What not to do during Qingming Festival
What not to do during the Qingming Festival
What not to do during the Qingming Festival. Qingming Festival is a traditional festival in our country, and it is also an important day to commemorate the deceased relatives and show respect, but this There are also certain taboos on Qingming Festival, so let’s take a look at what not to do during Qingming Festival. What not to do during the Qingming Festival 1
Do not wear bright red or purple clothes
Avoid wearing bright red or purple clothes when worshiping during the Qingming Festival. You should wear plain clothes. In addition, do not wear red accessories (except for those born in your zodiac year). In fact, Qingming Festival is also regarded as the Ghost Festival. Of course, you need to pay attention to your hairstyle. In particular, your hair cannot cover your forehead. The forehead is the magic lamp of the human body and cannot be covered.
Don’t buy shoes
Shoes have the same pronunciation as evil, so it is not appropriate to buy shoes during a yin-heavy sacrificial festival like Qingming Festival. If you really need to, buy them at a staggered time. . If some friends accidentally buy shoes during the Qingming Festival, they need to wrap the shoes with red paper, leave them at the door overnight, and then burn the red paper early in the morning.
It is not allowed to take pictures in the cemetery
The purpose of sweeping the graves is to worship ancestors, not to have fun. There are gods three feet above your head. When you sweep the grave, you'd better be respectful and attentive. Never take photos at the cemetery or even take photos at will. Otherwise, you will attract a bad aura and may have an imbalance of yin and yang, which will harm your personal health. fortune.
Don’t scold or criticize the ancestors
After the tomb sweeping is completed, some people will go there with their children. It may be solemn at first, but as soon as it is over, they will start to fight and laugh. . This is something to pay attention to. You must know that cemeteries are the place where ghost spirits sleep after all. Laughing and cursing will disturb the ghost spirits, which is disrespectful and may lead to retaliation. It is even more undesirable to criticize the ancestors. If you pass by someone else’s cemetery , it is an act of blasphemy to comment on the deceased.
Cannot visit relatives and friends
It is best not to visit relatives and friends on the Qingming Festival. It is better to visit the next day. Because Tomb-Sweeping Day is a special time for memorial ceremonies, it is unjustifiable or unlucky to visit relatives and friends at this time. Of course, you can also invite friends and family to eat out.
Pregnant women are not allowed to worship.
It is inevitable to feel sad when worshiping ancestors during the Qingming Festival. Pregnant women are not allowed to worship in order to avoid fetal turbulence. In addition, pregnant women are already weak, and graves generally have a strong Yin energy, so they are prone to encounter some evil spirits. What not to do during the Qingming Festival 2
What are the taboos during the Qingming Festival
Do not move the monument
In many places, it is customary to erect monuments on tombs. , which is not only a kind of respect for the ancestors, but also sometimes a traditional practice in Feng Shui. If the ashes or bones of ancestors are where the dragon veins of the earth are connected, then this monument is like the antenna of a mobile phone, a medium and an important link between heaven and earth.
So, you say the weight of this monument is not important. Because this monument is so important, the direction of the monument must not be changed when worshiping. Just clean or care for it properly, and don't change its direction randomly. If it has been safe and smooth and nothing major has happened.
People who are guilty of Tai Sui should not host solemn ceremonies
How do you understand this? First of all, who are the people who commit Tai Sui? As far as I am concerned, there are two types of people: pigs and snakes. As for other monkeys, I don’t think they are guilty of Tai Sui. Friends of these two zodiac signs can sincerely participate when they go to worship their ancestors, such as helping to carry things, buying flowers, etc., and offering incense. However, they should avoid activities such as setting off firecrackers in person.
Do not laugh or curse when sweeping the grave.
Because the cemetery is the resting place of the deceased, you must not step over the grave and the offerings, make loud noises, laugh, curse, or use foul language. Doing so is not only disrespectful to your ancestors, but also a nuisance to nearby spirits. You should not trample on other people's tombs or comment on the design of the tomb, as it will be considered blasphemy. It is best not to take photos in the cemetery, whether it is a photo of the grave sweeper himself or a photo of the grave sweeper and the cemetery. It is even more taboo to take pictures of other tombs in the camera lens.
The regular order is irreversible
There is a sequence for sweeping tombs and offering sacrifices, and many older people will pay great attention to this. Generally, the cemetery or cemetery is cleaned first and then the sacrifices are made. Since sacrifices are very particular about feng shui and etiquette, there should be as little mistakes as possible in the sequence. The sequence is as follows: amend the cemetery - burn incense - serve meat - toast - worship - farewell. The order of worship should be: father, mother, eldest son, eldest daughter, second son, second daughter...and so on. After the worship is completed, the sacrifices are blessed by the ancestors, and everyone can eat the sacrifices. What not to do during the Qingming Festival 3
Traditional customs during the Qingming Festival
Swinging
This is the custom of the Qingming Festival in ancient China. "Kaiyuan Tianbao Legacy" written by Wang Renyu of the Five Dynasties records that "a swing was erected in Tianbao Palace during the Cold Food Festival, which made the concubines laugh and think it was a feast. The emperor called it a play of half-immortals, and the soldiers and people in the capital called it accordingly." Wen Yanbo, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty The poem "The Cold Eclipse Sun Passes Over the Dragon Gate" is described in the poem as "Willows hang green lines beside the bridge, and there are swings hanging with colorful ropes." Swing means to move by grabbing the leather rope.
