What do the three before and four after visiting graves during Qingming Festival mean? Do the first three and the last four count as that day?
I believe everyone is familiar with visiting graves during the Qingming Festival, but not everyone knows what the three before and four after visiting graves during the Qingming Festival mean. So, let’s take a look at what the three before and four after visiting graves during the Qingming Festival mean. Do the first three and the last four count as that day? As the last month of spring, March in the lunar calendar is also known as late spring, late spring, and late spring. Click on Mr. Shui Mo's website to learn more about the third month of the lunar calendar in 2022.What do the three before and four after visiting graves during Qingming Festival mean?Visiting the graves three days before and four days after Qingming Festival means that you can visit the graves and worship your ancestors three days before and four days after Qingming Festival.The custom of the three days before and four days after Qingming Festival is actually related to the Cold Food Festival. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in my country, the Cold Food Festival was set two days before Qingming Festival, and there were three days of holidays. The reason why the Cold Food Festival is now the day before Qingming Festival is because the calendar was changed during the Qing Dynasty, so the Cold Food Festival was set on the day before Qingming Festival. In "Kaiyuan Li", it is recorded that "Cold Food Festival is connected to Qingming Festival. During the Cold Food Festival, there is a three-day holiday." During the reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang, he ordered the holiday to be extended to seven days. By the Song Dynasty, the imperial court had explicitly stipulated that in order to mourn deceased relatives and show filial piety, everyone from royal family members and nobles to peddlers had to sweep tombs and pay homage to their ancestors during the three days from Cold Food Festival to Qingming Festival. There is a saying about the three days before and four days after the Qingming Festival. In fact, the main reason is that in the old days, there was a seven-day holiday for the Qingming Festival. Many people lived too far away and transportation was not convenient at that time, so there was a saying that "three days before and four days after" could be used to sacrifice to relatives. Are the three days before and the four days after visiting graves on Qingming Festival counted as part of the same day?Yes, the three days before and after the Qingming Festival include the Qingming Festival itself. This means that from the third day before Qingming Festival to the fourth day after Qingming Festival, these seven days are suitable for visiting tombs .The Tomb-Sweeping Day in 2022 is on April 5, 2022. Therefore, you can start visiting the graves and worshipping your ancestors on April 3, three days before April 5, 2022, and the last four days will be April 8, 2022. Of course, different regions have different customs, so it is recommended to follow local customs. |
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