Interpretation of Quotations in Back to Sand

1. Old superstition. According to the date of death, the Yin and Yang family calculated the time when the soul returned to the house, saying that there were evil spirits on the day of returning to the house, so it was called the Yin and Yang family. Also known as the resurrection of evil spirits.

He Qing Bangor's Five Notes on Night Tan: Returning to Evil: "The death of his son's wife is worth returning to evil." See "mourning".

2. In the old days, the Yin and Yang family calculated the time when the soul returned to the house according to the year of death, saying that there were evil spirits on the day of returning to the house, so it was called the Yin and Yang family.

In the Qing Dynasty, Li Guangting said in "Mourning Sacrifice of Xiangyi People's Department": "When choosing a funeral, you must ask the timing of Yin and Yang. Although I dare not violate the summer, I must say that I can't follow. "

Superstitious people believe that the soul of the deceased will go home once after death and be guided by "Qi Shen". The date of his return was decided by Mr. Yin Yang, a superstitious professional. This day is called "returning to evil spirit" or "receiving evil spirit". In the evening, I want to eat steamed wonton, commonly known as "collecting wonton", and send cakes to my neighbors and relatives, which is called "collecting cakes". Recently, urban and rural families still keep the custom of sending cakes to the undertaker after the funeral, and they are all distributed at that time after the funeral.