What should we prepare for visiting graves on the Little New Year? Can I visit my ancestors’ graves during the Little New Year in 2022?

What should we prepare for visiting graves on the Little New Year? Can I visit my ancestors’ graves during the Little New Year in 2022?
Although everyone knows about the Little New Year, not everyone knows about visiting graves on the Little New Year. So, let’s take a look at what to prepare for visiting graves on the Little New Year. Can I visit my ancestors’ graves during the Little New Year in 2022? As the saying goes, "The seventh and eighth days of the twelfth lunar month are so cold that crows freeze to death." The twelfth lunar month represents the arrival of cold winter. If you want to know more about the twelfth lunar month of 2021, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website. ,

What should we prepare for visiting graves on the Little New Year?

1. Prepare the offerings
It is necessary to prepare offerings when visiting graves. The choice of offerings can be determined according to local customs.
2. Prepare paper money
Since you are going to the grave, you must prepare paper money. But we must remember that we cannot burn real money, but we must let our ancestors have money to spend, which is why we have the custom of burning paper money.
3. Be prepared with sincerity
You must be sincere when visiting the graves. If you do not do so with sincerity, your ancestors will be unhappy if they know about it.

Can I visit my ancestors’ graves during the Little New Year in 2022?

Is it possible to visit graves during the Little New Year? We can analyze this from the perspectives of customs and the lunar calendar.
1. Customs
According to custom, people can visit graves during the Little New Year, which is also commonly called the Kitchen God Festival and is determined by the lunar calendar date. Generally speaking, the Little New Year in the north is on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, while the Little New Year in the south is on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.
2. Almanac
The auspicious things to do on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month in 2022: signing a contract, moving into a new house, breaking ground, cutting clothes, offering sacrifices, building a house, starting work, raising horses, performing caesarean sections, collecting money, opening warehouses, shipping goods, digging channels, raising beams, erecting columns, installing doors, digging wells, building foundations, collecting money, lending money, going into the mountains, cutting wood, sailing, and learning skills. There is an option to offer sacrifices on that day, so it is possible to pay homage to ancestors.
Therefore, on the Little New Year's Day in 2022, you can visit the graves and worship your ancestors.

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