Is it okay to visit graves during the Cold Food Festival? In 2017, visiting graves during the Cold Food Festival should be done early rather than late.

Cold Food Festival is one or two days before Qingming Festival. So, can we visit graves on Cold Food Festival? Next, let’s take a look at the relevant content about tomb sweeping on Cold Food Festival.

Is it possible to visit graves during the Cold Food Festival?

The Cold Food Festival, also known as the "No Smoking Festival", is called this day because fireworks are prohibited and only cold food is eaten. One hundred and five days after the winter solstice in the lunar calendar, one or two days before Qingming Festival. The Cold Food Festival has lasted for more than two thousand years and was once known as the largest festival among the people. The main purpose of Cold Food Festival is tomb sweeping, while the main purpose of Qingming Festival is entertainment. The atmospheres of the two festivals are completely different. Because the time is close to each other, people tend to treat the two festivals as one. There is a saying about tomb-sweeping on Qingming Festival: "early Qingming, late 11th day of the 11th month", which means that tomb-sweeping on Qingming Festival should be done early rather than late. Therefore, it is possible to visit the graves on the Cold Food Festival. In addition, the best time to visit the tomb is between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., because this is the time when the yang energy is at its strongest. It is best not to visit the tomb after 5 p.m.

2017 Cold Food Festival Calendar

April 3, 2017, Monday, March 7, Aries, Dingyou (Rooster) Year, Lunar March, the seventh day of the third month, Year: Dingyou Year, Zodiac Rooster, Guimao Month, Gengshen Day, Daily Fetal God's Position: Outside the Mortar and Stove, Southeast, Five Elements: Pomegranate Wood, Holding Position, Conflict: Conflict with Tiger (Jiayin) Evil South, Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos: Geng does not have meridians, looms are empty, Shen does not have a bed, sneaks into the room, Lucky Gods to Approach: Moon Void, Pegasus, To An, Resolve Gods, Eliminate Gods, Ming Dogs, Suitable for: Sacrifice, Release, Coffin, Remove, Wear Clothes, Move Coffins, Start Drilling, Bury, Repair Graves, Set Up Monuments, Thank the Earth, Bath, Sweep the House, Catch, Fish, Make Nets, Hunt, Cut Hair, Evil Gods to Avoid: Small Consumption, Robbery, Four Wastes, Five Separations, Eight Specials, White Tiger Taboos: Setting Up Beds, Getting Married, Getting Married, Making Stoves, Moving ...

Auspicious time for tomb sweeping on Cold Food Festival 2017

Chou Hour [1-3 o'clock] Clash with Sheep Evil East Hour Clash with Xinwei Xunkong Guiren Tianshe Mingtang Suitable: Offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, meeting nobles, getting engaged, getting married, building, burying, Qinglong Unsuitable: Going to work, traveling, seeking wealth

Yishi [9-11 o'clock] Clash with Pig Evil East Shi Clash with Yihai Punishment and Combination with Tiande Changsheng Baoguang Suitable for: offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, fasting and offering sacrifices to gods, building stoves, seeking offspring, getting married, moving to new homes, opening the market and trading Unsuitable for: going to work and traveling

You Hour [17:00-19:00] Clash with Rabbit Evil Spirit. East Hour Clash with Jimao. Yuanwu Emperor Wang. Jingui Gongcao. Suitable for: seeking heirs, getting married, moving to new homes, opening the market, trading, burying, praying for blessings, offering sacrifices. Unsuitable for: taking up a post, traveling, building, or starting construction.

Xu hour [19:00-21:00] Clash with Dragon in the north. Clash with Gengchen. Heavenly soldiers will not meet the God of Happiness. Suitable for: praying for blessings, seeking offspring, getting engaged, getting married, seeking wealth, opening the market, setting up the bed, making stoves, offering sacrifices. Unsuitable for: putting up beams, building houses, burying the dead, taking up office, traveling.