Can I sweep the grave on the solstice in winter?

You can sweep the grave on the solstice in winter.

Under normal circumstances, the time to sweep graves from winter to morning can be earlier than later, but in some areas of our country, it is possible to sweep graves from three days before winter to four days after winter, depending on the traditional customs of various places.

Winter solstice, also known as solstice, winter festival, child year, etc. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional folk ancestor worship festival in China. The solstice in winter is one of the eight festivals in four seasons, and it is considered as a big holiday in winter. In ancient times, there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. The custom of winter solstice varies from region to region in content or detail. In southern China, there are customs of offering sacrifices to ancestors and feasting. In northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi from winter to Sunday every year.

Tomb-Sweeping Day introduced.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as outing festival, outing festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival, etc. It was celebrated at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. Tomb-Sweeping Day is the biggest ancestor worship festival of the Chinese nation, which originated from ancient ancestor belief and spring worship custom. Tomb-Sweeping Day has two connotations of nature and humanity, which are both natural solar terms and traditional festivals. Grave-sweeping and outing are the two major themes of Tomb-Sweeping Day etiquette and customs, and these two traditional themes have been passed down from ancient times to the present in China.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional major Spring Festival, and it is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to pay homage to ancestors. It is not only conducive to promoting filial piety, awakening family memories, but also conducive to promoting the cohesion and identity of family members and even the nation.