Can we visit the graves on the Xiaonian Festival? Visiting the graves on the Xiaonian Festival is called welcoming the ancestors.

Can I visit the graves during the Little New Year? Xiaonian is a traditional Chinese festival. The time of the festival varies in different places. It is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the north and the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month in the south. Next, let’s take a look at the relevant sayings about visiting graves during the Little New Year.

Can I visit the graves during the New Year?

General Overview

Yes, the specific reasons are as follows:

1. Little New Year is a traditional Chinese festival and an important symbol of the beginning of the Spring Festival. On this day, people have the custom of visiting graves and offering sacrifices to their ancestors, which is also called "welcoming ancestors."

2. The date of the 2018 Little New Year is Thursday, February 8, 2018, the 23rd day of the 12th month (big month) in the lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar query table for that day, we can also know that this day is a good day for offering sacrifices and praying for blessings.

3. In ancient times, in addition to visiting graves to worship ancestors, worshiping the Kitchen God was also a must. On the day of the Little New Year, people would place candies, water, beans, etc. on the table in front of the Kitchen God statue, and melt the Guandong sugar over fire and apply it on the Kitchen God's mouth. The purpose is to sweeten the Kitchen God's mouth, so that the heavens will say good things about him and he will enter the palace to bring good fortune.

Today's lunar calendar

February 8, 2018, Thursday, 23rd day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, Aquarius Dingyou (Rooster) Year of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, the 23rd day of the month, Year of the Dog: Wuxu Year, Zodiac Dog, Jiayin Month, Xinwei Day, Daily Fetal God Occupation: Kitchen, Stove, Toilet, Southwest Five Elements: Roadside Earth Holding Position Clash: Clash with Ox (Yichou) Evil West Peng Zu Hundred Taboos: Xin is not suitable for sauce, the owner does not taste Wei and does not take medicine, poison gas enters the intestines, Lucky God Appropriate: Jing'an Yutang Yuede Appropriate: Nacai/Wen Ding/Guo Ding/Wan Pin/Da Ding Marriage/Marriage/Marriage Sacrifice and Pray for Blessings Traveling, Building/Decoration, Groundbreaking, Migration/Housewarming/Moving/Relocation, Entering the House, Burial, Breaking Ground, Evil God Appropriate: Small Loss Taboo: Opening the Market/Opening the Business/Opening the House, Fasting and Offering Ceremony

Notes on visiting graves

1. Necessary offerings for visiting graves: incense, candles, paper money, fruits, snacks, and vegetarian wine.
2. The best time to visit the graves is between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., because this time period is when the yang energy is stronger in the day.
3. When visiting a grave, you must not wear brightly colored clothes. Wearing a red dress or a piece of jewelry will help you stay safe.
4. People who are not suitable for visiting graves: Pregnant women and women who are menstruating should not go to sweep graves; children under 7 years old have weak yang energy and are not recommended to go either.