According to the old rules, the burial time should also be paid attention to, and the coffin must be buried at sunset. When the soil fell, the Eight Immortals slowly put it down by pulling the brown rope. When it is safe, relatives must grab the dirt and throw it on the coffin. This is called "adding soil". After the coffin goes down, it should be covered with a thin layer of soil, and then the soil swept out of the grave should be sprinkled on it, and then a bowl called "rice bowl" should be placed on it. This is to move the tomb lighter in the future, so as not to disturb the dead and bring misfortune.
Before burial, the dead son will store the grains made of miscellaneous grains in the grave. There is a small pancake on the top of the storage. Put a ceramic pot in front of the grave, and put a soybean oil lamp on the pot, which is called the ever-burning lamp. In some places, a bronze mirror is embedded in the grave to symbolize the sun. In ancient times, rich people had to stay away from graves, shoot three arrows, and then retreat immediately. I dare not go near the coffin, because I am afraid that if I can't suppress the evil spirits, I will suffer. When the coffin is put into the grave, it must be shot, saying that it is for the dead to go to the underworld.
After burial, people must wash their hands, and some even wash their hands with wine. This means that no one will die in the future, which is used to drive away bad luck. Then you have to thank the trumpeter and the guests who held your funeral. After that, a ceremony will be held to worship the spirits of the deceased. In some places, as long as they are relatives, they have to eat together, which is called "grabbing the inheritance meal". Drinking "longevity soup" and eating "longevity beans" are customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. That is to say, after the death of an old man over 70 years old, a big barrel of meat and bone soup, that is, "longevity soup", and a big pot of boiled soybeans in Huang Cancan, that is, "longevity beans" should be prepared on the day of the funeral. Send the mourners back to drink a small bowl of longevity soup and eat some longevity beans at will, which means "adding happiness and prolonging life". In some places, fragrant glutinous long-lived beans are distributed to children in the neighborhood. It is said that eating longevity beans will lead to longevity in the future.
After the initial funeral, funeral, seven-week ceremony, funeral ceremony and other ceremonies, the last link is burial, which is very complicated. The person who carries the coffin is called "Eight Immortals", and the cave where the coffin is dug is called "Construction". Before the start of construction, there is a ceremony to break the mountain, and the dutiful son will burn incense and light candles. In some places, fairies should be invited and Tai Sui should be painted. When you start a mountain, you must avoid the direction of Tai Sui, otherwise it will be "Tai Sui's head is broken" and the family will be ruined. When cutting a mountain, put a stake in front of and behind the grave, and then let the dutiful son dig with a hoe three times within the range of putting the stake. Then the Eight Immortals made a cave, and then burned the traditional portrait when it was finished. This kind of tomb is to push the coffin in. At the bottom of the tomb, two bamboo trees or small unlined upper garment trees with smooth skin are laid. Put the top of the coffin on it first, then push it in with a crowbar, then remove the bottom after pushing it in, and finally shovel some turf to seal the hole.
There are many interesting customs after the coffin stops on the mountain. In some places, the filial daughter-in-law should bow before the spirit, then hold the loess in her arms and run home to scatter it under the pigsty and bed. It is said that this will be blessed by the dead. If there are many daughters-in-law, we must strive for the first good luck, and some even take off their shoes and take a shortcut to go home by boat. After paving the loess, the daughter-in-law has to rush to the kitchen to eat a few dishes. This is called "Jinbao", which means good luck.