202 1 why did Qingming visit the grave to worship the ancestors? 202 1 What are the taboos for sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival to worship ancestors, and the main project is to sweep graves. The origin of Tomb-Sweeping Day is said to have originated from the "grave-sweeping" ceremony of ancient emperors and generals, and was later imitated by the public. On this day, ancestor worship and grave sweeping have become a fixed custom of the Chinese nation.

There are two stories about the origin of cold food sweeping graves in folklore. It is said that Zhuge Liang ruled Shu in the Three Kingdoms and won the hearts of the people. However, after his death, the court did not build a temple for him, and the people worshipped on the road in the field during the cold food. Later, the imperial court introspected and mishandled it, and formally attached a sacrifice to Zhuge Liang's ancestral hall (Liu Bei). However, the custom of cold food and wild sacrifice has been formed and evolved into a sacrifice to sweep the graves of ancestors. On the other hand, it is said that the custom of sweeping graves in Cold Food Festival and Cold Food Festival was formed at the same time in the Spring and Autumn Period, and both were promoted by commemorating hermits.

Some people think that cold food sweeping graves originated from the custom of ancient ancestors offering sacrifices to Gao Qi at the vernal equinox. Gao Zhi is the tallest mother. In the primitive society where people only recognize their mothers but not their fathers, the high mother is their ancestors. Sacrifice to Gao Qi is to worship ancestors. The first Cold Food Festival was held in late February, which coincided with the time to worship Shu Gao in ancient times. Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty established the Cold Food Festival as a festival to worship ancestors. Later, the Cold Food Festival was reduced to the last three or two days, or it was directly combined with Tomb-Sweeping Day, so the cold food festival grave sweeping became Qingming grave sweeping.

202 1 What are the taboos for sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day?

First of all, dress appropriately:

Tomb-Sweeping Day's ancestor worship is a solemn thing. Children and grandchildren attending ancestor worship should dress appropriately, and can't wear fancy clothes. The colors of clothes are black, white and gray. Don't wear red and purple clothes, lest you disrespect your ancestors in the end. In addition to clothing, women who attend ancestor worship should also pay attention to makeup, preferably light makeup or no makeup. Those lipsticks and nail polishes can be put aside.

Second, the grave sweeping time:

The time for sweeping graves here has two meanings. The first layer means to sweep the grave in advance, and there is a folk custom of "Qingming early, October 1 night". Qingming here means that grave sweeping should be carried out several days in advance, usually 3-5 days in advance. If you are busy at ordinary times, it is ok to sweep the weekend one week in advance.

The second floor means that the time of sweeping graves is not noon, and most of them are chosen before noon on 12. If it is because of traffic congestion, it is best not to exceed 15 pm, because after 15 pm, the Yin Qi will gradually increase, which will easily cause people's physical discomfort.

Third, sacrifice candidates:

Sacrifice candidates here refer to those who attend the ancestor worship ceremony. According to the traditional custom of ancestor worship, some people are not suitable to participate in ancestor worship, such as pregnant women, the infirm, menstrual patients and young children. Many ancestors' graves are buried in remote places, and some have to climb mountains and mountains to reach their graves.

Therefore, pregnant women and the infirm are not suitable to personally participate in grave sweeping. In many parts of China, Tomb-Sweeping Day is prone to rain every year. It rains in early spring and the weather is cold, which is not suitable for children to go out at this time. Therefore, it is not recommended for children to attend the ancestor worship ceremony.

Finally, the order of ancestor worship:

People in China have always paid attention to the pecking order, so they should also pay attention to the order of ancestor worship. If the whole family takes part in grave-sweeping, the order of grave-sweeping is father, mother, eldest son, eldest daughter, second son, second daughter and so on. If there is an offering at the time of sacrifice, we should wait for our ancestors to "enjoy" it before giving it to the children. People think that children can become more blessed by eating offerings.