1. Water burial is a way of burying the dead in rivers, lakes and seas. The method of water burial is not common in China, but only popular in Tibet and its neighboring areas. For those who died of infectious diseases, Tibetans carried their bodies to the river with cattle, and lamas chanted and drummed for the dead to turn over. Then throw the body into the river for water burial.
2. Tibetans and Menba people influenced by Tibetan culture are more mature in water burial. Water burial is a common funeral for Menba people. Relatives and friends will carry the deceased to the fast-flowing river, with the man lying down and the woman leaning back (as far as I can see, in Hong Ying's Hungry Daughter, it is said that the drowning person naturally lies down after a few days. ) Then dismember the body and throw it into the river. Someone else threw the body into the river.
3. The Han people along the Dadu River in Sichuan buried people who died of leprosy in water. Ethnic minorities in Yunnan also practice water burial. There are differences between whole bodies and dismembered bodies in water burial. Some people bundle the bodies into a ball and throw them into a wooden basin and throw them into the river.
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Water burial is an ancient burial method in the world. Water is the source of human life, and people's yearning and daydreaming about water is infinitely beautiful. In many myths, water is associated with God, happiness, beauty and immortality. Therefore, when burying dead relatives, people will naturally think of water burial. There are generally three different ways of water burial in the world:
1. Floating corpse type
That is, put the body on a special death boat, throw it into rivers, lakes and seas and let it drift naturally. Wherever it drifts, there is a beautiful home for the dead.
In some western countries, people think that water is immortal, so many heads of government, outstanding figures and national heroes adopt this burial method when they die, but it is rare in eastern countries.
Step 2: Throw it into the river.
That is, carry the body to the river and dismember it, and then throw it into the river, or wrap the body in cloth and throw it into the river with falling stones to worship the river god.
This burial method is quite common in ancient China and now in Tibet. It is generally used for the dead who have poor economic conditions and can't afford Lama chanting. In addition, it is also used for dead widows and young children. Lai people in Myanmar live in the lake area of Inlay Lake. They believe that a body born on water will also belong to water after death. Therefore, except for some residents who live on the hillside, people who live in other houses and boats generally adopt the practice of being buried at the bottom of the lake after death.
Step 3: Dust.
The ashes to be cremated are scattered in rivers, lakes and seas.
In some southern cities of China, such as Hangzhou and Guangzhou, this burial method has been adopted more and more in recent years. This is the product of funeral reform in recent years.
Dear Premier Zhou Enlai said that it was a revolution from preserving the remains to cremation, and another revolution from preserving the ashes to not preserving them. Scattering ashes into the sea is the best way to dispose of ashes, which does not need to build an ashes storage place, occupy the burial area and increase the burden on family members and relatives. It should be actively promoted.