When is the best time for Tomb-Sweeping Day to go to the grave?

When you mention Tomb-Sweeping Day, you will think of a poem:? It rains in succession during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls? We all know that Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the festivals in our country, so when is the best time for Tomb-Sweeping Day to go to the grave? Let's give you a detailed introduction, and interested friends have a look!

April 5th in Tomb-Sweeping Day every year is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day and March Festival. It is also a natural solar term among the 24 solar terms and a traditional festival. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, Tomb-Sweeping Day began to exist, with a history of more than 2,500 years. Legend has it that Jin Wengong set up a festival to commemorate the self-immolation of Jiezitui.

There are many customs in Tomb-Sweeping Day, such as inserting willows, sweeping graves, hiking, tug of war, playing games, planting trees, flying kites, swinging, bowing and forbidding cold food. Among them, sweeping graves is the most important ceremony in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and many people attach great importance to sweeping graves for their ancestors.

Grave-sweeping is also very particular. It is said that there are new graves and old graves. A grave buried within three years is called a new grave. Generally speaking, it takes a certain amount of time to sweep a new grave. The first year is an auspicious day 10 before choosing Tomb-Sweeping Day. The new grave has been buried for two years, which needs to be carried out on the same day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the grave buried for three years needs to be carried out on an auspicious day.

Usually go to the grave in the morning. When you arrive, you put some new soil on the grave, clean up the weeds on the grave or put some green branches on it, then burn incense. Generally, three incense sticks and two candles are used to place the brought fruits, food, drinks and other tributes. You can also take some flowers to the grave. You can also choose Huang Juhua and White Chrysanthemum, and going to the grave is also common. Besides chrysanthemums, you can also choose carnations and tulips. The next step is to burn paper money and kowtow to worship, and finally set off firecrackers to bid farewell. We also need to burn some paper money in the surrounding open space to worship the local mountain gods.

If it is an old grave buried for more than three years, the time to go to the grave should be one day before Tomb-Sweeping Day 10, and the time to go to the grave is usually at 5 o'clock, that is, before the sun rises. Rumor has it that it is still dark at this time, so old people dare to come to eat tributes. Generally speaking, the grave sweeping in Tomb-Sweeping Day needs to be completed before 3 pm, and 5 am to 7 am is the best time to go to the grave, which is the most suitable time to go to the grave.

Some people live in the city and can't go to the grave in person. Some people are because of the distance or other reasons. Generally, we find a river or intersection to burn paper money, and then bow down in the direction of our ancestors to express our condolences to the deceased. But now many people don't care much about the time of Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping. For this reason, you don't have to completely observe the time of sweeping graves. Generally speaking, as long as Tomb-Sweeping Day goes that day, it is ok. If you want to go early or late, you can explain after going to the place of worship. I believe your ancestors and relatives can understand.

The above contents are some meanings and origins of Tomb-Sweeping Day, and what is said above is the relevant knowledge of Tomb-Sweeping Day. I hope you can understand after reading it.