When can we start sweeping graves in 2020?

The best time is April 5th, the week before Tomb-Sweeping Day.

There are many places in China that pay attention to going to the grave, usually on the anniversary of death, Tomb-Sweeping Day, July 15th, October 1st, New Year's Eve or the third day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

In China, people pay attention to the pursuit of the future with caution, and numerous sacrificial activities have appeared to adapt to this concept. With the passage of history, most of these activities have declined. Only the grave-sweeping activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day has survived to this day, so it is regarded as one of the oldest folk customs by experts.

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Grave-sweeping is a cultural tradition, which is used to express worshippers' filial piety and yearning for their ancestors. According to custom, people usually set off in the morning to visit graves. When sweeping graves, people should bring wine, food, fruit, paper money and other items to the cemetery, trim the graves, cultivate new soil, remove weeds, offer food to the graves of ancestors, then burn paper money and kowtow to worship.

Influenced by traditional cultural psychology, China people have a strong sense of family, pay special attention to their families and ancestors, and have a strong sense of ancestor worship and returning home. This is a special way to commemorate their ancestors.