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Can Tomb-Sweeping Day have sex?

Not suitable.

There is no taboo to have sex with Tomb-Sweeping Day, but generally speaking, Tomb-Sweeping Day should take a vegetarian bath before sweeping the grave to show his piety, so Tomb-Sweeping Day should not have sex with him. What is more taboo in the same room is "three virtual and six taboos". It is not easy to share the same room in six situations for three days, otherwise it will not only damage the body, but also be harmful to the child if she is pregnant.

"Three Deficiencies" can be divided into three types: year deficiency, month deficiency and day deficiency. The essence is that health care throughout the year should follow the changing laws of solar terms and heaven and earth. There are two virtual years, solar terms winter solstice and summer solstice. The solstice in winter and the solstice in summer are two days of alternating yin and yang. The movement of qi in heaven and earth is more active, but the human body is in a relatively weak state. Therefore, it is best not to have sex in these two days, as well as in winter solstice and summer solstice. On the one hand, it consumes vitality; on the other hand, the quality of Xue Jing is unbalanced. If pregnant, the child may be surly and eccentric.

The sky in January refers to the days before the first quarter moon, the days after the second quarter moon, and the days when the moon can't be seen. Less than a day means that there are gloomy storms in the world, such as solar or lunar eclipses. Don't have sex on such a day.

The ancients attached great importance to weddings, funerals, weddings and other happy events, and they all demanded a good omen. During the Qingming period, every family should go to the grave to worship their ancestors; Children who are far away from home should also burn paper money for their ancestors at intersections. People's faces are mostly sad and missing. This atmosphere is not suitable for weddings and other happy events.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called Cold Food Festival. According to legend, it was Jin Wengong who first ordered the release of Yamakaji as the Cold Food Festival to commemorate Jiezitui who was kind to himself but was burned to death by his wrong decision. He told the people all over the country that it is forbidden to set off fireworks on this day every year, and he can only eat the meals prepared before. With the changes of the times, although the prohibition of fireworks has been abolished. However, out of respect for Yi Jietui, people continued the custom of Cold Food Festival, generally preparing food in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day and trying to avoid eating and drinking in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

According to the old custom, the dead can only come out to wash, hang clothes and make bedding when everything is revived in Tomb-Sweeping Day. So there are dead people bathing by rivers, streams, wells and springs. So the living should give the dead a chance, a place, don't compete with them for position and water, and let them clean up well.