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Sweep the grave (in memory of the dead)

July 13, commonly known as July 30th, is the day when every household burns Fu Bao, which has been a tribute to the

Sweep the grave (in memory of the dead)

July 13, commonly known as July 30th, is the day when every household burns Fu Bao, which has been a tribute to the late Mianyang people since ancient times.

A belief custom of honoring relatives evolved from burning paper money. People pay homage to their ancestors' graves in the first month of each year and Qingming Festival. In mid-July and New Year's Eve, ancestors are invited to their homes for a banquet, which is usually called "Burning Fu Bao" or "Burning Fu Zi". It is intended to send money to ancestors, let them spend money in the underworld, and better protect future generations.

According to Mianyang County Records, "July 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and every family burns Fu Bao to worship their ancestors. Some vegetarian people enthusiastically attended the meeting. It is said that' the ghost gate is opened in early July and closed on 15th July', so Fu Bao can burn from 11th to 15th. "The Centennial Song of the Solar Term" says: "People are human beings, and they dress up as lions on the first day of the first month. Silkworm eggs are scared in February, and Qingming graves float in March. In April, rice seedlings are planted in long summer, and in May, Duanyang eats zongzi. Buy a fan in June and burn a master in beginning of autumn in July. August festival is full of sesame seeds, and September Chongyang catches rotten seeds. Wear a coat in cold weather in October and dry a cage in winter. In the twelfth lunar month, I hide from my master everywhere. "

Every year in early July, Ming Dynasty coins are sold in the market. From the evening of1/month to 15, people burn Fu Bao in a remote corner outside the house. Burning Fu Bao means that future generations send money to their dead relatives, so that ancestors and dead relatives can have money in the "underworld" and not be poor. Some people say that burning blessings is to send money to the souls of ancestors and to do filial piety to the deceased ancestors. Some people say: burning blessings is stupid! Nonsense, what does the dead spend? It is also said that the word "burning blessings" is a spiritual belief and an emotional sustenance for ancestors. Burning Fu Bao seems to be a superstition on the surface. It is not so much superstition as idealism. In fact, it is the sacrifice and yearning of future generations for their deceased relatives.

Fu characters can only be burned to ancestors in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ordinary paper money is enough at ordinary times, so it is very solemn. Burning Fu Bao is not just about "buying a paper bag for Mingbi, writing it out and burning it at night". Fu Zi is to arrange stacks of typed banknotes neatly, and then wrap them with white paper to form a rectangular Fu Zi. After sealing, write the name of the ancestor and the name of the person who burned the symbol in a certain format, and make up the title. In addition, some paper, silver and paper clothes can be sealed and cremated together, all of which mean "to pursue the future with caution". Fu Zi must write down the words "dedication" neatly with a small brush, with the words "so it was accepted by a boss" in the middle, "cremated on a certain day in July of a certain year" on the left, and "How much did you give in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty? * * "is written on the right. Don't scribble, otherwise it is disrespectful to our ancestors; You can't write with other kinds of pens. Ancestors only accept handwriting written with a brush. If you write with another pen, you will punish the living.

The basic job of writing Fu Zi is to look at the imperial calendar and choose the auspicious day and time to burn Fu Zi. Bagging is very skillful, wrapping money in white paper like a money bag wrapped in an envelope, and then sealing it; Writing about Fu Bao is exquisite. Men are called adults and women are called women. The deceased said he had passed the exam. The deceased said he had passed the exam. From the father generation to the ninth generation, the ancestors were called Xiankao, Zukao, Zeng, Gao, Tian, Lie, Tai, Yuan and the originator. Claiming to be filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial, filial. In the past, most rural areas were written by people. First of all, those who can't read can't write. Second, literate people can't read the format and can't write well. Now every year in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, there are not only coins for sale, but also blessing bags for distribution. According to the unified format of blessing bag writing, just fill in the name, the amount of money and the cremation time. The seller can also write for the buyer for free, which is convenient and true. The seller is willing and the buyer can rest assured. In other places, the villagers will weave bamboo strips into a shape about two feet high, use paper paste for external use, and decorate patterns of various colors. The red beard, green eyes and green fangs will be named "Ghost King", which will be erected in the middle of the Prince Dam, carried to the head of the river dam and burned for fifteen nights. It is said that this can avoid local disasters and protect people's safety.

For materialists, it doesn't matter whether to burn steamed buns on July 15. If they have paper money, they can burn more, if not, they can burn less or not. There is absolutely no harm. Burning Fu Bao is just a sacrifice and memory for ancestors by later generations. People who are drifting away will go home anyway and hold the most important ceremony of burning Fu Zi. Fu Zi was written to prepare a sacrifice, and his family held a ceremony to burn Fu Zi. First, take the neatly sealed Fu Zi to the center of the room, put a piece of yellow paper the size of a rice screen on it, and pile it into a shed one by one, which is convenient for complete and rapid combustion. Fu Zi's handwriting should face outward, so that the ancestors can look eye-catching. After the tent is set up, you should put some paper money in every gap. By the time my father finished these processes, my mother had brought a large table of rich, hygienic and fine-workmanship sacrifices. At this time, paper money and incense sticks were lit, and the family began to kowtow in the order of generations and ages, respectfully inviting ancestors to sit down, toasting and setting dishes, and the burning symbol was the "money" to honor their ancestors. The family dined with their ancestors' souls, and between the smoky and steaming tables, it seemed as if they were not holding a simple ceremony of burning blessings, but holding a family dinner that respected the elderly, lived in harmony with their families and was harmonious up and down. This has become an important part of spiritual and emotional filial piety to ancestors (the elderly).