Can we visit graves on April Fool's Day? Calendar of Grave Visiting on April Fool's Day

Can we visit graves on April Fool’s Day? China's Qingming Festival is very similar to April Fools' Day in the West. Many people want to know whether April Fools' Day is suitable for ancestor worship? Next, let’s take a look at the relevant Feng Shui knowledge.

Can we visit graves on April Fools' Day?

April Fools' Day VS Qingming Festival

April Fools' Day, also known as All Fools' Day, is a traditional Western folk festival. On April Fool's Day, everyone, regardless of gender, age or status, can play jokes and deceive each other for entertainment. However, on April Fools' Day, jokes can only be played before 12 noon, which is a strict rule established by convention. Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for ancestor worship. There is no essential connection between April Fools' Day and Qingming Festival, so you can visit the graves on April Fools' Day. However, friends who go to worship their ancestors and visit graves on April Fool's Day must not participate in "April Fool's" activities, so as not to affect their mood and bring bad luck to themselves.

Tomb-sweeping time

The time for tomb sweeping is different in different regions, but there is an old saying that goes "early on Qingming Festival, late on Eleventh Day", and April Fools' Day happens to be close to Qingming Festival, a few days before Qingming Festival, so it is reasonable to choose April 1st to pay tribute to the ancestors in advance. However, the best time to visit the graves is between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., because the Yang energy is stronger during this period, which is the best time for us to pay tribute to our ancestors.

April Fools' Day Calendar

April 1, 2017 Lunar March (small month) 5th Saturday Aries Dingyou (Rooster) Year Lunar March 5th Year: Dingyou Year, Zodiac Rooster, Guimao Month, Wuwu Day Daily Fetal God Position: Room Bed, Mortar Outside Due East Five Elements: Heavenly Fire Level Position Conflict: Conflict with Rat (Ren Zi) Evil North Peng Zu Hundred Taboos: Wu does not accept the land, the land owner is unlucky, Wu does not cover the house, the owner changes the house Auspicious God Approach: Min Day Jinkui Yi Hou Time Virtue Approach: Sacrifice Marriage/Marriage/Marriage, Accepting a son-in-law, Removing mourning clothes, Putting on mourning clothes, Burying and Moving the Coffin Evil God Approach: He Kui Death God Heavenly Official Taboo: Breaking the ground and building a stove, Entering the house and consecrating and setting the bed