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What are the precautions for sweeping graves in Guangdong?

Qingming is one of the twenty-four solar terms in the China lunar calendar. China's traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of more than 2,500 years, almost as long as that of Buddhism. Qingming is a good time for spring ploughing and sowing, so there is a folk saying that "before and after Qingming, we plant melons and beans". Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important day, and it is even more traditional for Tomb-Sweeping Day to worship ancestors and sweep graves. So what should Tomb-Sweeping Day pay attention to when sweeping graves? Anyone who has never visited a grave in Tomb-Sweeping Day must read this article!

Matters needing attention in Tomb-Sweeping Day:

1, don't take pictures casually.

In a place full of graves on the mountain, it is not appropriate to lift the camera and projector to take pictures casually, otherwise it may provoke other evil spirits and be harassed unnecessarily, which is very troublesome. Suppose the photo is really taken, and there are absent figures, white shadows, black shadows, etc. In the photo, I immediately bought paper to worship the Yin people and cremated it with the photo.

2. Avoid mountain worship at dusk or at night.

Try to avoid mountain worship at dusk or at night, because during this time, the yang has subsided and the yin has begun to increase, and people with low fortune are particularly vulnerable to being haunted or harassed by ghosts.

3. Avoid sweeping graves after three o'clock in the afternoon. The time for sweeping graves is not as early as possible, but it is better to be 5-7 o'clock, that is, Yin Shi, depending on your own situation. This is a day in the ancient calendar. Of course, it's generally not so early now, but it's best to end the grave sweeping activity before 3 pm, because the yang has gradually subsided and the yin has gradually increased. The ancients said that tombs are mostly in the mountains, and the local climate changes greatly. People who are in poor health are prone to illness.

4, avoid pregnant women sweeping graves. Generally speaking, pregnant women should avoid tomb sweeping activities on Qingming Day. Not only that, strictly speaking, it is best for women not to participate in such activities when they come to their official holidays, especially after 3 pm to attend the Qingming grave sweeping activities.

5. Avoid sweeping graves if you look bad. Tomb-Sweeping Day in the morning, before washing, look at his forehead in the mirror to see if there are any dark circles. If there is, it means you are unlucky. It is recommended to avoid sweeping graves as much as possible. If you must go, you can wear jade with you (ancient jade works better).

6. Don't let your hair cover your forehead

As the saying goes, "a man has three fires", one on his forehead and the other on his shoulders. This is where the yang of a man lies. However, because the shoulders are covered by clothes, only the forehead is exposed for people to see, so people should trim their forehead hair before going to sweep the grave to avoid their "yang" deficiency.

7. Avoid being buried with outsiders. For various reasons, many people may encounter the problem of whether to accompany friends to the grave, such as girlfriends accompanying boyfriends to the grave, subordinates accompanying bosses to the grave, and even accompanying customers to the grave in business. Outsiders had better not accompany them to the grave, because their aura is different. If you really can't avoid it, you need to wear a mascot to ward off evil spirits, such as mahogany hand beads, otherwise you will be taboo.

8. Avoid buying shoes in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day. Shoes are homophonic with evil. Generally, you don't buy shoes at this time. If you really need it, stagger the time to buy it. You just need to pay attention to why the shoe store is not doing well in Tomb-Sweeping Day.

9. Don't judge the right person.

Some people are curious and like to see the photos of their ancestors posted on nearby tombstones, and they will judge the first thing. Experts in geomancy believe that this is a taboo for sweeping graves. It's easy to annoy strangers, so don't judge your lover in the cemetery.

10, it is best to fast before sweeping the grave. It is best to fast before sweeping the grave. When you start sweeping graves, you'd better not eat vegetables, be vegetarian and dress neatly to show your courtesy and respect to your ancestors.

1 1, don't laugh and curse when sweeping the grave. Because the cemetery is the home of ghosts, so don't cross the graves and offerings, don't make a noise, don't laugh and curse, don't swear, don't run around and touch, and don't urinate anywhere. This is not only disrespectful to ancestors, but also a nuisance to nearby gods. Never trample on other graves or criticize the design of graves, which will be regarded as blasphemy.

12, don't cross the grave and clothes.

Sometimes people make too many sacrifices. When walking in the cemetery, don't cross other people's graves or burn paper.

13. Don't take photos of graves. In China, ancestor worship means not only commemorating ancestors, but also worshiping and praying for the dead. Be careful when taking photos in ancestral graves, whether it is the grave sweeper himself or the grave sweeper and cemetery. When taking pictures, it is even more taboo to take other people's graves into the camera.

14, avoid visiting relatives and friends. It is best for Tomb-Sweeping Day to visit relatives and friends not on the same day, but the next day. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is a special time to pay homage, it is unreasonable or unlucky to visit relatives and friends at this time. It's best to invite friends and relatives out for dinner.

15, fire board

Prepare a cornucopia or cornucopia bucket before going out and come back after worshipping the mountain. Don't come into the house at once. First put some longevity gold and Baixie on the fire plate, and then light it and burn it. You can walk into the house, but you must pass above the fire plate, so that you can get rid of the Yin people who came back because of bad luck and sacrifice to the mountain.

16, avoid wearing red and purple clothes. Especially avoid wearing red and purple clothes, you should wear plain clothes. In addition, don't wear red ornaments (except the animal year).

17, when the husband dies, the wife had better avoid sweeping the grave. There is a saying in the street that a wife can't go to the grave three years before her husband dies. This is a matter of custom. In fact, as long as we respect local customs, if there are such customs in the local area, it is best to avoid them. If there is no local custom, it has nothing to do with this taboo.

18, wear protective equipment

Wear protective equipment before worshipping the mountain, such as ancient jade, Buddha pendant, relic, amulet, etc.

19, avoid getting married. Similarly, marriage is a major event in life, so it is best to avoid choosing Tomb-Sweeping Day to get married.

20. It's best not to visit more mountains. An important activity in Tomb-Sweeping Day is hiking. It is understandable to feel the beauty of nature when spring is blooming. However, we should pay special attention not to go to other people's homes to sweep the mountains, not to say unlucky words, not to mention disrespectful words to the dead, and be careful in evening activities.

2 1, Tomb-Sweeping Day, the birthday girl, has many taboos. If the birthday girl happens to celebrate in Tomb-Sweeping Day, there will be more taboos, such as not accepting flowers and not eating birthday cake on that day. It is believed in the market that the old birthday girl will live a peaceful and auspicious year and live a long life.