Is it a good time to visit the graves on the third day of the third lunar month in 2022? How many offerings are needed?

Visiting the graves and paying homage to ancestors on Qingming Festival is a long-standing traditional custom in China. The time for visiting the graves varies greatly according to local customs. So is it a good time to visit the graves on the third day of the third lunar month in 2022? How many offerings are needed for visiting graves?

Is it a good time to visit graves on the third day of the third lunar month in 2022?

Gregorian calendar: Sunday, April 3, 2022 Aries (Gregorian calendar)

Lunar calendar: March 3, 2022 (lunar calendar)

This month's fetal god: Mentang

Today's fetal god: Kitchen stove, outer northwest

【Today’s Recommendation】

Engagement, door installation, door repair, grave relocation, marriage proposal, ear piercing, door repair, door seeking medical treatment, tree shaving, hair planting, ear piercing, door installation, door replacement, well digging, lawsuit, medication, grave building, visiting relatives, giving gifts, going to the hospital, planting flowers, sowing seeds, digging wells, litigation, visiting relatives, giving betrothal gifts

【Today’s taboo】

Get married, go to work, start a business, install a stove, open a business, hold a wedding, bury the dead, go on a business trip, travel, get married, install a bed, open a business, bury a newborn, go to school, repair the house, go out, move the bed, build a beam, lay a wall, sail, bury, make a coffin, build a ship, lay a foundation, work, travel

According to the almanac, there is no "sacrifice" item in Yizhong today, so it is not a good time to visit the graves on the third day of the third lunar month in 2022!

How many offerings are needed for tomb-going?

The offerings prepared for ancestor worship at the grave are usually an odd number, three or five, and the quantity of each item is also an odd number, three or five. The tribute should respect religious, ethnic, and regional customs.

1. There are two types of things placed on the altar, one is incense and candles, and the other is offerings, with the offerings inside and the incense and candles outside. This is mainly to make it convenient for relatives and friends to burn incense.

2. There are requirements for placing offerings, and there are numerical requirements, which is that it should be three or multiples of three. But it cannot be an even number. Some customs are about gods and ghosts, so just follow the local customs.

3. Do not eat any meat or other unhealthy foods. It is better to offer sacrifices with vegetarian food, fruits, snacks, dried fruits, vegetarian wine and other foods.

4. The ancestors cannot eat the offerings, but they still need to be carefully selected. This is to express respect and remembrance for the ancestors. As long as there is a sincere filial piety, even if relatively simple offerings are used, it will still be very satisfactory. The next step is to prepare flowers.