How to cut the cold clothes burned on the Cold Clothes Festival?

On the occasion of the Cold Clothes Festival on the first day of the tenth lunar month, there is a custom of sweeping graves to worship ancestors in China, and "burning cold clothes" is an important link in ancestor worship. Nowadays, paper money and cold clothes to be burned in the Cold Clothes Festival can be bought in the market, but some areas of our country still retain the tradition of hand-making, so let Lao Huangli introduce you how to cut the cold clothes burned in the Cold Clothes Festival.

It is recorded in the ancient literature of China: "On October 1st, the paper was cut into five colors to make clothes for men and women, long feet, cold coats, sparse printing, and knowing its surname and word generation, such as sending books. Every family has a night drink, calling the door and burning the door, saying that they will send cold clothes. The new funeral is written in white paper, saying that the new ghost is afraid to wear clothes. "

Pan Rongbi, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, also wrote in "Jisheng Jingshui Send Cold Clothes": "October is the new moon." ..... The home of the literati worships ancestors and sweeps graves, such as Zhongyuan instrument. Seal the book at night, make a crown with clothes and shoes and five-color silk, burn it outside the door, and say to send cold clothes. "

How to cut the cold clothes burned on the Cold Clothes Festival?

1, prepare square paper and scissors;

2. Fold the paper pair into a triangle, fold the long side back about 6- 10 mm, and choose the appropriate width as the collar according to the size of the paper;

3. Leave an appropriate symmetrical width for the long side of the triangle from the middle, that is, the width of the neck, and then fold the extra piece;

4. Cut out the cuffs with scissors, and then cut the edges flat.

Matters needing attention in cutting cold clothes

1, clothes to pay homage to the deceased are generally made of glossy paper, the size is not specified, and the color is not limited.

2. Make winter clothes without cotton. When making winter clothes, a pair of winter clothes and shoes are made by using blue paper for external use, white paper for internal use and a thin layer of cotton with glue.

Matters needing attention in burning warm clothes

It's best to do it between 9 am and afternoon 15. Don't go to the cemetery too early or too late. On the first day of October, the dawn was late, but the sun set early. During the period from 9: 00 am to afternoon 15, the sun is very strong, which will strengthen the spirit of the sun.

Everything given to the dead, such as clothes and money, must be burned. Only when it is burned cleanly can the paper of these worlds become silks and satins, clothes of clothes and houses, and gold, silver and copper coins of the underworld. As long as one thing doesn't burn out, all previous efforts will be wasted and the dead can't use it. Therefore, it is necessary to burn cold clothes on 1 October1day, so be especially careful.

The cold clothes burned to the deceased must be burned on the day of the Cold Clothes Festival or in advance. If it is burned after 1 October1day, the deceased will not be able to put on sleeves and pants. Wear clothes after birth, wipe your nose with sleeves, and wear pants to kick and pull. This behavior will accompany him all his life.

You don't need a basket to add soil to the grave on the Cold Clothes Festival, you should carry it with clothes. The more dirt you bring, the more prosperous the people in the clan will be. Parents lead their children and grandchildren to add soil to the ancestral graves, carrying boxes, rich tables and rich offerings (20 to 30 bowls) to worship at the graves one by one, which is called "going to the graves".

When the Cold Clothes Festival comes, the cold clothes should be burned and given to the dead, which is also the time for the living to add clothes to keep out the cold. On this day, women will take out cotton-padded clothes and let their children and husbands change seasons. If the weather is still warm and it is not suitable to wear cotton clothes at this time, we should also urge our children and husbands to try them on for good luck.