It s not easy to do anything during the Qingming Festival, and what you can t do on the Qingming Fes

In traditional customs, it is believed that during the Qingming period, some things should not be done. Today, a lot has changed, but it's important to know some traditions.

1. Avoid festive events such as marriage.

Ancient people attached great importance to weddings and funerals, and paid attention to the auspiciousness of weddings and other happy events, and they had to please a good omen.

During the Qingming period, every family has to go to the grave to sweep the tomb and worship their ancestors; Children who are far away from home also have to burn paper money for their ancestors at the intersection. People's faces are mostly sad and longing. Such an atmosphere is very inappropriate for weddings and other happy events.

Second, it is not suitable for large-scale washing.

The old custom believed that the souls of the deceased could only come out to wash, dry their clothes and bedding during the Qingming Festival, when all things were revived. Therefore, by the river, by the stream, by the well, and by the spring, there are spirits of the dead washing and drying.

Therefore, the living should give the deceased a chance and a place, don't grab a place or water with them, and let them wash it well.

3. It is not advisable to make a big fireworks.

Qingming is also called the Cold Food Festival, according to legend, the earliest is the Jin Wengong in order to commemorate his kindness, but was burned to death by his own wrong decision, he ordered the day of the mountain to be set on fire as the Cold Food Festival, told the whole country, every year on this day to prohibit fireworks, can only eat the meals made before.

With the change of times, although the ban on fireworks was abolished. However, out of respect for the righteous warrior Jie Zitui, people still continue the custom of the Cold Food Festival, and generally prepare food before the Qingming Festival, and try to avoid eating and drinking on the day of the Qingming Festival.

Fourth, it is not advisable to celebrate birthdays.

The melon is ripe, and the birth of new life does not change by the quality of the day, the festival or not. However, people born on the day of Qingming Festival generally do not celebrate their birthdays on this day, but will advance or postpone to avoid the Qingming period.

Those things can't be done on Qingming Festival.

First, it is forbidden to laugh and play. Qingming Festival sacrifice ancestors, is the memory of the living to the dead, yin and yang separated, by the memorial is a solemn and serious thing, so can not laugh and play, during the sacrifice should also be in accordance with the rules of the process, cautious words and deeds, the heart to maintain awe and respect. There are many things that we think are very common that we can't do, especially taking pictures, and remembering to take pictures when worshiping ancestors, which is not only disrespectful to the ancestors, but also will cause bad luck for ourselves, bring bad influence to our fortunes, and invite disasters.

Second, it is forbidden to sweep the grave after 3 p.m. The time of the sacrifice is a point that people tend to overlook, and sometimes the time of the sacrifice is postponed in order to gather the people who are worshipping. The ancients believed that there was yin and yang in a day, and the time of sacrifice should be chosen at the time when the yang energy was strong, and the worship could not be carried out if the yin energy was heavier.

Under normal circumstances, the time period from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the most suitable for sacrifices, and this time period is the most vigorous yang energy, and there is almost no harm to the people who sacrifice. And outside of these time points, especially after three o'clock in the afternoon, the yin energy begins to become heavier, and the yang energy begins to weaken, which is not suitable for sacrifice, and needs to be accurately grasped in time.

Thirdly, the sacrificial dress was brightly dressed. Qingming sacrifice is a serious and solemn thing, clothing should be kept solemn and light, mainly black, white and gray, too bright color is not only a great disrespect to the ancestors, but also will bring bad luck to themselves; At the same time, it should be noted that even black, white and gray clothes should not have shiny accessories, the color of the clothes should be plain, and the style of the clothes should be simple and generous, so as to show respect for the deceased.

Fourth, even numbers are taboo and meat is taboo. Qingming sacrifice ancestors we will prepare sacrifices, the choice of sacrifices is also taboo, under normal circumstances, the sacrifices do not need to be too much, do not need to be gorgeous, show respect for the deceased. The number of sacrifices cannot be even, but must be singular; There should be no meat in the choice of offerings, mainly vegetarian food, and fruit snacks can also be included.

Fifth, it is forbidden to kill. The Qingming season is to sacrifice the souls of the dead, and there can be no killing at this time. The living will gather together to sweep the graves of the deceased, and there can be no meat food on the dinner table during the gathering, mainly vegetarian food, and no alcohol can be drunk before the sacrifice, so they must sweep the tomb with a sober and pious attitude to show their sincerity.

Sixth, pregnant women are forbidden to participate in sacrifices. Pregnant women cannot participate in the Qingming sacrifice, even if the time of the sacrifice is the heaviest yang, the heavy yin energy of the cemetery is very harmful to the pregnant woman and the fetus. Moreover, the weather and surrounding environment around the sacrifice are prepared for the deceased, and pregnant women are weak during pregnancy, and it is easy to cause some disasters, so they should be avoided.

