Tomorrow is the Qingming Festival, also known as the Qingming Festival. It is the fifth solar term in spring. For agricultural production, Qingming is an important solar term. At the same time, Qingming is also an important solar term in China. sacrificial festival. Tomb-sweeping Day celebrates the custom of paying respects to ancestors. It can be said that it is an important time to connect the past and the future. The ancestors of the people believe that the behavior of the Qingming Festival will affect the health and wealth of the whole family. Therefore, Of course, there are many rules and taboos to pay special attention to. The older generation summed up the Qingming Festival based on their own life experience, remembering “1 do not buy, 2 do not borrow, 3 do not do, 4 do not eat”, prolong life and wealth. . Here are the taboos and attention to the Qingming Festival. Let’s take a look. Old traditions cannot be lost.

Origin of Qingming Festival

The Qingming Festival is the only one named after the solar term and festival Folk festival. Qingming was gradually formed as a sacrificial festival in the Tang Dynasty, but Qingming as a solar term was clearly recorded as early as the Western Han Dynasty. “Huainanzi·Tianxun” describes: On the fifteenth day after the spring equinox, when Dou Zhi B, the Qingming wind arrives. “Hundred Questions at the Time of the Year” says: At this time of growth, all things are clean and pure. That’s why it’s called lucidity.

The custom of sweeping graves during the Qingming Festival has a long history. Ming “Dijing Scenery Brief” records: On the Qingming day in March, men worship their ancestors during the Qingming Festival. Those who worship, drink, cry, weed and add soil to the tomb, burn the mulberry and ingots, and put paper money on the tomb. If there is no paper money in the hope, then the grave is alone. Stop crying, don’t go back, go to the fragrant trees, choose the garden, and sit down and get drunk. ”

It is not difficult to see from the ancient books that the Qingming Festival is not only a “respect for the time” to the ancestors, but also a time of spring, ancestor worship and outing are the Qingming Festival. The two major themes have been passed down to this day.

Tomorrow is Qingming. Eat”, do it right to prolong life and wealth? What do these old rules refer to?

1 Don’t buy: don’t buy shoes

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The older generation thinks that you can’t buy shoes on Qingming day. There is a folk saying: “New shoes don’t step on old people’s graves”, which means that you can’t wear new shoes to go to the grave, let alone buy them on this day. New shoes. Because “shoe” has the same pronunciation as “evil”, and evil is mostly evil, it means evil, so it should be avoided.

Do not buy shoes during the Qingming Festival to avoid bad luck. It is actually a custom of the ancestors to seek good luck and ward off evil spirits, and it is also a good expectation of the common people to seek safety and avoid disasters. Although there is no scientific basis for this statement, with the development of the times, many young People don’t care about these words, but since the old people are very taboo, let’s buy it on a different day, and give everyone a good luck. Another thing I need to remind you is that when you come back from the tomb sweeping on Qingming Festival, remember to clean your shoes , and wash and dry the clothes at the same time.

2Non-borrowing: no-borrowing

Tomb Sweeping Festival , the ancients often sacrificed paper money to the ancestors, which means to send wealth to the deceased. The ancestors believed that Qingming was the day to send money to the ancestors. If you borrow money from others on this day, it has a very unlucky meaning. Nowadays, most people adopt the form of civilized sacrificial sweeping, abandoning the old custom of burning paper money, but no matter what, the original intention of future generations to send condolences to the deceased and pray to the ancestors to bless the wealth and prosperity of the people will not change. Remember not to borrow money out, otherwise you will lose money.

3 no: no marriage, no birthday, no mess

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Marriage is a major event in life, and new people will choose a good day. In terms of traditional customs, the week before and after the Qingming Festival does notSuitable for marriage, so as not to touch the mold. Tomb-sweeping Day is a day to remember and thank our ancestors, and expressing grief is the main tone of the Qingming period. “There is a lot of rain during the Qingming Festival, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls.” Such an atmosphere will inevitably be out of tune with the festive and joyful wedding events. Although there are no taboos for young people, since it is a major life event, it is still necessary to seek auspiciousness. Try not to arrange the wedding on the Qingming Festival, so as not to make the elderly at home unhappy.

