Can graves be repaired and moved during the half of July during the Ghost Festival in 2019? What are the requirements for offering sacrifices during the Ghost Festival?

Can graves be repaired and moved during July and a half of the Ghost Festival in 2019?

On the Hungry Ghost Festival in 2019, one of the appropriate things in the old lunar calendar is to repair the tomb, so it is possible to move the tomb and repair the tomb. The Hungry Ghost Festival is commonly known as Ghost Festival, Shigu, and Half-July. It is called Obon in Buddhism. Together with New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival, it is a traditional ancestor worship festival in China.

Lunar Calendar: July 15, 2019 (Lunar Calendar)

Gregorian Calendar: Thursday, August 15, 2019 Leo (Gregorian Calendar)

Peng Zubai Taboo: A does not open the warehouse, Shen is restless, and the bed conflicts: Monkey and Sun clash (Wu Yin) Tiger is in trouble: Sui is in the south

Today is suitable for the old lunar calendar

Getting married, traveling to work, and repairing Recruiting a son-in-law and offering sacrifices to the tomb

Zhaijiao, pardon, crown, hairpin, and admission to school

Today’s taboos in the old Huang calendar

Meridians entering the house, building, moving earth, purchasing property, breaking earth and building embankments

Release water to receive blessings, pray for heirs, and ship goods. Mount beams and vertical pillars

Burial, start drilling, release migration, install incense and go boating

Pay attention when repairing graves during the Ghost Festival. It is generally required to collect soil from a distance of a hundred steps to build a grave. Be careful not to dig too deep, as this will damage the earth's veins. If you find any subsidence or cracks around the grave, you must repair them to avoid disasters.

Things to note when repairing and relocating tombs during the Ghost Festival:

What are the details of offering sacrifices during the Ghost Festival?

1. First, place food, bowls, chopsticks, wine glasses, tea and other offerings on the tombs of ancestors, and then place three sticks of incense in front of the tombs.

2. After placing the offerings to the earth god who is watching the grave, burn a piece of yellow paper. This is called worshiping the earth god, and it is also called worshiping the grave god. It is used to thank him for guarding the cemetery all year round and protecting the safety of our ancestors.

3. When the incense is half burned, burn the paper money and clothes prepared in advance on the tombs of the ancestors. A small amount of money and belongings were left to be burned on other graves, lest other ghosts snatch money and clothes from the graves of ancestors after the grave-goers left.

4. When the three pillars of incense are burned out, remove the offerings and scatter them around the cemetery. This custom is called worshiping in all directions. It means to scatter food to the distant relatives and neighbors who are visiting the graves, so that they will not be allowed to grab food from the tombs of their ancestors after the grave-goers have left.