Qingming Festival is one of the twenty-four solar terms, is also one of China's traditional festivals, then you know what Qingming Festival taboos, here we come to understand those Qingming Festival taboos, welcome to read.
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1, Qingming rituals, why say "Qingming Baishan"
This Qingming Baishan refers to the meaning of sweeping the graves, Jiangnan and the south of the many cemeteries in the mountains, so it is called to worship the mountains.
The north is commonly known as sweeping or tomb. The meaning is the same, that is, an activity to worship the deceased. The Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu's poem "Qingming": "Qingming Festival rain has been, the road pedestrians want to break their souls. Where are the taverns? The shepherd boy pointed to the apricot blossom village." It describes the special atmosphere of the Qingming Festival. In China, ancestor worship is tied to filial piety. If you don't attend ancestor worship, you are an ungrateful person, a person who forgets your ancestors.
2, Qingming Tomb Sweeping has ethnicity
Qingming Tomb Sweeping, known as the ancestors of the "Si Shi Zhi Jing", is China's largest ancestor worship and sweeping the tomb of the day. Therefore, most of the Han Chinese and some ethnic minorities in our country are in the Qingming Festival to sweep the tomb. There are also some ethnic groups that perform similar activities on other days.
3. How is the usual procedure of paying respect to the mountains on Qingming
According to the custom, the order of sweeping is that the first thing to do is to sweep the tomb first, which is to clean up the cemetery.
Secondly, the sacrifice, this program is very critical, one is to send condolences, the second is to feel with the ancestors, because the mountain has the spirit and no master, the ancestors have the master and no spirit, and the ancestors feel can be better to get the spirit of the mountains and rivers. This is feng shui.
Tomb-sweeping, people carry wine, food, fruit, paper money and other items to the cemetery, food offerings in front of loved ones' graves, and then incinerate the paper money for the graves to cultivate new soil, repair graves, folding a few green branches inserted in the graves, but also in the upper side of the pressure of some paper money, so that other people look at it, know that the grave is still there, then kowtow to the next generation, and then pay homage. Afterwards, they sit around and eat and drink; they also fly kites and even compete with each other in related activities. Women and children also break some willow branches nearby and put the steamed food offerings on the willow. Some of the willow woven into a wicker circle, wearing on the head, said "Qingming not wear willow, the next life into a yellow dog". That is: amend the cemetery - incense - on the meat - toast - worship -Fire a cannon to send off ......
4, the earlier the better Qingming worship mountain
No, according to their own situation, the best is at 5-7 o'clock! In the ancient calendar, for one. Of course, nowadays it is usually not so early, but Dr. Zheng reminds friends that it is best to finish the Qingming mountain worship activities before 3 pm, because the yang energy has gradually faded and the yin energy grows gradually, and if you are a person with low luck, you can easily attract the yin spirits to haunt or harass you.
5, pregnant women can Qingming Festival to worship mountain
Usually pregnant women to avoid Qingming worship mountain activities, not only. Strictly speaking, women come to menstrual leave, it is best not to participate in such activities, especially not after three o'clock in the afternoon to participate in the Qingming mountain worship activities.
6, Qingming Festival can be at home to worship ancestors
Qingming Festival ceremonies should be held in person to the cemetery, but for a variety of reasons, many people can not return to their hometowns to participate in the activities of the Qingming mountain worship, then you can also be at home to worship ancestors. The method is in the home balcony or living room, towards the direction of home, set up worship with `food, burn three incense, bow three times, meditation related words. Then, burn paper money for worship.
7, Qingming Festival to mourn the deceased to buy what flowers are appropriate
Usually chrysanthemums, because our country in ancient times chrysanthemums as the flower of trust, have the meaning of thoughts and nostalgia. White chrysanthemums are the most suitable, or you can pair them with some green grass, such as lilies, green leaves, carnations, etc., it will be more beautiful. Yellow chrysanthemums are known as longevity chrysanthemums, which are more suitable for visiting the sick.
