What is the focus of the new grave-sweeping time?

Pay attention to the time of new grave sweeping: before Tomb-Sweeping Day 10.

Refers to the burial of less than 3 years; The day before Tomb-Sweeping Day 10 is a good day to sweep graves. The second time to sweep the grave was the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day; The time for the third grave sweeping was 10 days after Tomb-Sweeping Day. In addition to the "mountain sacrifice" for sweeping graves, there are ancestral temple sacrifices in later generations, which are called "temple sacrifices".

According to the custom, the order of sweeping is to sweep the grave first, that is, to clean the cemetery. Secondly, sacrifice, this procedure is very important, first, mourning, and second, empathy, because mountains have spirits without owners, ancestors have masters without spirits, and empathy can better obtain the atmosphere of mountains and rivers.

Sacrifice for the new tomb:

When sweeping graves, people will bring wine, food, fruit and paper money to the cemetery. People will provide food for relatives' graves, burn paper money, cultivate new soil for graves, repair graves, fold some light green new branches and put some paper money on them to show others that there are descendants in graves, and then they will kowtow and worship.

After that, sit around and eat and drink; You can also fly kites and even compete with each other for related activities. Women and children will also fold some Yang Liuzhi nearby and put on steamed food offerings with wicker. Others put wicker into a reed ring and put it on their heads, which can be described as "a dog that doesn't wear willow in the Qingming Festival and turns yellow in the afterlife".