to places for traveling
It's better not to visit other people's mountain for a visit. Don't say unlucky words. Be careful in your words and deeds at night.
Friends and relatives have knowledge in Tomb Sweeping
It is said that three years before the husband died, the wife could not go to the grave. It is better to avoid situations such as girlfriend accompanying boyfriend to visit the tomb, subordinates accompanying superiors to visit the tomb, or even clients.
Come back from tomb sweeping and wash clothes
When you come back from the tomb sweeping, you must clean your shoes, point them inward, and don't forget to wash your clothes and dry them. According to the ancient custom, we should cross the fire basin before entering the house. The ancients thought that it could dispel the Yin Qi.