Is it necessary to visit graves during the Winter Solstice in 2020? What kind of offerings should I prepare for visiting the grave?
“When winter solstice comes, it is the day to offer sacrifices to the gods and ghosts.” During the Tang and Song dynasties, the winter solstice was the day to offer sacrifices to the gods and ancestors. This custom has continued among the people to this day. So, is it necessary to visit the graves during the Winter Solstice in 2020? What kind of offerings should I prepare for visiting the grave? The Lesser Cold in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar has been considered stronger than the Greater Cold since ancient times. If you want to know more about the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020, please follow Mr. Shui Mo.Is it necessary to visit graves during the Winter Solstice in 2020?According to the old almanac:The seventh day of the eleventh month of the year 2020 (Lunar calendar) December 21, 2020, Monday, Sagittarius (solar calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Marriage match, engagement, groundbreaking, blessing Sacrifice , construction, groundbreaking, beam raising [Today’s taboos in the almanac] Marry and make a stove ——According to the old almanac, this day is suitable for [worshiping] and visiting graves! Tomb sweeping is a way to express grief and remember the deceased. There aren't too many time constraints. Moreover, the winter solstice is the festival when yang returns and everything is renewed. Just like life, birth is the beginning of death, death is the beginning of life, and the cycle continues. So don't worry about time. However, it is recommended that you do not go to the cemetery too early or too late. During the winter solstice, the sun rises later and sets earlier. The period from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the time of the day when the Yang energy is relatively strong, which will strengthen one's own Yang energy. It is best for women not to visit the graves during their menstrual period. Even if there is no taboo, they should not overwork themselves. What kind of offerings should I prepare for visiting the grave?Category 1 tribute <br /> Tribute: raw eggs, raw fish, raw pork slices.Main objects: used to worship ghosts and the Tiger God. Tribute: raw pork, raw chicken, raw fish. Main purpose: used to worship the Tiger God. Tribute: cooked pork, a chicken, duck or goose, and a fish. Main objects: used to worship the God of Land, the Kitchen God, household gods and ancestors. Tribute: a large piece of cooked pork, a chicken, a duck, and a fish. Main objects: used for worshipping gods and ancestors. Tribute: a whole cow. Main purpose: used for the sacrifice on Confucius' birthday. Tribute: whole raw pig, whole raw lamb. Main objects: used in large-scale festivals, fulfilling vows, weddings, funerals. Second category tribute <br /> Tribute: vermicelli, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and enoki mushrooms. Main purpose: used for worshiping the God of Heaven and large-scale ceremonies. Tributes: shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, black fungus, longan, sugar, and dried vegetarian foods. Main objects: used for worshipping gods, heaven and Buddha. Tribute: salt, seaweed, kelp, and vegetarian food. Main objects: used for worshipping gods, heaven and Buddha. Offerings: Five bowls, each containing five different kinds of cooked food. Main objects: used to worship the earth god and wandering ghosts. Tribute: Seven bowls filled with seven different kinds of cooked food, such as meat wine, sesame oil chicken, glutinous rice balls, sweet rice cakes, peanut soup, longan, red eggs, lotus seeds, peanuts, etc., with no limit on the content. Main purpose: used to worship the Seventh Mother. Three types of tribute <br /> Tribute: three different types of fruits, such as pineapple, pear, and orange. Main objects: used for worship and sacrifice. Tribute: Four seasonal fruits from spring, summer, autumn and winter. Main objects: used for worship and sacrifice. Tribute: Sugarcane, which symbolizes rising step by step, sweetness and beauty. Main purpose: worship gods and ancestors and pray for everything to go well. Tribute: longan, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts and melon seeds are collectively called the five seeds. Main object: used to worship Vega. Tribute: Food, six, ten or twelve items can be prepared. Main purpose: used to worship ancestors or lonely souls. Tribute: six, ten or twelve vegetarian dishes. Main purpose: used to worship Sakyamuni Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva. Tributes: fresh flowers, such as daffodils, chrysanthemums, orchids, peonies, plum blossoms, osmanthus, etc. Main objects: used for worshiping gods and offering sacrifices. Four types of tributes <br /> Tribute: Radish cake, because radish is called "cai tou" in Taiwanese, which means to pray for good luck. Main objects: used for worshipping gods, offering sacrifices, and celebrating the New Year. Tribute: Rice cake, which symbolizes success year by year. Main objects: used for worshipping gods, offering sacrifices, and celebrating the New Year. Offerings: Rice cakes, usually with a longan in the middle. After the worship, the shell is peeled and eaten, symbolizing shedding the shell and rebirth. Main objects: used for worship and sacrifice. Tribute: glutinous rice balls, which symbolize perfection. Main objects: used for worshiping gods, offering sacrifices, celebrating the New Year, and the winter solstice. Tribute: Fa Kueh: means getting rich, and is an indispensable offering in general sacrifices or festive celebrations. Main objects: used for worshipping gods, offering sacrifices, celebrating the New Year, and setting up new deities. Tribute: sweet rice cake, which symbolizes promotion year by year, without any print or stuffing. Main objects: used for festival sacrifices and worship of gods. Tribute: round cakes printed with ancient coin patterns, symbolizing the multiplication of descendants. Main objects: used for worshipping gods, the birth of the God of Heaven, the Three Emperors, and offering sacrifices. Tribute: wine, three small cups are used for sacrifice to gods. When offering sacrifices to ancestors, five, seven, nine or eleven cups are used. Main objects: used for worshiping gods, ancestors, weddings, funerals and festivals. |
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