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Why did the deceased face north and feet south when he was buried in the countryside? What makes sense?

This is because rural houses are generally built in the north, so when the deceased is the biggest, they will be buried in the north and south directions. But it also depends on different regions. In my hometown, as long as someone in my family dies, we all burn incense. At that time, I will see the deceased lying in the main room, with his head facing south and his feet facing north. The old man said it was because he was afraid that the dead would cheat the body.

Of course, with the development of medical technology, few people are resurrected after death, but I think it is more convenient to put the head facing south and the feet facing north when I am awake, because the sacrificial tables are generally at the entrance. If the feet are in the south, it is very inappropriate to put the sacrificial table under your feet, and it is not convenient for people who come to pay homage to the deceased to kowtow and burn incense.

? Go north, go south? It has something to do with feng shui. In rural areas, after death, people usually stay at home for a few days before being buried. The main house is generally chosen as the resettlement house, which is what we call it? To the house? . Men are left and women are right. If the north room is the main room, then the male's head faces east and the female's head faces west. We all know? The victim is the biggest? So they have to stay in the main room. If it is buried, then his family will definitely ask the fortune teller to determine the burial direction of the deceased according to the date of birth of the deceased and the geographical location, which is the so-called four dry, eight dimensional and twenty-four directions. Generally speaking, only the meridian direction and unitary direction are rarely used. In other words, due east, due west, due south and due north.

Not all regions? Go north, go south? Of course, people in every place choose the direction of burying the dead according to local conditions. After all, different places have different terrains. Like our hometown, there are many mountains, and most cemeteries are in the mountains. Because of the different topography of the mountain, burial is usually carried out in a higher place. So, there's no need to follow? Facing north and facing south? Burial method.