When is the best time to add soil to the old grave?

Tomb-Sweeping Day had better add soil to the old grave.

Tomb-Sweeping Day paid special attention to the addition of new and old graves that day. There will be a new grave in three years, usually the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day, and it is best to add soil to the grave at eight or nine in the morning. It is best to choose the pure land of the west. If it is an old grave more than three years old, it should be filled on Qingming Day, which is also the best pure land in the West.

Just like the living, the house is old and shabby, and naturally needs to be repaired. Over time, the soil on the grave is eroded by wind and rain, and the grave will collapse, and some even be hollowed out and collapsed by small animals. Therefore, the missing places must be filled with soil, and the tall tombs must be rebuilt, which also means that the prestige of ancestors can fully protect future generations. Graves can only be broken in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and other times can't disturb the world of relatives.

Matters needing attention in adding soil to graves

1, soil can't be taken locally.

The ancients thought that digging around the grave was not good, and there was also a saying in the saying that "the poor don't change the door, and the rich don't move the grave", but digging around the grave is like disturbing the ancestors. In addition, there are "Zuo Qinglong, Right White Tiger, Former Suzaku, Later Xuanwu". Once the position of "Qinglong" or even "Xuanwu" breaks ground, it will be bad for the whole mausoleum.

Therefore, when adding soil, you should not take soil on the spot, but be as far away as possible from the grave 10 meters, but you must never add some foreign soil containing impurities.

Be careful when adding soil.

When adding soil to ancestors, don't pat the grave on it, don't throw the soil with a shovel, and don't put the soil upside down. This is a sign of disrespect for our ancestors, but we should spread the soil evenly. In the process of adding soil, if you encounter pebbles, branches, etc. You should also pick them out and master the principle of "only increasing without decreasing". Only in this way can we respect our ancestors and inherit a culture.