Tomb-Sweeping Day will be here soon. Should I take my child to the grave? It has nothing to do with superstition, and it is easy to get into trouble if you do something wrong.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is coming, and many parents like to take their children to visit the graves of their deceased relatives. One is to let children pay homage to their deceased relatives, and the other is to exercise their courage. Although this practice is out of respect for the deceased relatives, if it is wrong, it will easily bring some negative effects to the children.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival in China, which is not only a natural solar term, but also a festival of sacrifice. Parents usually go to sacrifice their deceased relatives at this time, and some parents like to take their children with them. Is this practice good or not? Although it is beneficial, it will also cause some immeasurable harm, which parents need to understand.

Hazard 1: It is easy to cause children's psychological fear.

Sacrifice is a sad thing. Although children are not afraid of dying relatives, they will be afraid of death if they meet other people crying during the sacrifice and are too young to be sensible.

Children are easily influenced by things unknown on TV or in their daily lives. In the cemetery, although accompanied by adults, children still have fear, and this fear will accompany them for a period of time after the sacrifice.

Hazard 2: easy to get hurt

For rural areas, sacrifices in Tomb-Sweeping Day are generally accompanied by firecrackers, especially when people gather together to sacrifice, and children are easily injured accidentally. Moreover, poisonous organisms such as insects frequently appear in spring, and the weather changes rapidly. If a child is bitten or catches a cold, there is no reward.

Taking children to the grave is harmful, but it also has some advantages. First of all, it can let children know and sacrifice their loved ones and feel the significance of the festival. Second, it can train children's courage. If parents take their children to the grave, it is best to meet the following conditions.

Condition 1: The child is old.

Parents should not bring children who are too young to sacrifice, especially children who are several months old or a few years old. Generally speaking, it is best to wait until the child 10 years old before taking the child to sacrifice. Because at this time, the child's psychological endurance is enhanced, and he understands the sacrifice and the deceased relatives. Not out of ignorance, his fear is weak, and it is easier to feel the meaning of the festival.

Condition 2: The child is willing to go.

If you want to take your child to sacrifice, you must first be willing to go. If the child doesn't want to go, parents should never force the child to go together, otherwise it will easily cause the child's psychological shadow.

Condition 3: Children can correctly understand the meaning of death.

Everyone is afraid of death, even children are more afraid. Sacrifice is a sad thing. Children cannot correctly understand the meaning of death. Sacrifice is undoubtedly aggravating children's fear of death, which is not conducive to children's personality and emotional development. Therefore, it is more meaningful to let children truly understand the meaning of birth, illness and death, and then take them to sacrifice.

Although Tomb-Sweeping Day is a sad festival, it is also a meaningful festival. Although the children's parents don't take them to sacrifice, the significance of the festival should be popularized.

The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day

Tomb-Sweeping Day in China began in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Tomb-Sweeping Day was originally the name of a solar term. Later, the custom of forbidding cold food, fire and sweeping graves was added, and the present Tomb-Sweeping Day was formed.

Qingming Festival

Every year around April 5th in Gregorian calendar, it is the time for Tomb-Sweeping Day to worship his ancestors. In this season, Yin Qi is full of vitality, everything is revived, and the earth presents a scene of spring and tranquility. Generally speaking, Tomb-Sweeping Day will not be chosen as the time for ancestor worship, but a few days before or after.

The custom of Tomb-Sweeping Day