In addition, female friends are not allowed to participate in the festival during menstruation, also because their physique is weak during this period, and the yin energy of the cemetery will have a bad effect on them.

Before and after the Qingming Festival, you must not go to these places at night!

1. Do not wear red and purple.

2. Avoid scolding and criticizing ancestors.

3. It is best for pregnant women not to go to the grave.

4. Don't take photos at the cemetery.

5. Tomb sweeping time.

6. It is taboo to visit friends and relatives.

7. Pay attention to the location of travel.

8. Relatives and friends are knowledgeable in tomb sweeping.

9. Come back from sweeping the grave and wash your clothes.

1.Do not wear red and purple in order to respect the deceased, and sweep the tomb should be solemnly dressed. Generally speaking, when sweeping graves, you should wear dark clothes, preferably not in red and purple, and dress neatly, and look solemn and solemn.

2.Avoid scolding and criticizing the ancestors of individual people, in order to relax their moods, laugh and play with each other, which is not only a great disrespect to the deceased, but also attracts criticism. Passing by someone else's grave and judging the deceased is blasphemous and can get you into trouble.

3.It is best for pregnant women not to go to the cemetery, most of the cemeteries are built in higher places, and there are many tomb sweepers in Qingming, Zheng Feng is coarse and crowded. Secondly, many people will burn money paper and set off firecrackers when sweeping graves, which makes the surrounding air not very good, which is not conducive to the health of pregnant women.

For this reason, it is advisable for pregnant women to avoid participating in grave sweeping.

4.Don't take photos in the cemetery to commemorate today's young people walking all the way and taking pictures all the way, but it is best not to take pictures when sweeping the grave, whether it is a group photo of the grave sweeper or a group photo of the grave sweeper and the cemetery, which may attract disgust and criticism from others. When visiting the graves of your loved ones, you should concentrate on them, do not look around, and especially do not take pictures at the cemetery.

5.The tomb sweeping time can only be done during the Qingming Festival, and it is best to complete it before 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

6.It is taboo to visit friends and relatives on the day of the Qingming Festival, and it is best not to visit relatives and friends on the day of the Qingming Festival, and it is advisable to visit every other day.

7.It is best not to go to other people's mountains to sweep more, do not say unlucky words, and be cautious in words and deeds at night.

8.Relatives and friends have learned to sweep the tomb, and the saying is that three years before the death of the husband, the wife cannot go to the tomb. It is best to avoid situations such as girlfriends accompanying her boyfriend to visit graves, subordinates accompanying their bosses to sweep graves, or even accompanying clients to sweep graves.

9.When you come back from tomb sweeping, you must clean your shoes, put the tips of your shoes inward, and don't forget to wash and dry the clothes you are wearing.

Things that should not be done during the Qingming Festival are: buying shoes, borrowing money, and getting married.

1. Don't buy shoes.

The older generation thinks that you can't buy shoes on Qingming Day. As the folk saying goes: new shoes do not step on the grave of the old, which means that you can't wear new shoes to the grave, let alone buy new shoes on this day.

2. Don't borrow money.

During the Qingming Festival, the ancients often burned paper for the ancestors, which meant to send wealth to the deceased. The ancestors believed that Qingming was a day to burn paper for the ancestors, and if you borrowed money from others on this day, it had a very bad historical meaning.

3. Don't get married.

Qingming Festival is a day of remembrance and gratitude to the ancestors, and sustenance and sorrow are the main tone during the Qingming Festival. In such a festive atmosphere, it is inevitable that it will be incompatible with festive and joyful wedding events.

The customs of the Qingming Festival

1. Sweep the tomb and worship the ancestors.

The custom of sweeping tombs and worshiping ancestors has a long history, which existed before the pre-Qin period, and some places do not necessarily sweep tombs during the Qingming Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty, tomb sweeping in some northern areas was mainly in the Cold Food Festival and Winter Clothes Festival, and it was not until the Tang and Song dynasties that tomb sweeping began to prevail throughout the country.

2. Insert willows. Qingming Festival, our country has the custom of planting willows. Some experts believe that the custom of planting willows is to commemorate the ancestor of agriculture, Shennong. In some places, people put willow branches under the eaves to predict the weather.

3. Shoot willows. Willow shooting is a game of practicing archery skills. According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, it is to put the pigeon in the gourd, and then hang the gourd high on the willow tree, bend the bow to shoot the gourd, the pigeon flies out, and the victory is determined by the height of the flying pigeon.

The above content refers to the encyclopedia - Qingming Festival.