Do I need to be quarantined if I visit graves outside my hometown during the Qingming Festival in 2021? What are the customs of ancestor worship and tomb sweeping during Qingming Festival?

Do I need to be quarantined if I visit graves outside my hometown during the Qingming Festival in 2021? What are the customs of ancestor worship and tomb sweeping during Qingming Festival?
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Do I need to be quarantined if I visit graves outside my hometown during the Qingming Festival in 2021?

Specific regulations on whether tomb sweeping will be required in quarantine during the Qingming Festival in 2021 have not yet been issued, so it cannot be confirmed for the time being.
However, judging from the policy on returning home for the Spring Festival in 2021, quarantine is likely to be required for tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival, but quarantine and nucleic acid testing are only required if the epidemic situation in the same province is stable, no quarantine is required.
Of course, the specific situation will depend on the regulations issued later.

What are the customs of ancestor worship and tomb sweeping during Qingming Festival?

1. Prepare offerings
When visiting graves on Qingming Festival, you cannot go empty-handed. You must bring some offerings, such as incense, candles, paper money, fruits, snacks, vegetarian wine, etc.
Of course, when sweeping the graves as a family or clan unit, it is not necessary for everyone to prepare offerings, but it is best to distribute the offerings purchased in advance to everyone, and let everyone take a little before going.
2. Repair the cemetery
Before worshipping the ancestors, the graves must be renovated, such as repainting words and weeding, to show respect and sincerity.
It is very important to tidy up the grave before worshipping, just like we usually clean the house. The ancestors also need a clean and tidy environment so that they can better listen to the prayers of the descendants.
3. Perform the ceremony with piety and inform the ancestors
After placing the offerings, one should kneel down, burn incense, burn paper money, and perform a grand worship ceremony to tell the ancestors that it is not because they are unfilial descendants and are disturbing the bodies, but because of certain reasons, they had to disturb the ancestors. They sincerely ask for their understanding and blessings for future generations.
In other words, tell the ancestors what you are going to do at the grave, why you are doing it, and pray that the ancestors will bless the descendants with peace and prosperity.

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