8, Qingming Festival morning why to look at their forehead
The morning of the tomb, before washing, look at the mirror to see their forehead, see if there is no black color, such as that means that the luck of the lower, as far as possible, to avoid the day of the tomb is appropriate; if you have to go, you can wear a jade (antique jade effect is better), in order to dissolve.
9. Do you need to fast before sweeping the graves
It is best to fast before sweeping the graves: when you start sweeping the graves, it is best not to eat food or vegetarian, well-dressed, in order to show courtesy and respect for the ancestors.
10, tomb sweeping why need to incense to the mountain God land
tomb sweeping, in addition to bring incense and candles, incense, flowers, fruit, paper money, wine and other things and the ancestors of the life of the favorite things to eat (the number of sacrificial gifts at random), placed in front of the tomb, but also to light the incense and candles, incense to the cemetery to look after the land of the Mountain God, because the Mountain God is the guardian deity of the cemetery land. The mountain gods and lands are the guardians of the graveyard. After that, it is to bow respectfully to the ancestors on the incense and flowers, and then burn incense, wine (that is, wine sprinkled on the ground, which represents a toast to the ancestors), after the ceremony, you can get together to eat and drink, and after the incense and candles are finished, you can leave.
11, why not laugh and swear when sweeping graves
Because the cemetery is the residence of the spirits, so do not cross the graves and offerings, loud noises, laughing and swearing, obscene language, running around and touching, urinating everywhere, this is not only on their own ancestors do not respect, and even more so on the neighboring spirits constitute a nuisance. More can not trample on other graves or comment on the design of the grave, will be regarded as blasphemy, encountered a bad aura, that will cause a lot of trouble to go home.
12, why should be careful in the ancestors cemetery photo
In China, ancestor worship is not just to commemorate the ancestors, but obviously have to take to the dead with worship, the meaning of prayer. The first thing you need to do is to take a picture of the graves of your ancestors, whether it's a picture of the graves themselves, or a picture of the graves and the graves. It is even more taboo to take photos with other graves in the shot. Otherwise, your fortunes are likely to decline and be out of balance in every way.
13, Qingming Festival, what is the case of "burning baggage"
"burning baggage" is a form of ancestor worship. The so-called "package", also known as "package" refers to filial piety from the Yang Shi sent to the "netherworld" of the mailbag. The so-called "baggage skin", that is, with white paper paste a large pocket. There are two forms: one is a woodcut version, printed around the Sanskrit translation of the "mantra", the center of the print a rosette tablet, used to write on the name of the deceased to receive money, such as: "the late Zhang Fujun taboo Yunshan boss man" words, both the mailbag and tablet. Another is a plain wrapping skin, do not print any pattern, the center of only a blue sticker, write the name of the deceased can be. Also do the main card with.
About the baggage of money, many kinds of money:
First, the big burnt paper, nine K white paper, smashed on the four rows of round money, each row of five pieces;
Second, the medieval banknote, this is the earth after the foreign money imitation, the book "Bank of Paradise", "Bank of the Underworld", "Bank of the Underworld", etc., and has the design of the capital city of □, most of them are huge tickets, the back of the Buddhist "mantra of passing away";
Third, the fake foreign money, with cardboard as the heart, wrapped in silver foil, and embossed with the same pattern as the prevailing silver dollar;
Third, the fake foreign money, with cardboard as the heart, wrapped in silver foil, and embossed with the prevailing silver dollar The same pattern;
Fourth, printed in red on the yellow sheet of paper, "Mantra for the Future Life", into a round money, so it is also known as "the future life of the money";
Fifth, stacked with gold and silver foil into the treasure, grease-pot, and in some cases, threaded into a string, the lower side of the spike decorated with a colored paper. In the old days, regardless of the rich and poor have burned baggage action. On this day, in the ancestral hall or the main house of the family house set up offerings, will be placed in the middle of the package, before the dumplings, cakes, fruit and other offerings, burning incense and candles. After the whole family salutes in order of seniority, the package is incinerated outside the door. When incinerating, make a big circle and leave a gap according to the direction of the grave. Burning three or five sheets of paper outside the circle is called "sending out the evil spirits".
