Grave sweeping activities are generally Qingming. When is it better to sweep the grave in advance or later?

The grave sweeping is about to begin. When does this grave sweeping activity usually start? Is it better to sweep the grave in advance or later?

When is the tomb sweeping activity usually Qingming?

On the day of Tomb-Sweeping Day or around Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping does not mean that grave-sweeping activities must be carried out on this day, but that the temperature and climate are good during this period, and grave-sweeping activities can be carried out. You can make reasonable arrangements according to your own time, and go to the cemetery to worship the grave on the same day or around Tomb-Sweeping Day.

The customs of each place are different when worshipping, especially when preparing items, such as firecrackers, two pairs of small red candles, a bunch of incense, two pairs of flowers and so on.

Is it better to sweep the grave forward or backward?

Tomb-Sweeping Day suggested that grave sweeping could be advanced, but not postponed.

Grave-sweeping in Tomb-Sweeping Day should be carried out as soon as possible. There used to be a saying among the people that "Tomb-Sweeping Day is early and eleven o'clock is late." The sooner Tomb-Sweeping Day is held, the better, but it can be held one or two weeks before Tomb-Sweeping Day. Don't rush to Tomb-Sweeping Day on this day. In addition, it is best to choose the tomb from 7 am to 3 pm and finish after 3 pm. This is a sunny day and the best time for us to pay homage to our ancestors. Because after three o'clock, the yang has gradually subsided and the yin has gradually increased. If unlucky or weak people are in this period, they are likely to provoke ghosts and bring you harm.

Of course, in some areas, there is a saying that we can only move forward, which needs to be treated differently according to the actual situation.

What do you mean by sweeping the grave?

1. Remember the ancestors

Since ancient times, we have attached great importance to filial piety, and sweeping graves is linked to filial piety. Therefore, sweeping graves on Qingming Festival is a cautious and filial performance for ancestors, and it is an activity for people to express their gratitude and show their affection and love.

Remember tradition

Tomb sweeping in Qingming is not only a personal matter, but also a national spiritual and cultural heritage. Sweeping graves is also a manifestation of filial piety, and it also inherits the spirit of "filial piety" of the Chinese nation, that is, not forgetting one's roots. The traditional culture created by our ancestors is unforgettable.

3. Respect history

The tradition of sweeping graves in Qingming is the spiritual umbilical cord connecting individuals and history. Remembering our ancestors is a manifestation of people's respect for life, and it is also a kind of awe for the past history and a kind of respect for the struggles and hardships of our ancestors. We should respect history and never leave any man-made defects.

Third, extend the feeling

Tomb-Sweeping Day's moral is condensed in the ceremony of ancestor worship and grave sweeping, which often contains many meanings. The reason why "Li" can last forever is that it is engraved with the brand of life development, and it will remain in people's hearts for a long time regardless of the vicissitudes of the world. "Rituals" let the younger generation establish contact with their ancestors as the blood passes through time. If "before me, where was the past era?" Behind me, are the future generations? " People will feel great panic. The ritual in life is to prove that we are not alone.

Do you have time to sweep the grave?

It is generally recommended that Tomb-Sweeping Day sweep graves from 9 am to 3 pm. The reason is that the yin in the cemetery is very heavy. Between 9: 00 am and 3: 00 pm, it is just the time when the yang is the most abundant, which can suppress those yin. The tomb sweeping time varies from place to place before and after Qingming. Nowadays, people usually visit graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day.