But birthdays

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It is also common to be born on Qingming Festival. The older generation thinks it is taboo to celebrate birthdays on Qingming day. Because the Qingming Festival is a day to remember the deceased ancestors, every household is busy with the ritual of worshipping ancestors, the mood is quiet and a little sad, and birthday is a happy thing, these two things are in the same The sky is uncomfortable, so don’t celebrate your birthday on Qingming day, especially if the old birthday star has a birthday on Qingming Festival, you can celebrate it earlier or later. If you just want to celebrate your birthday on this day, don’t accept flowers, and don’t eat birthday cakes on the same day, in order to increase longevity and happiness.

No clutter

When going to the grave to worship the ancestors, some new soil will be filled in the grave. The meaning of adding blessings, longevity and wealth. But there are also precautions when filling soil. When shoveling soil, start from the left and right sides, and do not start from the front or back of the grave. The ancestors were particular about shoveling soil from the front, which cut off the future of their descendants, and shoveling soil from the back to affect the prosperity of the people. Also, do not hit the grave with a shovel during the filling process.

It is worth reminding everyone that this year’s Tomb-sweeping Day is the E-day, and the “E-day” is the festival of the Earth Lord, so it is not allowed to dig soil on the E-day. In “Nvqingtian’s Law”, the Queen Mother said: “This is all ignorant of the people. During the four seasons, on the day of Liuwu, the fields are ploughed, so that the waters do not fall, the crops are not harvested, and the people suffer from starvation. Knowing and committing a crime, it will bring disaster to the nine ancestors, and there will be no way to restore it. Therefore, when going to the grave during the Qingming Festival this year, do not dig or fill the soil, otherwise it will bring disaster to the ancestors.

The Qingming Festival is also very particular about the diet. Many Qingming foods have the meaning of praying for good luck and longevity for future generations. , pancakes, Qingming rice, snails, glutinous rice, etc. What does not eating on Qingming 4 mean?

4 Do not eat: no pears, no sugar cane, no meat, no grave offerings

No pears

Pears taste sweet, juicy, crisp and delicious, and are rich in nutrients. They are the fruits that many people like to eat. But still don’t eat pears on Qingming Festival. From the perspective of “don’t eat from time to time”, the pears during the Qingming Festival are out of season, and their nutrition and flavor are not as good as those in season. In addition, the climate at this time is warm and cold, and pears are sweet and cold food, which is not suitable for eating at this time. In addition, the homophonic “li” of “pear” has the meaning of separation. The old folk tradition believes that eating pears on Qingming Festival is not auspicious. In addition to not eating pears on this day, pears cannot be used as offerings for tomb sweeping.

No sugar cane

Sugar cane is full of water and tastes particularly sweet. In many important festivals, there are The custom of eating sugarcane is based on its sweetness and high meaning, but Qingming Festival is an exception. There is a folk saying “Qingming sugarcane is more poisonous than snakes!” What does this mean? Before and after the Qingming Festival, the temperature gradually warms up, and sugarcane contains a lot of sugar and water. If it is not stored properly, it will easily become moldy and deteriorate, and then produce toxic substances. Therefore, try not to eat sugarcane during the Qingming Festival.

No meat

According to tradition, the Qingming tomb sweeping will be arranged at Mao Shi, that is, five or six in the morning clock time. People have to wash up very early, dress neatly and go to the grave together. In some places, people usually don’t eat before tomb-sweeping to show respect for their ancestors; in some places, it is customary to eat some vegetarian food or porridge, but not to eat meat. I don’t know.What kind of rules are there?

Do not eat grave offerings

During Qingming, the fields are full of vitality, and children are naturally lively and active, so parents should pay special attention to it. Take good care of your child. If a child tramples on a tomb or stole tribute from someone else’s grave when the adults are not paying attention, that is a big taboo.

Can I eat the offerings for my ancestors’ graves? In some places, it is taboo to take the offerings after offering sacrifices in front of the graves; in some places, when the incense burns out, the offerings can be brought back and eaten, and some places can be eaten directly in front of the graves after offering sacrifices.

Tomorrow’s Qingming Festival, keep in mind “1 do not buy, 2 do not borrow, 3 do not do, 4 do not eat”, prolong life and wealth. A hundred miles is different, a thousand miles are different, and there are different customs of Qingming Festival in different places. In addition to the above-mentioned taboos, in some places, the hair should not cover the forehead when sweeping graves, sweeping graves at night, and those who are pregnant should not Tomb-sweeping, there are many such sayings. You are welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss, and tell us what else to pay attention to during the Qingming Festival, so that everyone can benefit, and don’t make a taboo!