How to treat the custom of ghost marriage in Shanxi?

It is estimated that many people don't know what it means. As the name implies, this is a superstitious practice in ancient rural areas, that is, after his son or daughter died, his parents and family just wanted to find a village psychic or psychic to help his bones get married. That is to say, after the child dies, help him hold a wedding. This practice is particularly serious in the surrounding areas of Shanxi.

Moreover, in Shanxi, some old people in rural areas believe that if they can't marry their children in the future, their ghosts will always be at work, that is, there will be no peace at home, so they must hold a ceremony for them and finally be buried together to become husband and wife. Mainly in the old society, medical conditions were underdeveloped, so some boys or girls died of illness before they got engaged or for other reasons.

Because their parents love their children or cherish their feelings, they think that they failed to get married before their death, fearing that they will be lonely after their death. Therefore, holding a wedding for them and fulfilling their responsibilities may alleviate their sense of guilt. I have to say that this is a very feudal and superstitious practice, and it is not very humane. This kind of behavior should be prohibited.

In the old society, Confucianism once criticized this practice and thought it was a kind of evil, which was always dismissed by a hundred schools of thought. Although this practice is not explicitly prohibited in modern society, as a new society, we should believe in science and get rid of feudal superstitions. After all, feudal superstition is a feature of the old society. Now everyone is equal and believes in science.