Tomb-Sweeping Day greetings taboo

Tomb-Sweeping Day in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was much more grand than it is now, with a large number of participants. In Lingtai, Lanzhou, Gansu, Tomb-Sweeping Day often goes out with the whole family; In addition, there are not only sacrificial sweeps, but also activities such as relocation, joint burial and grave addition, which are also held on this day. In some places in Gansu, Tomb-Sweeping Day is usually held on a single day, because a single day is a positive number.

In fact, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not limited to Qingming Day, but wants to find a gentleman to see Feng Shui, and choose it before Qingming Day. Now the pace of life is fast, and most people choose to worship in advance. In folk customs, there are many taboos in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and most of these ceremonies are at the time of sweeping sacrifices. This is a national event in the eyes of the ancients. Among them: in the cemetery, you can't laugh and play. Don't cross graves and sacrifices, and don't step on other people's graves. Sacrifices should not be placed at will. Sweeping graves in the morning or at noon is the peak of the spirit of the sun. Those who can't go to the cemetery to sacrifice, burn paper at night.

In the early years, most families banned women from participating, but now they don't pay attention to these things. Don't visit relatives and friends on the same day before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day. Meanwhile. Don't buy shoes after sweeping the grave, because shoes are evil and unlucky. Obviously, in the Qingming taboo, it is only about not laughing or slapping, and greeting in the morning is not taboo. Moreover, Tomb-Sweeping Day is mostly held in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which has nothing to do with Qingming morning.