People who go out before and after the tomb sweeping day will return home to worship. On this day, everyone will prepare paper money to burn paper and add soil in front of the grave. So what's the point about tomb filling on Tomb Sweeping Day? Let's have a look.
What's the point of adding earth to tombs on Tomb Sweeping Day? In rural areas, if you go to tombs on Tomb Sweeping Day, if you see the soil at the head of tombs running away and dilapidated, the filial generation will want to add some new earth to tombs. However, we should pay attention to the following points in order to avoid taboos.
1： Position of adding soil
Tomb Sweeping Day to add soil is generally on the left or right side of the tomb. Generally, the position of the coffin is on the left and right, the head of the coffin is behind the grave, and the direction of the dead's feet is the front, that is, the place where the monument is erected. No earth can be taken from the front and back of the tomb, and no earth can be moved from the head and front. Moving is disrespectful to the dead. It's not suitable to take soil in the northwest of the tomb. The northwest symbolizes heaven, on the other hand, it also symbolizes the ancestors of the tomb owner, so we can't move soil here.
When adding new earth, we must pay attention to: it is absolutely not allowed to take earth from the front or back of the tombstone to add graves. If we do this carelessly, it is disrespectful to the deceased. In addition, it is not suitable to collect soil in the northwest of the tomb. The reason why it is not allowed is that the northwest symbolizes heaven, and on the other hand, it also symbolizes the ancestors of the tomb owner. Therefore, we must not collect soil in these places to add graves. Remember these, and we should avoid respecting the dead and ancestors.
2： How much soil
In our rural areas, people in rural areas have to bring iron shovels when they go to the grave to add soil. There are also some things to pay attention to when they add new soil. Generally, they can only add three shovels. Moreover, it must be spread on the grave, and it must not be patted or buckled on the grave. Patting or buckling is a great disrespect to the deceased of our ancestors, and it is also a manifestation of filial piety to our ancestors.
3： The elderly, young children, patients, pregnant women and other physically weak people should not participate in the soil
Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Hanyi Festival are also known as China's three "ghost" festivals. Strong and prosperous people like to be conquered, for prosperity they have power, fame and wealth; weak people don't like to be conquered, for decline they are conquered, disease and disaster are broken, which will produce certain negative energy. Therefore, the elderly, children, patients, pregnant women and other physically weak people should not participate in the soil.
Tomb going time on Tomb Sweeping Day in 2019
After 9 a.m. to before 3 p.m.
The best time for tomb sweeping 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 people with low luck or weak health sacrifice in the evening when the Yin Qi is heavy, 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.