Time to visit a new grave in the first year. Things to note when visiting a new grave in the first year.

There are usually many rules and regulations for visiting the grave of the deceased, especially when visiting a new grave, there are more things to pay attention to.

Time for visiting a new grave in the first year

The first year of a new grave is on the first day of the first lunar month, the second year is on the second day of the first lunar month, and the third year is on the third day of the first lunar month. The specific time can be between 8 am and 3 pm.
From a traditional perspective, the best time to visit a grave is when the Yang energy is stronger. The best time to visit a grave is during the Yin hour, 5 to 7 o'clock. However, since most cemeteries are far away from where people live, or even from the cities where people live and work, it is usually not that early, but it is best to complete the tomb sweeping and worship before 3 pm.
People in southern Sichuan have the custom of visiting new graves. The so-called new grave refers to the first three years after a deceased family member passes away. Relatives, friends, and neighbors must go to the new grave to burn paper money and set off firecrackers. There are rules for visiting new graves. The first year is the first day of the first lunar month, the second year is the second day of the first lunar month, and the third year is the third day of the first lunar month. In addition, the auspicious day for visiting a new grave can also be chosen on a day within 10 days before Qingming Festival.

Things to note when visiting a new grave in the first year

1. Avoid wearing red or green when visiting graves .<br/>Visiting graves is an activity for descendants to express their grief, and it is forbidden to wear brightly colored clothes, put on heavy makeup, wear gold and silver jewelry, play around or make noise, or take photos.
2. Avoid visiting graves in the morning or after dusk . In rural areas, it is said that the best time to visit graves is in the afternoon before sunset, because the Yang energy is strong during this period. Visiting graves at other times will have heavy Yin energy, which is not good for future generations.
3. The grass growing on the grave must be trimmed .<br/>The plants growing on the grave must be removed and must not be allowed to grow. This is the most important point. You should know that tomb sweeping is to clean up things that are not good for the cemetery. The grass and trees on the grave will have an impact on the family members, including their fortune.
4. Avoid having branches, leaves and weeds on the grave . <br/>As the rural saying goes, if you add a new grave, there will be paper money floating on the grave, but if there is no new grave, there will be overgrown grass. When burying a new ancestral grave, new soil should be added to the grave and branches, leaves and weeds should be cleared away. In particular, any branches growing on the grave must be removed, otherwise the tree roots will wrap around the coffin and the descendants will suffer from illness.