What flowers are suitable for tomb sweeping on Qingming Festival in 2020? Is it taboo to hold a funeral on the second day of Qingming Festival in 2020?

What flowers are suitable for tomb sweeping on Qingming Festival in 2020? Is it taboo to hold a funeral on the second day of Qingming Festival in 2020?
Introduction: Tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival is an established custom. So what flowers are suitable for tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival in 2020? Is it taboo to hold a funeral on the second day of the Qingming Festival in 2020? Mr. Shui Mo website has carefully compiled detailed information about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2020. Mr. Shui Mo website will also list the festivals and solar terms for you in the third month of the lunar calendar in 2020!

What flowers are suitable for tomb sweeping on Qingming Festival in 2020?

》》Willow branches, peach blossoms, chrysanthemums, carnations
During the traditional Chinese Qingming Festival, delicate willow branches and bright peach blossoms are often used for tomb sweeping to express the beautiful expectation of the revival of all things in spring and the cycle of life.
Nowadays, chrysanthemums and carnations are very popular among the public because of their elegant fragrance and plain colors.
In many European countries, chrysanthemums are also used as cemetery flowers.
》》White flowers: white chrysanthemum, white lily, calla lily, white rose, gardenia; yellow chrysanthemum
Generally speaking, white flowers represent mourning, so it is more appropriate to choose white chrysanthemums, white lilies, calla lilies, etc. for tomb sweeping.
White roses, gardenias or plain-colored flowers symbolize regret and remembrance.
Others prefer simple, tough plants such as philadelphus, gladiolus, and sedge.
Yellow flowers can also express mourning, among which yellow chrysanthemum is the most commonly used.
>> Don’t use brightly colored flowers with strong fragrance
It should be noted that, unless there are special circumstances, it is best not to use brightly colored flowers with strong fragrance, so as not to give people the impression of disrespecting the deceased.
》》Flowers in bouquets have light colors.
The flowers used for Qingming Festival are mostly tied into bouquets. The color elements of the flowers are light, mainly white, supplemented by yellow, and dotted with purple. The flowers that make up the Qingming Festival bouquet can be selected from the following: calla lily, carnation, gladiolus, chrysanthemum, cosmos, rose, forget-me-not, etc.

Is it taboo to hold funerals on the second day of Qingming Festival in 2020?

Lunar calendar: March 13, 2020 Gregorian calendar: April 5, 2020, Sunday, Aries [Today's old almanac is suitable] Start drilling, repairing graves, marrying, marrying a son-in-law, seeking an heir, setting up the bed, seeking medical treatment, taking office, resolving lawsuits, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, mourning, building houses, traveling, signing certificates, attending school, collecting wealth, planting, opening warehouses [Today's old almanac is unsuitable] Entering the house, installing doors, opening the market, building acupuncture, getting married, sailing, burying, breaking ground, seeking wealth
Based on the above content, we can know that the funeral on this day is suitable according to the lunar calendar, so the second day of Qingming Festival in 2020 is suitable for funerals!

Qingming Festival in Jiangsu Province

Customs of Qingming Festival in Jiangsu Province: Farmers in Taizhou hold a rowing competition on Qingming Festival, which is called "rowing the boat".
People in Zhenjiang make tea with seven willow leaves, and it is said that drinking it can improve eyesight. The villagers near Mianshan in Dantu County still retain the old custom of "Wangmian" (Mianshan) during the cold winter.
In Fangmao Mountain of Wujin County, Qingming Festival is regarded as the day when the Dragon Mother becomes an incarnation, and villagers compete to pray.

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