What's so particular about going to the grave on May 7th?

The thirty-fifth day after death is called "May 7th" and the one hundred days is called "Hundred Days". At that time, all filial families would go to the cemetery to offer sacrifices. Usually, when the grave is built on May 7 and 100, the former is advanced and the latter is postponed, which is called "100 days long and May 7 is short". Zhoucun mostly goes to the grave at midnight to offer sacrifices. When sweeping the "May 7th Tomb", the relatives of the deceased should carry paper bundles and offerings such as Treasure Mountain, cash cow and cornucopia.

According to local legend, "May 7th" is the end of all sacrificial activities of the deceased. On this day, the King Wu of the Temple of Hades will finally investigate whether the deceased will go to hell to suffer or be reborn. These five Yan kings are very strict and selfless. The only drawback is that he didn't have a daughter as a man, so he is generally tolerant of those who have daughters. If he hears the cry of the deceased's daughter at the final examination, he will let the deceased go carelessly. Therefore, on May 7th, when there is a dead girl, the girl has the custom of crying in front of the grave in the morning.

May 7th is a very important day, so don't advance or postpone it.

We are more concerned here, but we can ask the opinions of the elderly at home whether the mourning hall is placed. If we don't pay much attention, please take out the urn (remember to take an umbrella and don't look at the sky), find the coffin that burned paper on the day of cremation (the funeral home has a special memorial place of 12), put the urn under the photo frame of the deceased before his death (the top can be covered with red cloth or yellow cloth), and put it at the bottom before his death. Those who like drinking and smoking can bring their own brands. After the memorial ceremony (burning paper) began, they lit cigarettes and poured three glasses of wine. The first two cups fell into the circle drawn before burning paper, and the last cup was left in front of the coffin. You should talk to old people and cry. In addition to children, it is best for close relatives and friends to come to pay homage to the deceased.

If you are very particular, you should add the three or four items you mentioned, build a mourning hall, set a table in the mourning hall, pour wine and tea, set up washing water and foot washing water in the room where you lived before you died, and put away the clothes you wore before you died in the bed where you slept-in short, prepare for his last night's rest. In the afternoon 10, the summoning ceremony began (for fear that he forgot to go home). The eldest son climbed onto the roof of the mourning hall with a lantern (for fear that he could not see the road clearly at night), uncovered three tiles and shouted "Dad, come back ~ ~" at the night sky. The others knelt in a row on the stairs, crying and screaming. It is suggested that the old habits should be abandoned and May 7th should be regarded as July 7th, that is, it should be unified, but April 7th should not be.

The most important death dates: the first seven days, the fifth seven days (July 7) and the hundredth day.

The next three days: Qingming (early Qingming), November (late November of the lunar calendar) and Memorial Day.

You can burn paper at home on the 30th, and go to the cemetery on the New Year's Eve or the fifth day.