Tomb-Sweeping Day's rules of going to the grave

From the perspective of traditional folk customs, there are rules for the time to worship the new grave. In some areas, the first year is the first day of the first month, the second year is the second day of the first month and the third year is the third day of the first month.

The new tomb should be built within three years after its completion: descendants should have wine, food, three sacrifices and five fruits to offer. In the first year, the tomb will be opened the day before Qingming, the second day after Qingming and the third year after Qingming. Since then, every time before and after Qingming Festival, children and grandchildren have to take fruit tomb paper to sweep the grave. Pei Tomb is also called Yi Tomb, Wall Tomb and Fill Tomb.

What are the taboos for sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

1, it is forbidden to go to the grave after Qingming.

According to the rural custom, it is the time to go to the grave from the vernal equinox to Tomb-Sweeping Day, but it is forbidden to go to the grave after Tomb-Sweeping Day, because after Tomb-Sweeping Day, the tomb door of ancestors will be closed on the day of Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is useless for future generations to send more things.

It is forbidden to go to the grave in the morning and after dusk.

In rural areas, people attach great importance to this. The best time to go to the grave on Qingming Festival is in the afternoon before sunset, because the sun is strong at this time, and going to the grave at other times is not good for future generations. It is forbidden to go to the grave in the morning and after dusk.

3, taboo graves have branches and weeds.

There is a saying in the countryside that a new grave is added during the Qingming period, and paper money floats in the back grave, which is not as long as the grass in the back grave. Tomb-Sweeping Day should add new soil to ancestral graves and remove weeds from branches and leaves, especially graves with branches.