Traditional Tombstones in Rural Nanjiang, Sichuan Province

When you are sweeping the grave, if you look carefully, you will find that many tombstones are engraved with the following four words:? So, show, test, embarrassment? , what else? So, the exam is obvious, so it is obvious, first exam, first exam? An equal.

In this regard, many people will certainly be curious, what do these words mean? In fact, the culture behind this word has a long history and can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.

According to Zhou Li's records, there are? Five gifts? Said, that is, on behalf of the funeral ceremony; A military salute representing military affairs; A courtesy of representing guests; And a gift for the crown wedding.

These five things were considered by the ancients to be the most important things in life, so special technological specifications were needed. Among them, a series of rituals after death, including the choice of graves, exquisite burial, gravestone carving and grave-sweeping worship in the future, all belong to the category of fierce rituals.

In this kind of intense ceremony, tombstone carving is the most important one. Because a tombstone equals a grave? Facade, equivalent to a person? Face? What about the last one? Certificate? , so you can't be careless at all. Therefore, in terms of tombstones, China's unique culture and fixed way of writing tombstones have also been formed. ?

Usually, the tombstone will be engraved with the name, place of birth, achievements, date of death, name of the person who built the monument and the relationship with the deceased. But in the specific writing, in order to show respect for the deceased, especially for the elders, it extends to the past, which is obvious, testing and embarrassing? These four words. ?

First of all? So what? The so-called reason is the meaning of an old friend, which means death. This is easier to understand.

In ancient times, people paid attention to euphemism and implication in expression, especially in the face of such great events as death. If you write directly? Die? Or? Death? It would be disrespectful to the deceased, so it was passed? So what? What this word wants to express not only shows the meaning, but also is implicit enough.

What's next? Show? : Actually, obviously, there is a connection? First of all? And then what? So what? The way of understanding is similar, that is, the meaning of ancestors, but also the respect for the dead. So the literal meaning of "therefore" is the deceased ancestor. However, this? Show? This word has a brilliant meaning in it, so it can't be used indiscriminately.

In ancient society, if you want to carve it on a tombstone? Show? Word, must meet such a condition: the deceased is the person with the highest seniority in the family, that is, when he died, all the people with higher seniority in the family (such as his parents, in-laws, etc.). ) has passed away, and his family has grandchildren, so how can it be called? Show? ; Otherwise it can only be used? First of all? .

As for it? Testing? And then what? Hey? Two words: father and mother. According to Zhou Li's records, these two words mean something like this:? Test, into also; Sorry, sorry. ?

Specifically, the father has finished his work, raised his children, fulfilled his responsibilities and obligations, and can feel at ease, right? Become? That's, that's? Testing? . Mothers teach their children, influence and educate them with virtue and etiquette, and also make great contributions to the family. Their virtue and manners are comparable to those of their parents, so they are called? Compare? That's, that's? Hey? .

The ancients used these two words to address their parents, which reflected the traditional farming culture in China? Men are in charge and women are in charge? This model also stipulates the responsibilities and obligations of parents in the family.

Because of this, there is an old idiom called? Like bereavement? Which means it's like losing your parents. So? Testing? And then what? Hey? It is a tribute to the deceased parents, and it is also an affirmation of the children's dedication and contribution to their parents' lives, indicating that they have successfully fulfilled their responsibilities and obligations to their children.