When the ancients went to the funeral, the eldest son was asked to throw a clay pot, which has been passed down to this day. What is the doorway?

"Broken basin" is to break the earthen basin put in front of the spirit to burn paper, and in some places it can be broken with a funeral stick. The soil throwing basin is four inches in diameter, commonly known as "old basin", "auspicious basin", "yin and yang basin" and "funeral basin".

Throw the basin over your head, so that it will decompose at the beginning. The more broken it is, the louder it becomes. Some people may ask, where does this custom come from and what is its meaning?

The meaning of throwing a basin at a funeral is a form of expressing one's inner grief and indignation. Every old man leaves, his family will be very sad, and they will express their grief by throwing a basin. This is also a good way to vent their inner grief, so that the outside world and outsiders can see their sadness and reluctance to leave their loved ones.

Let's talk about this custom:

The custom of throwing clay pots at funerals has a long history. It is said that there are two reasons for throwing this time. First, this basin is taken from the meaning of "Peace through the years", which means that the deceased relatives can protect their children and grandchildren, so the more broken the basin, the better. Second, it means that the relatives who just died will soon be completely separated from the relatives who live in the world, and all relationships will end. Third, the eldest son in the family threw a clay pot, indicating that the family was inherited by the eldest son, and the family incense was not broken.

It also requires that as many people are alive, how many holes should be drilled in the earthen basin. The more Confucius there are, it shows how sad future generations are about the death of their loved ones, and it also represents the descendants of their loved ones who lost their lives. There is a large family, and the family has fallen, and their loved ones are relieved to go on the road.

It is best to break the basin at one time, but sometimes the strength is small, or the earthen basin is too strong to break at first. What should I do? Never fall twice, you can be crushed by the coffin bearer's foot.

On the day of the funeral, the dutiful son raised the earthen bowl over his head and threw it down hard. Only when he heard a crash, the earthen bowl fell to the ground. At this time, the funeral music sounded, the coffin was lifted, relatives and friends began to cry loudly, and the funeral officially began.

So where did this custom of smashing pots come from?

There are many legends about the custom of throwing pots. Some people say that this has something to do with Fan Li, a doctor from Yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period. He burned a lot of ceramics. When he died, he used his own pottery jar to hold the top strip, which his daughter-in-law could break at the funeral, one as a memorial to the separation of Yin and Yang, and the other as a meal he sent on the way.

Then there is Zhuangzi's drum-and-basin singing method, which leads to the custom of throwing away old pots.

According to legend, after the death of Zhuangzi's wife, Zhuangzi "sang in the drum basin". He sang while knocking on the hammer. Erya explained that "Ang refers to qi", also known as "basin".

Zhuangzi's drums, pots and songs are playing and singing. It seems that he didn't smash the basin at that time, but his behavior of paying homage to his deceased relatives in this way was accepted and passed down by people. As for why it changed from beating music during the memorial ceremony to throwing old pots? It is also said that in the past, ordinary people could not afford to buy bells and drums. In order to express their grief, they can only smash the old basin and listen to it, which is also called playing music.

Of course, the origin of the custom of throwing pots at funerals is mostly related to Meng Po Tang.

When people die, their souls shed their shells and set foot on the road to death. On the way, they will pass the forgotten river, and there is a Naihe bridge on the river.

In the underworld, the ghost was interrogated by Yamaraja in turn in the ninth hall, and finally punished by the wheel king in the tenth hall. The wheel kings will judge according to their respective performances before their death, or they will be sentenced to hell or reincarnation. These ghosts are dead and reincarnated. When she came to Meng Po Village, Meng Popo specialized in "From Yin to Yang".

Before she was born again, she would cajole and intimidate every soul into drinking a bowl of Mengpo soup, also known as ecstasy soup, so that she could forget her previous life. After drinking, if one of them still refuses to leave immediately, Meng's mother-in-law kicked his ass and snapped, "Go to reborn!" " "At this time, a baby was born in the world. I saw a green spot on the child's ass, which was given by Meng's mother-in-law's foot.

Later, people drilled a hole under the pottery jar that was to be dropped before the funeral. The purpose is to miss the ecstasy soup given by Meng Po when the deceased was reincarnated, so as not to forget the relatives of the deceased after drinking it. As for breaking the earthen basin before the funeral, it is to remind the dead relatives that it is time to go.

In Do You Know, after Gu's grandfather died, the White House fought for the property left to Gu. Everyone argued endlessly in the mourning hall of the White House, accusing each other and saying that they were heirs.

There is an important detail between Gu and the White House, that is, fighting to let the earthen basin fall before waking up.

On top of the traditional funeral ceremony, there is also a very important step, that is, the heir falls on the earthen basin, and the earthen basin can not officially wake up until it is broken. Usually the person who performs this step is the heir of the deceased.

As the saying goes, people die like lights go out. In traditional culture, after someone dies, a series of funerals are still held, such as stopping to mourn, setting up a mourning shed and mourning at the funeral. After the funeral, they will wake up, which is a funeral.

To attend a funeral, there is usually a very important step, that is, throwing a crock basin.

This was necessary in the past, but now some rural areas and traditional places still retain the custom of throwing clay pots at funerals. Although different places occasionally have different emphases, there is basically no difference.

