The choice of time for burial has certain considerations. So, let’s take a look at which days during the winter solstice in 2021 are suitable for burial? Is it auspicious to bury someone during the winter solstice? "Winter Solstice is as important as New Year's Day." It is both one of the 24 solar terms and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Make an appointment with Mr. Shui Mo in November of the lunar calendar in 2021 to spend the winter solstice with you.Which days during the winter solstice in 2021 are suitable for burials?The dates for the 2021 Winter Solstice are:Lunar calendar: November 18, 2021; Gregorian calendar: December 21, 2021, Tuesday The seventh and eighth days before and after Qingming and Winter Solstice are good burial dates. Since burials during this period are heavily influenced by traditional customs, they are called "folk burials." The suitable burial times for the seventh and eighth days before and after the winter solstice in 2021 are as follows: Lunar calendar: November 11, 2020 Gregorian calendar: December 25, 2020, Friday, Monkey (Bingshen) inauspicious day North Lunar calendar: November 13, 2020 Gregorian calendar: December 27, 2020, Sunday, Dog (Wuxu) inauspicious day South Lunar calendar: November 14, 2020 Gregorian calendar: December 28, 2020, Monday, Pig (Jihai) inauspicious day East Lunar calendar: November 20, 2020 Gregorian calendar: January 3, 2021, Sunday, Snake (Yisi) inauspicious day West Lunar calendar: November 23, 2020 Gregorian calendar: January 6, 2021, Wednesday, Monkey (Wushen) inauspicious day North Is it auspicious to bury someone during the winter solstice?Unlucky. According to traditional customs, burial on the day of the winter solstice is unlucky.According to our folk customs, it is not suitable to bury the dead on the winter solstice, three days before the winter solstice, or three days after the winter solstice. The common saying among the people that one should not go out during the winter solstice, and should not attend any weddings or funerals, etc., all refers to this concept. Therefore, burial on the winter solstice is unlucky. What are the taboos in burial?The first big taboo of burial: no relatives or friends to see you off for the last timePeople are emotional. If they have friends and family to see them off when they die, they won’t have to worry about anything in the underworld. The second big taboo of burial: leaving clothes untidy after death People all care about face and want to be decent. The same is true when people die. They hope to go to another world with dignity, which also implies a good beginning and a good end in this life. The third taboo of burial: cats and dogs are near Cats and dogs are not allowed to get close, and willow wood is not allowed to be used for coffins. In folk culture, both cats and dogs have spirits. Cats represent yin and dogs represent yang, and both are unfavorable to the dead. Willow wood is easy to rot, and making coffins out of it will easily cause corpses to remain, which are taboos in Taoist culture. |
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