Can Tomb-Sweeping Day sweep the grave in advance? How long does it take for Qingming to sweep the grave in advance?
Can Tomb-Sweeping Day sweep the grave in advance?
In 2022, Tomb-Sweeping Day can sweep graves in advance. There is a saying that Tomb-Sweeping Day can sweep graves in advance as soon as possible. There is a folk proverb: "Qingming comes early, but it is late at eleven o'clock", which means that Qingming can pay homage to the ancestors in advance, and the earlier the better, it is also a way to remember the deceased ancestors.
In order to show our respect and worship for our ancestors, we usually sweep graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day according to traditional customs. However, in different areas, Tomb-Sweeping Day's time and the way to go to the grave are different. Sometimes we will decide according to the actual situation of the individual, or we will use online sacrifices and planting trees without burning paper instead of going to the grave.
In fact, as long as it is conducive to physical and mental health, social harmony and family harmony, the time and way of sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day can be less conventional. After all, when we pay homage to our ancestors, we are all thinking about them, and the ways and means are not important. It is important that we remember those ancestors who have passed away.
Qingming is not the only choice for sweeping graves. You can go to Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival and Winter Solstice. In fact, taking Fujian and Guangdong coastal areas with complex regional culture as examples, there are very diverse regional and ethnic differences in the choice of grave sweeping time, and its complexity cannot be underestimated when it is extended to the whole country.
How long will it be before Tomb-Sweeping Day sweeps the grave in 2022?
New grave: buried for less than 3 years; Grave-sweeping time is an auspicious day 10 days before Tomb-Sweeping Day. The second time to sweep the grave was the day before Tomb-Sweeping Day; The time for the third grave-sweeping is an auspicious day 10 after Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Old grave: refers to the time when the old grave has been buried for more than 3 years. Choose any day before or after Tomb-Sweeping Day, 10 day, and don't choose auspicious day; When the date of grave sweeping is chosen, the specific time of grave sweeping should be chosen at the fifth watch of the day, that is, before the sun comes out. This is due to the traditional custom that ghosts and gods dare to come out to eat offerings before dawn.
Tomb-Sweeping Day had better finish sweeping the grave before 3pm. Generally speaking, you should choose a good time to go to the grave, and it is best to choose when the sun is strong. Generally speaking, the best time to worship the mountain is Yin Shi, 5-7 o'clock. However, because most cemeteries are far away from their places of residence, even in the cities where they live and work, it is usually not so early, but it is best to complete the grave sweeping and worship before 3 pm.
How to cut the paper-cut on the Qingming Riverside Map?
Tools: a piece of white or yellow paper, a pair of scissors.
Steps:
1. First, spread a piece of paper on the desktop. The width of paper is about 20 cm, and the length is the length of the whole paper.
2. Fold the paper in half once along the middle, so that the long side coincides with the long side.
3. Fold the folded paper again according to the center.
4. Next, fold the paper in half along the short side.
5. Fold the folded paper in the middle again.
6. Next, we cut the folded shape left and right with scissors.
Note: when cutting, you must not cut the paper, just cut it to a distance of one centimeter from the edge, and the width of the cut paper should be kept at about one centimeter.
7. After cutting, we will open the folded paper, which will become a very good "hanging paper" under its own weight.