Visiting Graves on the Eve of Rosh Hashanah
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Question
Is there any significance to visiting graves before Rosh Hashanah?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
In some communities, it is customary to pray at the cemetery on the eve of Rosh Hashanah and give charity there, because the righteous are buried there and they can arouse mercy for us to be inscribed for a good year.
One who goes to the cemetery should be cautious about several things: a. Do not visit the same grave twice in one day. b. Do not pray to the dead, but pray to God to have mercy on us in the merit of the righteous. c. A woman during her menstrual period should not come within four cubits of the graves.
Ketivah v'chatimah tovah
Source
Rema, Siman 581, Seif 4, Mishnah Berurah, Seif Katan 27