Will we visit graves during the Ghost Festival in 2021? Should we visit graves during the Ghost Festival? How many days in advance is appropriate?
The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the Ghost Festival. The Zhongyuan Festival also has its own customs. So, let’s take a look at whether we need to visit graves during the Zhongyuan Festival in 2021? Should we visit graves during the Ghost Festival? How many days in advance is appropriate? Shuimo.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come to Shuimo.com’s special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!Will we visit graves during the Ghost Festival in 2021?The time of the 2021 Ghost Festival is as follows:August 22, 2021, Sunday, Leo (Gregorian calendar) The 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar 2021 (lunar calendar) What to do during the 2021 Ghost Festival Moving, moving into new house, proposing marriage, getting engaged, breaking ground, filing a lawsuit, starting construction, building a horse, getting a haircut, going into the mountains to cut wood and raise livestock. From the above, it can be seen that there is no option for sacrifice on that day, so it is not recommended to visit the graves. Should we visit graves during the Ghost Festival?Whether it is necessary to visit graves during the Ghost Festival should be determined based on local customs.The customs of the Ghost Festival vary in different regions. Some regions have the custom of visiting graves, while others do not. However , during the Ghost Festival, sacrifices and ancestor worship are required . During the Ghost Festival, many people will choose a day between the first and 30th day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar to hold sacrificial activities with offerings such as wine, meat, sugar cakes, and fruits to comfort the ghosts wandering in the human world and pray for their own peace and success throughout the year. People believe that their ancestors will return home to visit their descendants on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, so they need to worship their ancestors. This act of ancestor worship is a manifestation of the traditional ethics of respecting the dead, remembering the past, and consolidating the roots, and is a cultural tradition of gratitude to ancestors. How many days before the Ghost Festival is appropriate to visit the graves?It is appropriate to visit the graves a few days in advance during the Ghost Festival. It is recommended to judge based on local customs.In some areas, it is necessary to burn paper at the grave in advance, while in some areas it is necessary to do so on the same day, so it depends on the local customs. However, the best time to burn paper during the Mid-Autumn Festival is after 9pm and before midnight. The best time to go is usually when it’s completely dark, after 9pm and before midnight. Try to avoid people on the road and don't talk to anyone. Places for worshipping ancestors during the Ghost Festival: 1. Cemeteries; 2. Temples; 3. Taoist temples; 4. Ancestral halls (family temples); 5. Remote worship. |
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