Taboos during the Qingming Festival in 2023 include buying shoes, taking photos at the cemetery, going back to your parents’ home, wearing bright red and purple clothes, and visiting friends and relatives.
1. Avoid buying shoes
It is not advisable to buy shoes during Qingming Festival, because shoes have the same pronunciation as evil, which is unlucky. If necessary, buy at a different time. If you accidentally break the taboo, you need to wrap the shoes with red paper, leave them at the door overnight, and then burn the red paper early in the morning.
2. Avoid taking photos in the cemetery
During the Tomb-Sweeping Day, you are not allowed to take photos. There are gods at the top of the head. When sweeping the tomb, you must not take photos at the cemetery or take random photos.
3. Avoid going back to your natal family
During Qingming Festival, it is not appropriate for a married daughter to return to her natal family, let alone visit her natal family’s grave. According to the older generation, it would be bad for the father-in-law if a daughter went back to her parents’ home to visit her parents’ grave. It would also take away the good feng shui of her parents’ grave, which would not only be bad for her family’s fortune, but would also attract gossip.
4. Avoid wearing bright red and purple
To respect the deceased, you should dress solemnly when visiting the grave. Generally speaking, when sweeping a tomb, you should wear dark clothes, preferably not red or purple, and your clothes should be neat and your expression should be solemn and solemn.
5. It is taboo to visit friends and relatives
It is best not to visit relatives and friends on the Qingming Festival. It is better to visit the next day.