Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Lucky day inquiry - In 2022, Tomb-Sweeping Day went to the grave to celebrate an auspicious day.

In 2022, Tomb-Sweeping Day went to the grave to celebrate an auspicious day.

Tomb-Sweeping Day in 2022, April 2, 2022, April 4, 2022, April 6, 2022, and April 7, 2022 are auspicious days for grave-sweeping, that is, it is better to sweep graves these days.

Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping should be a few days or a week in advance. In the past, there was a saying among the people that "Qingming comes early and it is late at eleven o'clock." The sooner Tomb-Sweeping Day is held, the better. It can be held one week or even two weeks before Tomb-Sweeping Day, without having to rush to Tomb-Sweeping Day. In Lishui, Zhejiang, the first three days and the last four days of Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave sweeping are called "the first three and the last four". There is a wider place called "the first seven and the last eight". In other words, it is ok for Tomb-Sweeping Day to go to the grave seven days before and eight days after.

What are the taboos in Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave? Choose a good time to sweep the grave, preferably when the sun is strong. Generally speaking, the best time to worship the mountain is Yin Shi, that is, 5-7 o'clock, but it is generally recommended to complete the grave-sweeping worship before 3 pm.

2. There are a series of grave-sweeping sacrifices. Modifying the cemetery, burning incense, serving meat, toasting, offering sacrifices, and seeing off, that is, cutting all the weeds on the grave, trimming the periphery of the mausoleum, then adding some new soil to the grave, burning some paper or fragrant wine as a memorial, and starting the sacrifice. Try not to be in the wrong order. Sacrifice should be in order, followed by father, mother, eldest son, eldest daughter, second son, second daughter and so on.

After the worship, the sacrifice is blessed by the ancestors, and everyone can eat the sacrifice. When sweeping the grave, you should dress neatly and look solemn. Don't swear, don't make noise, and don't say disrespectful things to the dead. Pay attention when sweeping the grave. Don't look at other graves, don't trample on other graves, and don't judge other graves. It is not appropriate to take photos in the cemetery as a souvenir.

4, pregnant women, patients, children under 7 years old, it is best not to go to the grave, and people who hold happy events around 49 days should not go to the grave. People who do happy events tend to laugh when sweeping graves, which will lead to disrespect for graves.