Can Tomb-Sweeping Day visit relatives?

Tomb-Sweeping Day can't visit relatives.

Tomb-Sweeping Day had better not go to other people's homes, because it is a festival of sacrifice. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day for people to remember the dead. The older generation said it was unlucky, but it was just a superstition. If you don't believe this, others don't mind, you can also visit others' homes. It is understandable for Tomb-Sweeping Day to go to a familiar family and simply find a small partner to play, but if it is an official visit, it is not appropriate. Why? Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is a day of sacrifice after all.

People think it is best not to visit relatives and friends on the same day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, but to visit them the next day. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is a special time to pay homage, it is unreasonable or unlucky to visit relatives and friends at this time. Of course, you can also invite friends and relatives out for dinner. If family and friends think this is Tomb-Sweeping Day's bad luck, then you'd better not disturb them. Although they may not say it publicly, they will feel uncomfortable after all.

Tomb-Sweeping Day custom

Qingming is the most special of the 24 solar terms. Because Qingming is both a solar term and a traditional festival in China, it has two special connotations of nature and humanity, so Qingming occupies an extremely important position in both solar terms and festivals. In terms of solar terms, Qingming lies after the vernal equinox and before Grain Rain, which is a good time to sow. "Before and after the Qingming Festival, we planted melons and beans", and people planted seeds in the fields one after another, showing a beautiful scene of busy spring ploughing.

This seasonal folk activity, outing, has a long history in China, and its source is the ancient Spring Festival custom of farming sacrifice. This Spring Festival custom of farming sacrifice has a far-reaching influence on later generations. Going for an outing in spring, also known as "going for a spring outing", generally refers to going for a walk in the suburbs in early spring. During my stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, I went to nature to enjoy and appreciate the spring scenery, and went hiking in the suburbs. This kind of outing is also called spring outing. It means stepping on the grass, playing in the country and watching the spring.