Grave repair refers to the day when the old tomb is repaired and buried. Cemetery mainly refers to the unified concentration of human remains or ashes in a unified place, such as Taiyuan Xianju Garden, which is a civilization and progress in the history of human development. Nowadays, with the development of urbanization and the increase of urban population, cemetery construction has become the necessity of urban development. Pay attention to repairing graves and breaking ground:
(1) Generally speaking, it takes 100 steps to repair graves and borrow soil in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Be careful not to dig too deep, it will damage the vein. If subsidence and cracks are found around the tomb, they must be repaired to avoid disasters.
(2) Some people will move their graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day, so it must be remembered that any new grave cannot be moved as long as it has been buried for less than one year. If you move and bury within one year, it will create a home.
(3) It is very important to establish a monument and make a biography. Every grave has an orientation, so if a monument is erected in front of the grave, it is easy for future generations not to know the mountain and orientation of the grave, resulting in inconsistency. The inconsistency between the new tomb and the ancestral tomb is called "the ancestors are broken, the descendants are unfilial, full of difficulties, leaving their homes, or the population is gradually decreasing". (Of course, this point is discussed in ancient books, so don't be too persistent. )
Because Qingming is the period when the yang rises and the yin falls, the earth vein is in a flowing state. If you break ground and repair the grave during this time, the wound caused by the vein will heal quickly. At the same time, because the ground pulse is active, it is the fastest time to heal the knot pulse, and the bones will meet with the ground pulse soon, and Feng Shui will also play a role soon.
Therefore, our ancestors designated this festival as the time to break ground and repair graves. Over time, a specific mass festival was formed, that is, during this period, you can repair graves at any time without choosing a date. Therefore, a traditional custom has been formed throughout the ages, and Qingming has become the best time to repair graves and move bones for burial in most areas of China.