What are the taboos during burial?

Burial culture, a traditional folk culture in China for thousands of years, was gradually replaced by cremation in modern times due to the development of science and technology, but in most remote or ethnic minority areas, burial tradition is still the main way to bury the dead.

In general, there is a funeral before burial. Funeral is an activity ceremony held by the living to bid farewell to the dead. In folk culture, everything related to life and death will attract people's attention, and a lot of attention and taboos have been handed down. Today, I will tell you four taboos when the deceased is buried.

The first rule is that it is forbidden to send relatives and friends away during burial. People are emotional. They have relatives and friends to send them when they die, so they don't have to worry about going to the underworld. You may have heard that the old man refused to die after being rescued in front of the hospital bed, just waiting for his children to appear and see him for the last time.

The second is to avoid being disheveled when you die. Everyone pays attention to face and dignity, even after death. Hoping to go to another world with dignity also means a good start and a good end in this life. Future generations must put on decent clothes and burn some clothes that the old man liked before he died.

The third is the taboo for the elderly to enter the coffin. Avoid cats and dogs, avoid using willows in coffins. Folk cats and dogs have spirits, cats give birth to yin and dogs give birth to yang, all of which are unfavorable to the dead. Willow is perishable and easy to raise corpses as coffins, which are taboo in Taoist culture.

The fourth is the taboo of choosing a tomb. It is said that the spirit is still alive. This is a popular place to choose Feng Shui for the dead. The choice of tombs is taboo, such as dark and damp, no mountains and no water, steep terrain, flooding of lakes, double ninth festival and murder weapons.

Generally speaking, these are all exquisite, so we should pay attention to them at specific funerals, otherwise the old man will walk unsteadily and accumulate grievances.

Nine taboos in funeral

The funeral etiquette of the Chinese nation is complicated and meaningful. After the death of a loved one, there are also nine taboos to keep in mind at all times. Let's take a look at the nine taboos during burial!

One: Before burying ancestors, if Yang's descendants believe in the theory of void law, then they must find their trusted Tangkou master, do a good job in geomantic geography investigation and auspicious burial. The geomantic omen of Yin House, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has a long history and occupies an extremely important position in the void law circle. A good dragon cave thrives, and you can be blessed when you are buried and ugly; If a rotten den is buried in one day, the disaster will last for thousands of years. Yin house geomantic omen must be handled carefully, and must not be done. Will be buried at will, and in the end, not only will the ancestors not rest in peace, but future generations will also be unlucky again and again.

Two: When burying ancestors, "hot burial" is strictly prohibited. Regardless of the age of the ancestors and the cause of death, it is best to bury them properly within 12 to 72 hours after death. The older they are, the longer they should be parked. For example, words like "big three days" and "small three days" often mean this. In case of special circumstances, such as the death of guests, descendants did not return. One more thing to say here is that if it is not a special case, it is best not to put the ice coffin after the death of the ancestors, because at this time, the deceased ancestors belonged to the yin period, and some thinking consciousness still exists. Putting the body into the ice coffin rashly will easily lead the ancestors to fall into the ice hell and the hungry ghost road.

Three: When burying ancestors, they should be buried as soon as possible. If you have ancestors with special beliefs, you can also carry out celestial burial and water burial. In today's society, not only the real estate prices of the living soar, but also the cemeteries of the dead are very expensive. Especially people living in big cities, because it is difficult to find a suitable cemetery after death, they need to temporarily store their ashes in funeral homes, crematoriums and other places. Here, I suggest that all descendants of Shi Yang, under the premise of their own conditions, take "burying their ancestors as soon as possible" as a surefire policy and make great contributions.

Four: When burying ancestors, whether it is burial or cremation, it is necessary to "sunshade" and "call the mountain to evoke the soul". "Umbrella shading" means that during burial, the remains and ashes of ancestors can't be directly seen by the sun, so future generations should play a black umbrella or shed to shade them, so as to prevent the sun from exposing the remains of ancestors and causing them to faint. "Calling the mountain to summon the soul" means that later generations should shout the names, birthdays and death sacrifices of their ancestors before burial, so as to help their souls return to their places and settle in the mausoleum.

Five: Before burying our ancestors, we must warm the kang in the grave, not cool the cave, and not be seen by sunlight, moonlight and starlight. Dig the grave, set up the earth dragon, put the seven stars, and we will burn the kang money in the grave, and then bury it after burning it. Above the dug grave, you should also use a black umbrella or shed to block the sun, moonlight and starlight.

Six: Before the ancestors were buried, there were no living footprints, handprints or figures. You can stay in the grave. If you accidentally leave fingerprints and footprints of a living person, you should immediately smooth the traces with paper money before burying them. More importantly, the figure of the living can't be reflected in graves and coffins, so as to avoid the collision of gas fields, and the dead will crush the living, leading to constant snoring.

Seven: When burying ancestors, if there are pregnant women, parturients and zodiac offenders, you must avoid auspicious times. This is also taboo at the funeral of ancestors. The core of life, Bei Chong and Liu Hong, are the principal offenders respectively. The core of life is the monument, that is, the living people who are the same as their ancestors' zodiac signs must turn around and avoid when their ancestors dress, bury and open their graves; Liuhong, a living person who is six years older than his ancestors and many times older than his ancestors, also needs to turn around to avoid evil under the above circumstances.

Eight: after the ancestors are buried again, everyone can't look back when they go home. In order to avoid seeing things that should not be seen, especially those offspring who are weak and have supernatural constitution, it is forbidden to look back.

Nine: After burying the ancestors, everyone must wash their hands and look in the mirror before going home. After washing your hands, you must look in the mirror, so that discouragement, bad luck and suffocation will not interfere with the living.