There are rules for sweeping graves. Men and women are different. What is the difference?

The customs in every place are different, and they are gradually disappearing due to the continuous development and progress of social sciences.

In our hometown, except for menstruating women who are not allowed to bow down at the grave and pregnant women who are not allowed to enter the mourning hall, let alone bow down, other rules have been established.

At least our family does. Not long ago, my grandfather passed away. According to the regulations, to attend the funeral, the men in our family must carry urns and hold memorial tablets. If the granddaughter is not the only one in the family, then the grandson must do it.

The most important thing is to inherit the ancient ideas, but I don't think there is any problem. In my eyes, it is more of a symbol. People who do this will assume the responsibility of a family, both now and in the future. I think they are not only holding up Grandpa's spirit tablet, but also making a promise to him.

In addition, I searched the information and found that there are strict requirements in other places. If there are male descendants in the family, women who are not the only heirs are not allowed to go to the ancestral graves to worship.

I think this request is very unreasonable, and this custom of worshipping god has come into being. It is a memory of our predecessors, and everyone has an equal right to miss it. Going to the grave to worship is our yearning for our predecessors and a psychological comfort to ourselves.

There were many such customs in the past. However, with the change of society, the status of women has been constantly improving, and these differences have almost disappeared except in some fields.