Qing Ming Festival – Praying Steps

Below are the steps on how to perform Qing Ming Prayers:–

1. Prayers at Xiao En Temple.
2. Clean the cemetery area.
3. Check for any needs of tombstone maintenance service.
4. Display the ancestor offerings.
5. Prayers for HouTu [Lord of the Ground].
6. Ancestor prayers ceremony: Prayers should be done in sequence according to the family’s generation ranking: Father, mother, the eldest son, the eldest daughter, second son, second daughter and so on.
7. Joss paper burning.
8. Inform ancestor upon leaving, go home and take a shower.