The first day of the tenth month in the lunar calendar is called "October Chao", which is also known as the Cold Clothes Festival in folk homes. Every year on the Cold Clothes Festival people visit the graves to worship their ancestors. So when is the best time to visit the graves to worship their ancestors on the Cold Clothes Festival in 2019? What are the etiquettes of visiting the graves on the Cold Clothes Festival? Want to know more about the days in the tenth month of the lunar calendar in 2019? Please pay attention to our Shuimoxiansheng website’s special topic for October 2019 of the lunar calendar!When is the best time to visit graves and pay respects during Cold Clothes Festival 2019?According to custom, the Cold Clothes Festival is the most appropriate day to send winter clothes to deceased relatives and friends. If you cannot deliver the winter clothes on the Cold Clothes Festival due to some matters, it is actually possible to do so a few days in advance.The best time to visit the graves during the Cold Clothes Festival is between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Don't go to the cemetery too early or too late. On the first day of October, the sun rises later and sets earlier. The period between 9:00 a.m. and 15:00 p.m. is the time of the day when the Yang energy is relatively strong, which will strengthen one's own Yang energy. All clothes and paper money sent to the deceased must be burned. Only when they are burned thoroughly can these papers from the world of the living be transformed into silk, cloth, houses, clothes, quilts, gold, silver and copper coins in the underworld. As long as there is even a little bit that is not burned out, all previous efforts will be wasted and the deceased cannot use it. Therefore, when burning winter clothes on October 1st, you must be particularly careful and meticulous. What are the customs of visiting graves during Cold Clothes Festival?The memorial ceremony of sending winter clothes can be held at home or at the tomb. The home memorial ceremony can be held at the doorstep or at a nearby intersection, but attention should be paid to dry weather and caution should be exercised to prevent fire. Generally speaking, it is best to offer sacrifices at the grave for those who have just passed away this year. When offering sacrifices to the grave, it is best to choose before noon. The yin energy is heavier at this time, so it is necessary to avoid it appropriately, especially for the elderly, children and the weak.In addition to the common incense, candles, fruit offerings, and wine, we also need to prepare some paper clothes. Those who are particular can make some paper houses and send them to relatives in the other world, so that they can also spend a peaceful winter. How to prepare offerings for visiting graves during the Cold Clothes Festival?The family sent the children to the street to buy some colored paper, paper money for the dead, and incense foil for future use. The five-color paper comes in five colors: red, yellow, blue, white and black. It is thin and some even have cotton in the middle. After lunch at noon, the housewife cleaned the stove and gathered the family together so that they could go to the grave and burn winter clothes.When they arrive at the grave, they burn incense and light candles, place dumplings and other offerings neatly, and the family members take turns kneeling and kowtowing; then they draw a circle on the grave, place colored paper and paper money inside the circle, and set it on fire. Some families not only burn paper money for the dead, but also burn "luxury goods" such as mansions and cars made of colorful paper. While burning them, they chant: "Mr. XX, you worked hard when you were alive, so enjoy yourself after you die, live in a mansion, drive a BMW, and live a glorious life, so that the King of Hell will be mad to death!" They are afraid that their relatives will not have a good life in the underworld. Some families, when drawing a circle on the grave, remember to add another circle next to it. The purpose is to help those wandering ghosts who have no one to worship them, so that they don't become evil and steal the clothes of their ancestors. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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