Is Tomb-Sweeping Day not suitable in 2023?

"Tomb-Sweeping Day meets leap two" is considered by the people to be a month without neutrality, so there is a saying that "everything is not suitable".

Tomb-Sweeping Day is also an important traditional folk festival to worship ancestors. The younger generation paid homage to their ancestors before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, not only to express their deep memory of their ancestors or the deceased, but also to carry forward the fine tradition of filial piety and love for their relatives and promote the cohesion and identity of family members. The atmosphere in Tomb-Sweeping Day in 2023 is very unusual. This year, Tomb-Sweeping Day coincides with leap February.

After entering Tomb-Sweeping Day, everything began to recover rapidly, and farming activities became rich, such as spring ploughing, ancestor worship and outing. Leap month is a form of the lunar calendar, mainly to coordinate the time contradiction between the tropic year (Gregorian calendar) and the lunar year, and to avoid the disconnection between the lunar year and the four seasons of the year. Generally there is a leap month every 2-3 years. Generally speaking, the next month of the lunar calendar may be a leap month. For example, the leap month in February of the lunar calendar is called "leap February".

But the frequency of leap February is very low. Leap February only appeared in this century 100, namely 2004, 2023, 2042 and 2099. However, in 2023, Tomb-Sweeping Day time falls on April 5th in Gregorian calendar and February15th in lunar calendar, which is the so-called "Qingming meets Leap II". Leap month, including leap February, is regarded as a lifeless month by the people, so there is a saying that "everything is not suitable"

This year's Tomb-Sweeping Day is just in February, so the older generation in the village think there are three aspects to pay attention to. Generally speaking, pregnant women should avoid mountain worship activities during their stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Strictly speaking, it's best for women not to take part in such activities when they have their period, especially after 3 pm. During your stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, you should wear plain clothes instead of red and purple clothes. Of course, don't wear red accessories either. Sacrificing ancestors is not only to commemorate ancestors, but also to sacrifice and pray. Be careful when taking photos in the cemetery, whether it's the grave sweeper himself or the grave sweeper and the cemetery. When taking pictures, it is even more taboo to take other people's graves into the camera. Pay attention to relatives sweeping graves, and don't look around.

Shoes are homophonic with evil. Generally, you don't buy shoes at this time. If you really need it, stagger the time to buy it. If you accidentally buy shoes on Qingming Day, you can wrap them in red paper, leave them at the door all night, and then burn the red paper early in the morning.