Can we offer sacrifices to our ancestors on the twelfth day of the third lunar month in 2019? What are the rules?

Can we offer sacrifices to our ancestors on the twelfth day of the third lunar month in 2019? What are the rules?
Is the twelfth day of the third lunar month in 2019 suitable for worshiping ancestors? March in the lunar calendar is the third month of the year. March is also called Chenyue, Jichun, Peachyue, Tongyue and Silkwormyue. Want to know whether the third month of the lunar calendar is auspicious or inauspicious? Then go to Mr. Shui Mo's website and have a look.

Is it possible to offer sacrifices to ancestors on the twelfth day of the third lunar month in 2019?

March 12, 2019 (Lunar calendar)
Aries (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
Drilling, repairing graves, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, accepting marriage proposals, seeking offspring, retiring, building, breaking ground, moving, acquiring wealth, erecting pillars, raising beams, fasting and offering sacrifices, governing the way [Today's taboos in the old almanac]
Planting, digging canals, draining water, setting up beds, building beds, opening warehouses and housing livestock; buying property, breaking ground, burying, moving into houses, separating, building meridians and dikes. Today's conflicts and combinations: conflict with the ox, punishment with the ox, harm with the rat, destruction with the dog, combination with the horse, three-combination with the rabbit and the pig, six-combination with the horse
According to the old almanac, one of the suitable activities on the twelfth day of the third lunar month in 2019 is sacrifice, so it is suitable for sacrifice to ancestors.

How should we choose the attire for sacrifice?

Sacrifice is a solemn and dignified national festival, and solemnity and restraint are the keynote of the festival. The festive Hanfu you wear should adapt to the festive atmosphere. Hanfu that is bright red or green, too festive, or too lively is inappropriate. After comprehensive consideration, we suggest that men can wear solemn and sombre dark-colored casual clothes, and wear more solemn and serious clothes such as Xuanduan when worshiping. Women can wear plain or darker-colored long gowns, skirts, etc.

What should we pay attention to when sweeping tombs and worshipping ancestors?

When worshipping ancestors during tomb sweeping, one needs to prepare offerings to the mountain gods and the land gods. The order of sacrifice is basically the same, the difference is the reasons for the sacrifice (saying something like asking the land to bless the ancestors with peace). This is called breaking ground. The mountain is the home of the mountain god. Burying the ancestors in the cemetery is like people staying overnight at someone else's home, asking the host to take good care of them. Therefore, tomb sweeping has always been a way to offer sacrifices to the mountain god and the land god outside the tomb. 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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