Is it appropriate to bury someone on the Great Cold? Burying someone on this day is commonly known as "dry burial".

Is it appropriate to bury someone during the Great Cold season? Burial is the last major event in the life of the deceased. According to the folk custom of "resting in peace", we must choose an auspicious day for burial. Next, let’s take a closer look at it.

Is it appropriate to bury someone during the Great Cold?

According to traditional Feng Shui, the Great Cold solar term is the best day for moving graves and burying people, commonly known as "dry burial." In addition to this day, let's take a look at the best burial days under different situations below.
1. Among the choices of an auspicious date for burial, the most common one is to bury the deceased within 49 days after his death, commonly known as "hot ash burial."
Second, another is that the best time to bury the deceased is one hundred days after his death, commonly known as "hundred-day burial."
3. The burial customs in different places are different. For places where there is a custom of keeping vigil, burying the deceased relatives on the anniversary of their death is the most commemorative.
Fourth, another way to find an auspicious day for burial is to look for an auspicious day according to the old almanac. This is called a "lucky burial" in Feng Shui.

Burial time according to the lunar solar terms

1. During Qingming Festival and Winter Solstice: burial is done on the seventh day before and the eighth day after, which is called "customary burial".
2. May 5th: Chinese traditional festival - Dragon Boat Festival.
3. June 19th: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s enlightenment day 4. July 15th: Ghost Festival, it is said to be a festival for the liberation of the soul.
5. July 13th: It is the birthday of the Earth Buried Bodhisattva, who will help all those who do good deeds.
6. October 1st: Cold Clothes Festival. At this time the cold has already appeared, and people have the custom of sending winter clothes.
7. November 17: On this day, offerings are made to the Buddha to pray for the salvation of the souls of the dead.
8. December 23: Commonly known as the Little New Year, it is also the day for sacrifices and burials.