As a traditional funeral ceremony, it is necessary to burn paper money in a clay pot before throwing it. Not everyone can throw the clay pot. Usually the eldest son of the deceased will fall, and if the eldest son is absent, so will the eldest son and grandson.

By analogy, only the eldest son is empty, and it is the turn of the second son and the grandson of the second son, so sort.

This is in accordance with the ancient traditional inheritance rules. If the deceased has no heir, it shall be executed by his son or nephew who has the closest blood relationship with him. In other words, the person who throws the clay bowl is the heir of the deceased.

In ancient times, if a person had no children, sons and nephews and other heirs all his life, there was no need to throw away the pottery bowl. It's not that no one does it, but it's taboo, because it's unlucky to throw pottery bowls without children and heirs.

Times have changed, and now some girls are allowed to throw clay pots. It used to be mostly male.

The pottery bowl must be smashed, which means it is safe to smash it. When the earthenware bowl falls, the coffin will rise. At that moment, the funeral began, and the whole process of the funeral began. Now there are also pottery bowls smashed on the day of cremation.

About this custom, it is said that people go to the grave after death, take the Naihe Bridge when they forget Sichuan, look back at the world for the last time at Wangxiangtai, and drink Meng Po Tang when they are reincarnated.

After drinking Meng Po Tang, I will forget everything in my life.

People all hope that their deceased relatives will not forget their loved ones in this life, so on the way, the deceased should break a clay pot with a hole in the bottom, so that they can miss it as much as possible and leave a little memory when drinking soup under the grave.

Sometimes, for various reasons, the earthen basin is not broken or not satisfied at once, so don't pick it up and throw it away. At that time, it was taboo, and people behind it often stepped on it and crushed it.

In addition, in order to collect undamaged pottery pots, some people think that this is a blessing left by the deceased.

Generally speaking, throwing pottery bowls is a mourning ceremony. Traditionally, giving priority to the eldest son in the pottery bowl is also a ceremony to determine the heir. Whoever throws the pottery bowl is the heir to the deceased's family business.

The real meaning of throwing a basin is that parents are heartbroken when they die. The basin is a vessel of life, representing pots and pans. It just falls too much, and people who are left unattended at home can't live! Represents the attachment to the deceased parents, it is difficult to give up! Breaking the vessel of life also means the end of life! Still a dead end!

I'm a monk in Shandong, and I'll answer your question.

In fact, as a custom, it is not as meaningful as netizens say now. What is mourning, what is broken and safe, what is old and new ... At least in our hometown, its only function may be to declare the right of inheritance.

My hometown is Tengzhou, Shandong province, where I am very particular about doing white things. Every time something happens at home, I will definitely attend as long as I can, so I know a little.

The act of "throwing old pots" appeared at the funeral.

Let's see what the old basin is first. Tengzhou, Shandong, this place is "old", read four tones. I don't know why. Please tell me if you have any friends who know.

Although the pot won't be broken until the funeral, the preparation should be early.

As soon as the old man died at home, the "general manager" in charge of the funeral (that is, the "general manager" on the list of deacons and the "prime minister" in Tengzhou area) arranged for people to prepare the basin early.

Generally speaking, these are all pottery pots, about 10 cm high and about 20 cm in diameter, not too big.

There is a simple reason. When I was young, it was light and the soil was easy to break.

Generally speaking, asking for rest is a taboo, and it is not good to break it. What's the matter? In fact, no one can say for sure.

Don't fall twice. If it is not broken, there will often be smart people around the dutiful son (usually the boss is helping the dutiful son at this time) and it will be broken after a few steps.

In fact, as a custom, it is not as meaningful as netizens say now. What is mourning, what is broken and safe, what is old and new ... At least in our hometown, its only function may be to declare the right of inheritance.

If the deceased has biological sons, all sons naturally have the right to inherit, but the eldest son must fall, and the eldest son will fall when he dies.

Only when the eldest son has no men at home can it be the second son's turn.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the brothers are not in harmony and the boss does not attend the funeral (this wonderful behavior has indeed appeared in our village), but this is tantamount to giving up the inheritance right, and everything received at the funeral has nothing to do with him.

Most importantly, there is no son in the bereaved family, so it is more meaningful to break the old basin.

What if you have no son? Then look for it from the nearest nephew at home.

Assuming that the deceased's family is good or very good, there may be several nephews fighting for the head of the old basin, or even fighting as a bee.

Suppose the deceased's family is poor, maybe all nephews don't want to throw away the old basin (this is equivalent to adopting themselves to the deceased). Of course, in any case, everyone should be decent, and eventually someone will come out and throw the old basin.

Since I helped the deceased break the old basin, it means that I have become the son of the deceased. The house, land and all the belongings of the deceased will be "loved" by those who break the old basin, and no one else can have any more opinions. This is the default rule in my hometown.

In principle, son-in-law is not allowed to break the old basin. Women should not fall into the old basin.

Of course, times are different now, so it's not surprising what kind of practices have emerged!

Zhou sealed the vassal state. Lu inherited Zhou Li. And there is not much essence. All scum! Tell a group of disciples of Confucius to start booing again! Finally, it became the Red and White Council! So Lu has long since perished!