新坟前三年不送寒衣 岁终而祭始于周代
从周代开始对死者的遗体的处理以及与死者相关的习俗发生了一些变化。其中之一是“新坟前三年不送寒衣，岁终而祭始于周代”。旧时的做法是在新墓建成后的前三年内，家属会给死者带来寒衣，这在周代开始被禁止。相反，岁末，家属会去祭拜死者的坟墓，从而开始了“岁终而祭”的习俗。
“岁终而祭”最早起源于周代，当时实行的是“十月供养”的习俗。只有在春秋战国时期，这一习俗才逐渐开始演变成今天我们所熟知的“岁终而祭”。随着时间的推移，“岁终而祭”习俗也逐渐演变成了今天我们所熟知的样子。
首先，“岁终而祭”的时间从“十月供养”的时间提前到了农历九月。其次，与此同时，“岁终而祭”的内容也从原来的“供养祭品”发展成为“祭拜祖先”。供养祭品包括米酒、香料、肉制品等，祭拜则包括烧纸、提供香油、茶叶等。
现在，“岁终而祭”习俗已经深入人心，并成为了中国人的一项重要的传统习俗。随着时间的推移，“岁终而祭”习俗也在不断发展壮大，并逐渐演变成了今天我们所熟知的样子。
Starting from the Zhou Dynasty, the handling of corpses and the related customs of the dead have undergone some changes. One of them is "no sending of cold clothes in the first three years after the new tomb, and the end of the year begins with the Zhou Dynasty". The old practice was to bring cold clothes to the deceased in the first three years after the new tomb was built, which was prohibited in the Zhou Dynasty. Instead, at the end of the year, family members went to worship the tomb of the deceased, thus beginning the custom of "end of the year and sacrifice".
"End of the year and sacrifice" originated in the Zhou Dynasty, when the practice of "October sacrificial" was practiced. It was not until the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period that the custom gradually began to evolve into the "end of the year and sacrifice" that we are familiar with today. With the passage of time, the custom of "end of the year and sacrifice" has also gradually evolved into the form we are familiar with today.
First of all, the time of "end of the year and sacrifice" has been advanced from the time of "October sacrificial" to the ninth month of the lunar calendar. Secondly, at the same time, the content of "end of the year and sacrifice" has also developed from the original "sacrificial offerings" to "worship of ancestors". Sacrificial offerings include rice wine, spices, meat products, etc.; worship includes burning paper, providing oil, tea, etc.
Nowadays, the custom of "end of the year and sacrifice" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people, and has become an important traditional custom of the Chinese people. With the passage of time, the custom of "end of the year and sacrifice" has also been continuously developed and expanded, and gradually evolved into the form we are familiar with today.
