Why is it so important for people to carry coffins at funerals? What are the unwritten rules?

There is an ancient proverb in China called "Death is great", which is not only a respect and commemoration for ancestors, but also a reverence for ghosts and gods. Generally, people who do funerals at home will give special instructions to those who carry coffins, and don't let coffins fall to the ground; Generally, people who often carry coffins know this custom. Even if they are tired, they won't say anything. They just put the coffins on the ground. This is a resentment that one's ancestors did not step into the cemetery, which will have an impact on the family.

In ancient times, the ancients paid more attention to death than freshmen. After all, in ancient times, death meant that you could continue to be born again, and maybe you could be reborn in the next life. Rich people may put pearls and other precious stones in their ancestors' mouths, so that their aura can continue to play a role in their ancestral graves. The poor, on the other hand, even put a copper coin into his private mouth when he has no money, which means that he hopes to be reborn in his next life and vote for a good family.

Even the emperor is doomed to die, just like Emperor Jiaqing, who has just celebrated his 60th birthday and is going to visit his summer resort, but he feels dying before he arrives. It will be easy to do it in the palace, but in this remote place, where can I prepare the coffin and coffin bearer for the emperor? No way, the eunuch had to summon local officials and requisition local youths to carry coffins for the emperor.

The number of people used is beyond our imagination. The reason for this is that we are afraid that the emperor's coffin will fall down on the road. After all, the word "rooting" was the favorite word in ancient times, especially for the emperor. If you don't go into your ancestral grave after death, you will be angry if you leave it in the wild. It is precisely because of this custom that people who carry coffins cannot put them on the ground, so as not to destroy this tradition.