during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qingming Festival was much more grand than it is now, with a large number of participants. In Lingtai, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, the Qingming Festival is often dispatched by the whole family; In addition, there are not only sweeping sacrifices, but also activities such as moving burial, joint burial and adding graves, which are also held on this day. In some places in Gansu, the Qingming Festival is generally carried out on a single day, because a single day is a positive number.
In fact, the Qingming Festival is not limited to the Qingming Day, but it is to find a gentleman to see the Feng Shui, and choose it before the Qingming Festival. Now, the pace of life is fast, and most people choose to worship in advance. In folk customs, there are many taboos in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and these rituals are mostly at the time of sweeping sacrifices. This is a national event in the eyes of the ancients. Among them: in the cemetery, you can't laugh and play. Don't cross graves and offerings, and don't trample on other people's graves. Sacrifices should not be placed at random. It is necessary to sweep the grave in the morning or at noon, which is the peak of the sun's spirit. Those who can't go to the cemetery to offer sacrifices will burn paper at night.
in the early years, most families banned women from participating, but now they don't pay attention to these things. Don't visit relatives and friends on the same day before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day. Meanwhile. Don't buy shoes after sweeping the tomb, because shoes are evil and unlucky. Obviously, in the Qingming taboo, it is only about not laughing and slapping, and it is not taboo to say hello in the morning. Moreover, the Qingming Festival is mostly held in front of Tomb-Sweeping Day, which has nothing to do with the Qingming morning.