How about Tomb-Sweeping Day going to visit the grave in 2023?

According to folklore, it is not good to go to the grave in leap February.

Because there is a leap month, it means two identical months. If you go before the second month, it means disrespect to your ancestors and being late for preparations such as offerings. However, this statement is not rigorous now.

Take this year as an example. On April 5th of the Gregorian calendar, that is, February15th of the lunar calendar, Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival for ancestor worship, and it is also the time when the weather gets warmer, so you can go to sweep graves around this time.

It is worth noting that if you decide to go at the Qingming stage, you can go about a week in advance, but you can't postpone it for too long. For example, in the late April of the solar calendar, it has no effect. It is said that the gate of the underworld is closed, so ancestors can't come to fetch offerings.

In addition, Mid-Autumn Festival (August 30th) or Cold Clothes Festival (165438+ 10/3) and other days are also the best time to sweep graves and express their grief for their deceased relatives. And before you leave, you should also look at the days in the old calendar to see if there are any taboos on going to the grave, so you should avoid the corresponding dates.

Precautions for grave sweeping

(1) Pay attention to clothes first. We shouldn't wear red and purple or fancy clothes. We should keep simple clothes, don't wear heavy makeup, tie up our hair and don't leave it long to show our respect for our ancestors.

Secondly, keep quiet when going to the grave, don't talk loudly, discuss things in a low voice, especially on the road, don't shout other people's names, for fear of bringing bad luck.

(3) After sweeping the grave, clean up the garbage on site in time, and don't pollute the environment, especially don't cut down trees indiscriminately, so as not to destroy the surrounding ecology.