In traditional customs, why do people burn all their clothes after death?

In fact, in rural areas, not all clothes are burned after death, especially the old people who died. Most of his clothes will be burned before his death, a few will be kept, and some will be taken away when he makes clothes for his children at home, which means that he hopes that his children will live a long life and get the blessing of the elderly.

For those old people or younger people who died of illness, most of their utensils can be burned after their death, which is out of traditional customs, safety considerations, and of course to avoid the sadness brought by their loved ones.

1. In the traditional thinking of China people, people think that people will go to another world after death, and they also need various means of subsistence in their lives. This is also the reason why ancient emperors brought many sacrificial objects, some of which not only contained gold and silver treasures, but also other funerary objects. Of course, this is a superstitious idea.

Secondly, we know that people die for many reasons. Some people die of old age, which is what we often say. Such people have no diseases, especially infectious diseases, but some people don't. They may die of diseases, especially some infectious diseases. Everything they used before their death should be treated harmlessly.

The ancients didn't know much about abnormal death. They think that burning can avoid the spread of diseases. In fact, harmless treatment of them is a very professional process. For some infectious diseases, simple incineration is also risky. According to the traditional concept, cremation can be completely solved, which is the main reason for burning the clothes of the deceased in traditional customs.

Third, prevent relatives from thinking about others: we know that everyone will die, and it is acceptable for relatives to die normally. There is even a saying called "mourning", which can be seen from the color of the "filial piety" cloth worn by future generations. Once the all-red "filial piety" cloth appears, it means that the deceased is old and everyone no longer feels sad, so people's relics will be very popular, and some people even secretly take them away.

However, if a young man dies, it will be very sad. There is a poem "Relatives or sadness, others have already sung, what should I do if I die?" , can well interpret this feeling. The tragic events of life summarized by the ancients: the loss of father in childhood, the loss of spouse in middle age and the loss of children in old age. For children, couples and parents, things related to the deceased will cause their sadness, which means "seeing things and thinking about people".

Only the closest relatives can feel that in order to prevent these people from being too sad and returning to a normal life track, it is best to get rid of everything related to the deceased, not just clothes, so that the closest relatives can have less incentives for sadness.

The ancients in China were very clever, and they had profound observation and summary ability on life. Although some conclusions don't say, "Why did you do this?" In fact, there are reasons behind this, not just demand.

In fact, it is very scientific to deal with the relics of the deceased, but it is simply burned. There is still a problem with the treatment method, so it should be treated without pollution. For those that can be recycled, they should be disinfected and continue to be used to avoid wasting resources.