Can I go to the grave after Qingming? Why burn incense when going to the grave?

With the outbreak of epidemic in various places, many people can't go home to the grave on time in Tomb-Sweeping Day, so it is natural for Tomb-Sweeping Day to go to the grave later.

As long as you choose a good day to go to the grave and grasp the time to go to the grave, you can make up for the regret.

If you can't arrange grave-sweeping on auspicious days, you can also choose days around Tomb-Sweeping Day 10.

Other considerations:

Try to avoid weekends or other grave-sweeping peaks, because there are more and more private cars, which will bring trouble to travel because of traffic congestion. You can choose to take all kinds of public transport, or lengthen the grave sweeping time (leaving early and returning late) or stagger the key time periods to alleviate the pressure on road traffic caused by more people and more cars. Why burn incense when going to the grave?

The custom of burning incense has a long history. Burning incense is an essential part of ancestor worship now, so it is essential to burn incense at the grave.

It is said that incense is a medium to connect ghosts and gods. In ancient times, people thought that cigarettes floating upward could convey personal prayers and wishes to the sky and burn their thoughts to the sky. Therefore, many times, we will burn incense and worship Guanyin Bodhisattva and Tathagata, and pray that our wishes can come true. In many temples, burning incense is essential. The same is true of burning incense at the grave. Burning incense can convey your thoughts to your ancestors and let them know what they are thinking, thus protecting the wealth of future generations. Therefore, it is necessary to burn money on the grave.

Of course, in the customs of many places, incense is regarded as the food of ghosts and gods. There is a saying that people can enjoy incense on earth, so incense is burned to pay homage to their ancestors, so incense should also be burned when going to the grave.