It has a very ancient history. It was first called Qianqiu, but later it was changed to Swing to avoid taboos. In ancient times, swings were mostly made of tree branches and tied with colorful ribbons. Later, it gradually developed into a swing with two ropes and pedals. Swinging can not only improve health, but also cultivate bravery. It is still loved by people, especially children.
Cuju
Cuju is a kind of ball. The skin of the ball is made of leather and the inside of the ball is stuffed with hair. Cuju means kicking a ball with your feet. This is a game that people loved during the Qingming Festival in ancient times. According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor, and its original purpose was to train warriors. Playing polo is also one of the Dragon Boat Festival dramas.
Polo is played while riding on a horse and holding a stick. It was called Juju in ancient times. There is a sentence in "Famous Capitals" written by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms: "Striking the soil continuously". "Analysis of Jinzhi" records that the Liao Dynasty regarded polo as a traditional festival custom, and played polo on the Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival. "History of the Jin Dynasty·Li Zhi" also records that the Jin people hit the ball on the Dragon Boat Festival. In the Song Dynasty, there was a "playing ball" dance team. By the Ming Dynasty, polo was still popular.
"Xuwen Tongkao Lekao" records that Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty went to Dongyuan several times to hit balls and shoot willows. The long scroll "Xuanzong's Playing Music" in the Ming Dynasty shows the scene of Xuanzong enjoying polo. Wang Zhi, an official at that time, wrote a poem about watching the ball on the Dragon Boat Festival: "The jade horse is a thousand gold horse, and the engraved seven treasure balls are carved. Flying is startled by lightning, and Fu Fen is aware of the stars.
The flaming page has achieved three victories. , the joyous news is that the crowd is riding a horse and hitting the ball in front of the Baiyun Temple in Beijing. Polo was also played around the Temple of Heaven in the Qing Dynasty. It was not until the middle of the Qing Dynasty that polo disappeared. Since 1965, antique polo has appeared in Xi'an, making this ancient sport reappear in China after being extinct for many years.
Outing
Also called spring outing. In ancient times, it was called Tanchun, Xunchun, etc. On the Qingming Festival in April, spring returns to the earth, and the natural world presents a vibrant scene everywhere. It is a great time for outings. Chinese people have long maintained the habit of going outing during the Qingming Festival.
Planting trees
Before and after the Qingming Festival, the spring sun shines and the spring rain falls. Planting saplings has a high survival rate and fast growth. Therefore, since ancient times, China has had the habit of planting trees during the Qingming Festival. Some people also call Qingming Festival "Arbor Day". The custom of planting trees has been passed down to this day.
The custom of planting trees during the Qingming Festival originated from the custom of wearing willows and planting willows during the Qingming Festival. There are three legends about wearing willows and planting willows during the Qingming Festival. The oldest legend is that it is to commemorate Shennong, the ancestor who taught people how to farm. Later, it developed the meaning of praying for longevity. A later legend is related to Jie Zitui. It is said that when Duke Wen of Jin led his ministers to climb a mountain to pay homage to Jie Zitui, they found that the old willow tree that Jie Zitui had leaned on before his death came back to life, so he gave the old willow tree the name "Qingming Willow". A later legend is that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gave willow rings to ministers as a blessing to drive away epidemics.
Kite flying
Kite flying is also a favorite activity during the Qingming Festival. During the Qingming Festival, people not only play during the day but also at night. At night, a string of small colorful lanterns are hung under the kite or on the wind-stabilizing wire, like twinkling stars, and are called "magic lanterns." In the past, some people would cut the strings after flying kites into the blue sky and let the breeze carry them to the ends of the earth. It is said that this can eliminate diseases and disasters and bring good luck to themselves.
Sacrifice and sweep tombs
Sweeping tombs during the Qingming Festival is called "respect for the times" for ancestors. Its custom has a long history. "On the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" of the Ming Dynasty records: "On Qingming Day in the third month, men and women sweep tombs, carry bamboo poles, hang ingots on the backs of sedans and horses, and the streets are full of charm. People worship, pray, cry, and weed and add soil to the tomb. , Burn ingots, and put paper money on the grave.
If there is no paper money in sight, the grave will be lonely. After crying, I will go to the fragrant tree, sit in the garden, and get drunk. Tomb-sweeping existed before the Qin Dynasty, but not necessarily during the Qingming Festival. Tomb-sweeping during the Qingming Festival was something after the Qin Dynasty. It did not become popular until the Tang Dynasty. And it has been passed down to this day.