Why should the genealogy be placed on the beams?

Now the genealogy should be placed in the study and guest room at home, and it is best to have attic and ancestral hall; In ancient times, it was usually placed on a beam.

Ordinary families in ancient times could have a family tree, which should be the most valuable book in the family and the most sacred. Because there is no study room to store it, but I am afraid of mouse bites and humidity. Most families hang their genealogy on the beams of their homes.

One is to show the sacredness, and the other is that mice are not easy to contact with fire and water, which leads to the damage of genealogy. Therefore, in the past, most families wrapped their genealogies in oiled paper and hung them on the beams of their homes. It doesn't open easily at ordinary times.

The status of genealogy:

In the past, genealogy was a very sacred object, and it was generally not put together with Ruoyi's books. This is because in the eyes of many people, genealogy is usually not displayed. In ancient times, women were not allowed to touch genealogy.

If a woman in the family, including her daughter-in-law, wants to see the genealogy, she must not touch it herself. Generally speaking, men in the family can wash their hands and burn incense before opening the genealogy. Women can only watch from the side, not touch with their hands. Therefore, even if a rich family has a study, it will specially repair the genealogy, which most people can't get.

During the New Year in China, families with genealogies will take down their genealogies on New Year's Eve and put them in shrines for worship after washing their hands. Check the status of the family tree by the way. After the fifteenth day of the first month, the genealogy was hung on the beams again.