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When is the best time for Tomb Sweeping on Tomb Sweeping Day? Tomb Sweeping taboos on Tomb Sweeping

Another ten days is Tomb Sweeping Day. On Tomb Sweeping Day, many people will go back to their hometown to worship and sweep tombs. So when is the best time to sweep tombs on Tomb Sweeping Day? What's the point of sweeping tombs on Tomb Sweeping Day?

There is a folk saying: "early Qingming, late 11", which means that tomb sweeping can start one or two weeks before Qingming. Some places think that the best time for tomb sweeping is two days before Tomb Sweeping Day, which is the most effective.

The first three and the last four

The specific time for Tomb Sweeping varies in different regions. In some places, the time is very loose. On the first three days and the last four days of the Tomb Sweeping Day (this year is April 5 of the Gregorian calendar), the so-called "first three days and then four days" can be used. We should pay attention to the five days before and after the Qingming Festival, and the same day of the Qingming Festival, but we can't sweep tombs on the cold food festival, which is the first day of the Qingming Festival.

Qingming Day

In some places, it is only on the morning of the Tomb Sweeping Day, because in the afternoon of the Tomb Sweeping Day, the souls of our ancestors went out and were only in the tomb in the morning. In that case, even if you sweep in front of the grave and burn paper money, the ancestors will not receive or use the offerings. It was taken away by the wandering ghosts who had no one to sweep.

Sweeping tombs in the daytime

The best time to sweep tombs is when the Yang Qi is strong, that is, after 9 am to before 3 pm. The Qingming mountain worship activity should be completed before 3 pm, because at this time, the Yang Qi has gradually subsided, and the Yin Qi has gradually increased. If the people with low luck or weak health sacrifice in the evening with heavy Yin Qi, their luck may be affected. So we must pay attention to that if we want to sweep the tomb on Tomb Sweeping Day, we should finish the work before 3pm as soon as possible.

Matters needing attention in Tomb Sweeping

The new daughter-in-law or newborn who goes to the grave must not wear plain clothes. They must wear some festive clothes. At least they should wear a red dress and a piece of jewelry. One is to report the good news, so that the ancestors can see the scattered branches and leaves at home, and add people to import. The other is to ward off evil spirits, so as not to let the ghosts around them invade. It is these festive colors that add different meanings to tomb sweeping on Tomb Sweeping Day, and also symbolize the continuation of life and the inheritance of incense.

Preparation of the offering

It is very important to burn incense in sacrifice. In ancient sacrifice, incense becomes the medium between man and God. Good incense can better convey your wishes to the secluded area and convey your sincerity to the ancestors. It is suggested that you go to Wuxiang copper stove to order a kind of blessing incense for our ancestors. You can use some kind of flowers and plants that you liked before your life and the fragrance of chrysanthemum to let the curl of cigarettes, with your yearning feeling, spread to the netherworld Dharma Realm and reach our ancestors' ears, so as to get the protection of our ancestors.