Why do you want to go to the grave on the first day of New Year's Day?

1, the custom of going to the grave on New Year's Day is also called ancestor worship. The custom of going to the grave on New Year's Day is spread all over the country where the Han people live, but concentrated in Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. There is a difference between going to the grave on New Year's Day and worshipping ancestors in Tomb-Sweeping Day. More accurately, it is "inviting ancestors to celebrate together".

2. In some areas where this custom is well preserved, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, you should bring incense to worship your ancestors' graves and respectfully invite your ancestors to go home for the New Year. Then, on New Year's Day, you should take the money paper for offering and send your ancestors back to the cemetery to worship and say goodbye. The moral is that in the most festive festival of the year, we will not forget the gratitude of our ancestors and celebrate the festival together.

Sacrificing ancestors is a grand folk activity. New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Double Ninth Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival (except, Qing, Jiu and Yu) are the four major festivals for ancestor worship in Chinese traditional festivals. In ancient times, this custom was very popular. Due to different local customs and habits, the forms of ancestor worship are also different. China people have a tradition of pursuing the future with caution, and they will never forget to worship their ancestors on holidays.

In some places, while offering sacrifices to ancestors, they also offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth. The offerings mainly include three sacrificial meals, three teas and five wines; At the ceremony, parents light three incense sticks, bow down, pray for a bumper harvest, and finally burn paper, commonly known as "giving money to food". Ancestor worship has existed for thousands of years, which is an ancient custom with far-reaching significance.