14, Qingming Festival taboo visit friends and relatives
It is best not to visit friends and relatives on the day of the Qingming Festival, it is appropriate to visit the next day! Because the Qingming Festival is a special time to pay homage to, at this time to visit friends and relatives is not good, or unlucky. Of course, you can also invite friends and family to eat out.
15, choose the Qingming period to get married good
Ditto reasoning, marriage is a major life event, it is best to avoid choosing the period of the Qingming Festival to get married.
16, Qingming Festival can go out to travel
Qingming Festival is an important activity is to go trekking, spring flowers bloom to feel the beauty of nature, no excuse. However, special attention should be paid not to go to the mountain where others are more sacrificial! Do not say unlucky words, not to mention the words of disrespect to the deceased, night activities should be cautious. Therefore, the Qingming Festival vacation out of travel can not be said to be sorry for the ancestors.
17, Qingming Festival dress accessories have to pay attention to it
Yes, especially taboo to wear to the big red and purple clothes, should wear plain clothes. In addition, do not wear red accessories (except for those who are born in the year).
18, the Qingming Festival worship generations have to pay attention to
Of course, need to pay attention to, worship to be divided into order. In order: father, mother, eldest male, eldest female, second male, second female ...... and so on. After the worship is completed, the offerings let the ancestors blessed over, the crowd can eat and take the offerings. Finally, of course, pay attention to fire safety, to be incense and candles lit can leave.
19, Qingming Festival worship will bring home the Yin gas
It is very difficult to clarify this issue, of course, we can wear some Buddha statues, amulets. In fact, as long as you are a good person, and at the same time with respect for the ancestors, to the surrounding deceased also be respected, there should not be a problem. After worship home, if necessary, you can carry out the ceremony of the fire bowl, can be removed because of the low fortune, worship invited back to the aura into the house.
20, the husband died wife can go to the grave sweeping
There is a saying that: the husband died three years ago, the wife can not go to the grave sweeping. This is a matter of custom, Dr. Zheng believes that as long as you respect the local customs, if the local custom, then, it is best to avoid it, otherwise it will bring a lot of psychological trouble. If there is no local custom, then there is no such taboo.
21, can accompany friends to the grave
For various reasons, many people may encounter whether to accompany friends to the grave of the problem, such as girlfriends accompanying their boyfriends to the grave of the subordinates accompanied by their bosses to the grave, and even business accompanied by customers to the grave. Dr. Zheng believes that it is best for outsiders not to accompany grave sweeping, because their respective auras are different. If really can not be avoided, then this need to wear the evil auspicious objects, such as mahogany hand beads, etc., otherwise it will violate the taboo.
22, why the Qingming Festival will dream of deceased ancestors
Some people almost every year before the Qingming Festival for some time will always dream of their loved ones or friends have passed away, and even talk to him in the dream. In fact, this has clearly told you that it is time to visit their graves.
23, why the Qingming Festival before the taboo to buy shoes
Some people happen to be Qingming Festival birthday, so sometimes it is inevitable to buy a pair of shoes on the Qingming Festival. I don't know that shoes and evil sound the same, so usually do not buy shoes at this time. If you really need them, you should buy them at the wrong time. You just have to pay attention to why the shoe stores are not doing well on Ching Ming Festival.
24, the birthday of the old man Qingming Festival taboo birthday
If it happens to be the birthday of the old man in the Qingming Festival, then the taboo will be more. For example, do not accept flowers on that day, while the birthday cake themselves can not eat the same day. It is believed that this way the old birthday girl will definitely have a peaceful and auspicious year and will live longer.
25, how to determine the specific date of the Qingming Festival sweeping
The date of the memorial service, local customs are different, some of them are in the first ten days of the Qingming Festival, after ten days; some say "three before three after three"; some in the Qingming Festival before and after the "single" day; some places tomb sweeping activities for up to a month.