Can you travel during the Qingming Festival? Know the Feng Shui taboos during the Qingming Festival

The annual Qingming Festival is coming soon. Qingming Festival is an important day for ancestor worship in my country. So, can we travel during the Qingming Festival? Is it appropriate to go out and play during Qingming Festival? Next, let’s take a look at the relevant content.

Can I travel during Qingming Festival?

Outing Festival

Qingming Festival is also called the Outing Festival because the Qingming Festival period coincides with the bright spring days with green grass and trees, making this the best time for a spring outing. The ancients had the custom of outing and entertainment during the Qingming Festival. This custom was formed as early as the Han Dynasty and became more popular in the Tang Dynasty. The famous Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu wrote, "After walking along the river bank, I looked back and saw the flags," which truly described the grand outing at that time. Therefore, it is possible to travel during the Qingming Festival.

Halloween

Folk legend: It is best not to go out during the Qingming Festival, and it is best not to let children go out to play. That’s because Qingming Festival is also called Ghost Festival. It is said that the yin energy is heavier during the Qingming Festival, so it is not suitable to go out. Moreover, Qingming Festival is an important day for people to worship their ancestors. If you go out to play on Qingming Festival, it may seem disrespectful to your ancestors. However, there is nothing wrong with experiencing the beauty of nature during the Qingming Festival. However, it is worth noting that you should not go to mountains where many people visit the temples, and you should not say disrespectful words. You should also be cautious when you are at night and go home early after dark.

What should you pay attention to when going out during the Qingming Festival?

1. Do not go to particularly remote places during the Qingming Festival to avoid getting lost or encountering accidents.

2. During the Qingming Festival, the weather is changeable and the road conditions are complicated. Drivers are advised to drive safely.

3. Before going out on Qingming Festival, if your forehead is black, it means that you will have bad luck today and it is best not to go out.

4. When going out during the Qingming Festival, do not drink water from seemingly clean sources in the wild.

5. If you are walking alone outside during the Qingming Festival and feel someone calling your name, do not look back or answer.

6. When going out to play during the Qingming Festival, do not trample or destroy things left behind by others for sacrifice.

7. When going out during the Qingming Festival, it is recommended that you wear an ornament to ward off evil spirits.