Burning "May 7th" is an important part of folk funeral custom. May 7th is the 35th day after death.
According to tradition, the memorial ceremony after death is very particular. When I just died, I did seven things-that is, I held a memorial service every seven days from the day I just died. The first seven, the second seven, the third seven, the fourth seven, the fifth seven, the sixth seven and the seventh seven are all broken After that, there will be a hundred days, anniversaries, three years, ten years ... gradually stretching the distance, no matter how big the sadness, it will gradually fade away.
Among them, May 7th is a very important day.
What are the rules for how to burn?
1, there are quantity requirements for materials.
China people have always been very sensitive to numbers, especially at this important moment. Most local sacrifices are odd rather than even, because odd is auspicious and even is considered unlucky.
2. Complete products
On May 7th, children of future generations should go to the grave with complete sacrifices. There are mainly gold, silver, paper money, candles and incense, as well as flowers, fruits and things loved by deceased relatives. When placed, the sacrifices should be placed inside and the incense should be placed outside. First of all, it is convenient for ancestors to "taste" sacrifices, and secondly, it is also convenient for people to light a fire to worship.
Don't turn off the fire when burning incense and paper money.
When burning incense and burning money, you must pay attention to fire prevention and don't let the fire go out. Many people will bring a lot of paper money up the mountain, but in the process of burning, paper money will be destroyed for various reasons. This is very unfortunate, there is a bad hint that the incense is broken. Therefore, in the process of burning paper money, many people will help watch the fire and keep it from going out.
Step 4 clean up the scene
May 7th is as grand as Tomb-Sweeping Day, and people bring a lot of things. But don't leave the garbage at the scene when you worship. You should tidy it up before you leave. If the paper money is still burning, you should also see that all the paper money is burned before you go. After the paper money is burned to ashes, water it with the water you carry with you to ensure that it will not cause a fire.