How to burn paper to worship ancestors on the winter solstice

The method of burning paper to worship ancestors from winter solstice is as follows:

1, generally don't burn it too late, and burn it at dusk at night.

2, burning paper money, generally at the crossroads near home.

3. When burning incense and burning paper, remember not to use chemical incense or inferior incense. Natural incense is correct.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the solstice in winter was the day of ancestor worship. On this day, the emperor went to the suburbs to hold a ceremony to worship the gods. On this day, people must worship their parents and elders. There are still some places where ancestors are worshipped on the winter solstice. In some areas, people will burn paper on the solstice in winter, and when they burn paper, they will sprinkle one or two jiaozi to show that their dead relatives like to eat jiaozi. On the third Ghost Festival every year, usually around 10/month 1 day, beginning of winter is sometimes encountered. In some places, people burn paper on the solstice in winter. According to local customs, time has passed.

The three most taboo things in the winter of solstice

1, taboo to return to China

In some cities in the north of China, people think that they can't go back to their parents' homes on the solstice of winter, because the feudal ethics of "three obedience and four virtues" bound their daughters-in-law. In the past, after the autumn harvest, the daughter-in-law would go back to her mother's house, so there was a custom of going back to her husband's house from winter to Sunday.

2, taboo marriage

Generally speaking, it is not suitable for marriage around the solar terms. The ancients thought that the wedding day should be avoided from four days to the day before, that is, beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter and the day before the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox. There are no summer solstice and winter solstice in the 24 solar terms. The universe is in a state of chaos, which is considered by traditional customs to be four breaks and four breaks, so it is unlucky to get married at this time.

3, taboo to go out

In the legend of winter solstice, it is either impossible to go out or impossible to travel far. Because the winter solstice is the shortest white, it is said that this day is the time when Tengu came to the world to look for the incarnation, so you can't go far, and don't wander around when it is dark. It is also said that when Pangu opened the sky, it was the winter solstice. At this time, because the genius has just started, there is no evil and the world travels.