Is April 12 a good day for ancestor worship this year? Customs of ancestor worship

Is April 12 a good day for ancestor worship this year? Customs of ancestor worship
With the arrival of summer, you can feel the sultry summer heat even in early summer. Is April 12 this year a good day for sacrifice? If you want to know more about the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2021, please visit Mr. Shuimo's website, where we will analyze the auspicious and inauspicious situations of the day.

Is April 12 a good day for offering sacrifices?

【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
[Do not use it for major events on the day of the year]
Engagement, marriage proposal, meeting relatives and friends, setting up bed, building stove, raising livestock, auspicious gods to go to: Tiande, Shouri, Tianwu, Fude, Yihou, Mingtang, Tianfu, Yuecai, Luku [today's taboos in the old almanac]
[Do not use it for major events on the day of the year]
Opening the market to bury the evil spirits. Taboos: Yueyan, Dihuo, Jiukong, Jiukan Jiujiao, Dasha, Guchen, Tiangou, Tuwen, Axe Killing, Feilian Dasha, Kuyu. God of Wealth: Lucky God of Southwest: God of Fortune of Northwest: God of Wealth of East. Month name: Guisi. Phenology: Wheat Autumn to. Moon phase: Xiaoyue Day fortune: Youming Hulu. Pengzu 100 taboos: Xin is not compatible with Jiangwei. Do not take medicine. Conflict: Sheep Day Conflict (Yichou) Ox
The old almanac shows that today is a day of unlucky year, so do not use it for important events. Therefore, it would be a wise choice not to choose today to hold sacrifices. If you choose to offer sacrifice today, it is likely that your fortune will deteriorate in the future.

Customs of ancestor worship in different regions

Guangdong In Guangdong, most families first choose an auspicious time in the calendar to hold a ceremony to worship their ancestors. The offerings are tea, wine, rice, boxes of savings, fruits, Rulong (rice cake), Lu Dui and vegetarian dishes. The procedure for ancestor worship includes burning incense, lighting candles, burning gold ingots, and setting off firecrackers. The whole family worships their ancestors in order of seniority and age. During the ancestor worship, the place was full of lights and incense.
When Taiwan worships their ancestors, red candles are lit, tea, red beans and other offerings are offered, and people are solemn and respectful. After worshipping the gods, people kowtow to their ancestors, which is called "the beginning of spring". Welcoming the New Year is also called "Kaizheng". At the end of the ceremony, gold paper is burned as a tribute to the ancestors.
Zhejiang Province Ancestor worship activities in Zhejiang Province are usually held on the first day of the first lunar month. In front of the ancestor's portrait, incense and candles are lit, and dumplings, cakes, biscuits and fruits are offered, and family members kneel down in worship in turn. Some people also enshrine the portraits of their ancestors in the ancestral hall, and the family members go to the ancestral hall together to perform ancestor worship rituals.
People in Henan Province wait until the fifth watch to welcome the New Year. They wash themselves first, put on formal attire and top hat, place offerings on the altar, light incense and candles, set off firecrackers, and family members kneel down and pay homage to their ancestors in order of age and seniority, wishing them "a happy new year".

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