Why do you want to tie paper men to the dead?

The reason why people make paper people for the dead is that people can burn paper people and send these paper people as sacrifices to the dead in another world.

In the funeral etiquette culture, funeral supplies are an indispensable part, and among funeral supplies, the most important one is paper binding. Although we now advocate civilized sacrifice and cremation, many places no longer burn paper sticks, but these folk customs still exist in many places.

After a person dies, a mourning hall will be placed. In the traditional mourning hall, golden couple is an indispensable part of paper binding. Golden couple's paper sticks will be placed on both sides of the altar, and golden couple will be offered as a sacrifice because the ancients believed that only under the guidance of golden couple could people find their way to another world.

Origin of Funeral

Since the Paleolithic Age of primitive society, human beings have produced the concept of soul. Primitive people believe that people can still interfere with the personnel and fortunes of the living if they die and their souls are immortal. Restricted by this concept of immortality of the soul and the differences in cultural traditions and beliefs of various countries and nationalities, various funeral customs have emerged. Some funerals are grand, some are simple and simple, some are full of mystery, and some are scientific and hygienic.

Both geography and social structure affect the funeral form, and status class is the decisive factor. Take Tibet as an example. Funerals can be divided into four types according to their bodies, namely, water burial for the poor, earth burial with medium status or celestial burial. Only the nobles can be cremated. In terms of burial methods, there are various forms of burial in the world, such as earth burial, sea burial, cremation, water burial, thick burial, sky burial, cave burial, tree burial, hanging coffin burial, closet burial, food burial and so on.