The purpose of burning paper on Cold Clothes Festival is to bring bad news to the underworld, to the dead ancestors, and to make people suffer less in the underworld; The first day of the tenth lunar month is the day to treat wine, burn paper, burn incense, pay homage to the dead and sweep graves. This custom has continued, and there are more graves in the countryside than this day.
During the Cold Clothes Festival, when you go to the grave to sweep the grave, you will burn some hidden utensils. Many people just go through the motions in the process and don't notice whether all the things they burn have been burned. I want to tell you here that the clothes and money burned by the deceased must be burned. Only when it is burned clean can these papers be transformed into silks and satins, houses, clothes, gold, silver and copper coins in the underworld. As long as a thing is not burned, all the previous efforts will be in vain, and the dead will not use it.
When people send warm clothes, they also pay attention to burning some five-color paper at the crossroads to symbolize cloth and silk. The original intention is to help orphans who have no ancestors to worship, so as not to be robbed of winter supplies for their loved ones. Therefore, when offering sacrifices to remote graves, according to the surrounding environment, you can bring more five-color paper to burn, so as to be prepared.
Burn cold clothes, some places in front of the grave of the deceased, and pay attention to sweeping the grave before the sun rises. Some places are used to burning sacrifices in front of the door. It is suggested to burn paper money at the intersection towards home, draw a circle with chalk and leave a hole towards home. If it is still inconvenient at the intersection, try to choose a place that does not hinder others and finish it without causing trouble to others.