What do you mean by "hanging the club on the grave"

"Hanging the club" and "going to the grave" are two expressions of sweeping the grave.

The eastern part of Guizhou (headed by Tongren) is called "Diaoshe", and the western part (headed by Sinan) is called "going to the grave".

"The History of Tongren Prefecture" says: "A few days before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day in March, white paper was cut and hung on the ancestral grave, which is called hanging Qing. If you don't take it, the club will sweep the grave a few days ago and sacrifice it with wild vegetables and rice, which is called Shemi. " There are Spring Club, Spring He Miao Club, Summer Club, Fu Club, Autumn Club, Autumn He Miao Club, Winter Club and Furnace Club. This is through offering sacrifices to the gods such as the Earth God before beginning of spring, before spring sowing, before long summer, before beginning of autumn and before autumn sowing, to bless the village with good weather, good crops and prosperous people and animals.