What are the funeral customs of Mongolians?

The Mongolian custom of "dense burial" has much to do with the mystery of Genghis Khan's tomb.

The two main characteristics of the custom of "dense burial" in ancient Mongolia are: first, the funeral is simple and the coffin is made of wood. Second, the cemetery is confidential, buried underground, with no graves and no marks.

1246 The envoys of the Holy See who came to Mongolia wrote in their mission log: "They secretly went to an open place, where they moved everything on the grass and dug a big pit. On the edge of this pit, they dug an underground grave. " After putting the dead in, "they filled the big hole in front of the grave, covered it with grass and restored it to its original appearance."

Killing one's young camel in front of the mother camel in Genghis Khan's burial place is for the convenience of finding a cemetery in the future, because camels have the nature to identify blood relatives.

When looking for Genghis Khan's tomb in the future, you can only find the place where the little camel died-that is Genghis Khan's tomb.

Extended data

In order to prevent the enemy from destroying tombs and whipping corpses to vent their anger, the Mongols formed this strange custom. The way of offering sacrifices to Mongols seems to contradict the way of burial.

National custom is a tradition with a long history. Every nation has its own living environment and customs, which need to be maintained and respected artificially in order to be passed down for a long time.

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