Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Lucky day inquiry - Under the influence of Lao Huang, what he began to save was "washing bones". Commonly known as "picking up gold". Excuse me, what does it mean to wash bones and collect gold here? Are you picky?

Under the influence of Lao Huang, what he began to save was "washing bones". Commonly known as "picking up gold". Excuse me, what does it mean to wash bones and collect gold here? Are you picky?

Bone washing is a custom of many ethnic minorities, and the operation of each ethnic group is different.

Take the six-forehead Miao, a branch of Miao nationality recorded in historical records, for example, it is often within one or two years after death that family members and relatives pay homage, dig graves and open coffins, and take out bones to wash. After cleaning, wrap it in white cloth and bury it. After three years, I took it out and cleaned it as before. How many times should this bone washing ceremony be repeated? Some books say it is three times, while others say it is seven times. It's still inconclusive. However, if a family member is sick, they will think that this is caused by the unclean bones of their ancestors, so they will take the bones away and brush them again. That's how the name "bone-washing seedling" came from.

I hope it helps you, but I don't know anything about collecting gold.