Why was it cold to sweep the grave that day?
Why do you want to sweep the grave in cold weather? When I first saw this question, I believe you, like everyone else, are still asking what a bad cold is. In order to solve everyone's confusion, let's first introduce the concept of great cold.
Second, the concept of severe cold:
The Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms. At this time, the longitude of the sun is 300 degrees, and it will be on the Gregorian calendar 65438+1October 20th to 2 1 day. Like slight cold, great cold is also a solar term indicating the degree of cold weather.
Third, the reasons for sweeping graves on a cold day:
As one of the most important traditional festivals in China, the Great Cold is also a grand festival to worship ancestors, and it is also a custom that people in all regions will follow when they visit graves to worship ancestors.
Grave-sweeping in cold weather is a kind of performance of carefully pursuing the distance and paying homage to ancestors. Since ancient times, we have all attached great importance to filial piety. Grave-sweeping in cold days is associated with filial piety, which is an activity for people to express their gratitude and show their affection and love.
Grave-sweeping in the Great Cold inherits the spirit of "filial piety" of the Chinese nation, and represents the memory of ancestors. Never forget your roots, forge ahead into the future, and dare to be the first, so as to achieve your ultimate goal and never forget your initiative. We should continue to inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional culture created by our ancestors.
Fourth, the historical origin of grave-sweeping on a cold day:
The history of the Great Cold can actually be traced back to very far-reaching, and at the same time, every custom is very well-founded. Since ancient times, we have continued the solar terms of the lunar calendar, and there are also many folk customs. Time-sharing, time-sharing, time-sharing and time-sharing quote three rites and meanings: "Great cold is the middle, shaped by slight cold, so it is called great ... extremely cold, so it is called great cold." Great cold is the last solar term in a year, an important opportunity for the transformation of yin and yang in a year, and a turning point for the end of winter and the arrival of spring. It is the wish of ancestors to sweep graves on this cold day, and it is meaningful to have a safe and smooth New Year.
5. Precautions for grave sweeping on a cold day:
In the severe cold solar terms, we should pay attention to going to bed early and getting up late, because "severe cold" is the last solar term in winter, and we should conform to the characteristics of winter closure in our daily life, so that we can go to bed early and get up late, and get up early to nourish human yang and get up late to nourish yin. Therefore, it is necessary to go to bed early and get up late in the cold solar terms. Don't stay up late the day before the cold, or you will be in poor health, so as not to delay getting up the next day to sweep the grave.
Sweep graves in cold weather and avoid wearing brightly colored clothes.
It is worth noting that it is a very solemn thing to sacrifice to sweep the grave. In order to show respect for ancestors, it is forbidden to wear red and purple clothes and dark coats when sweeping graves in cold weather.
You can't take pictures when sweeping graves in cold weather.
You can't take pictures during the grave sweeping in the Great Cold. Be respectful, careful and cautious when sweeping graves. You can't take photos and videos in the cemetery, otherwise it will attract bad atmosphere and affect your personal fortune.
It's not too late to sweep the grave in cold weather.
The time for sweeping graves is also particular. The cold day is a day of heavy yin, so it is best to choose the time when the yang is at its peak. From 9: 00 a.m. to 3: 00 p.m., the yang gradually declines, and after 3: 00 p.m., the yin gradually rises. People who are unwell or unlucky may sacrifice at night, and the yin is heavier, which may affect their fortune.
Well, having introduced so much, do you have a new understanding of why we should sweep graves in cold weather? Generally speaking, sweeping graves in cold weather is to thank ancestors, inherit excellent traditional culture and carry forward the spirit of the Chinese nation.