Umbrellas are usually black umbrellas, in order to keep out the sun. The urn should be wrapped with red cloth to ensure that the ashes are not exposed to the sun.
According to five lines of gossip and Taiji Yin and Yang, the dead belong to Yin and the sun belongs to Yang. Yin can't see Yang, so it will be extinguished as soon as it is seen. Therefore, it should be covered with a black umbrella, indicating that the soul is immortal and can be reincarnated.
After coming out of the funeral home, relatives took the urn to the cemetery (meaning to their new home). The urn represents the person who died first, which means that relatives bring the deceased to a new home. Ghosts are afraid of the sun, so someone must give an umbrella to the urn to prevent ghosts from being exposed to the sun. When burying ancestors, whether they are buried or cremated, they should be covered with umbrellas.
There are some things to pay attention to when ancestors die and are buried:
1.？ Geomantic choice of land
Before burying our ancestors, we usually find a good geomantic master to do a good geomantic geographical investigation and auspicious burial.
2. The urn can't see the light
When burying ancestors, whether they are buried or cremated, they should be covered with umbrellas. The urn should be wrapped with red cloth to ensure that the ashes are not exposed to the sun.
3. Clean house and warm kang
Before burial, clean the house, wipe the tombstones and graves, and there should be no sundries and garbage in the graves. Before burial, the kang must be warm and not cold. The money for warming the kang should be burned in the grave and then buried.
The shadow of the living will not stay in the grave.
Before the ancestors are buried, there should be no obvious footprints, handprints, figures, etc. The living are in the grave. In order to avoid the collision of gas fields, the dead press the living, resulting in constant snoring.
Burn incense and toast
After the tomb is closed, the offerings will be placed in front of the tomb, and relatives will burn incense, toast and salute in turn. If possible, firecrackers and paper should be set off.
6 relatives can't look back.
After the ancestors were buried again, everyone could not turn back when they went home. In case you see something you shouldn't.
7 Clean and eliminate darkness
After burying the ancestors, everyone should wash their hands, look in the mirror and get rid of filth before going home. After washing your hands, be sure to look in the mirror to avoid depression, bad luck and suffocation. Will not interfere with the living.