Is it a good thing or a bad thing that bamboo grows on graves?
There is another branch of China culture, which is the funeral culture with a long history. The ancients thought that "death is like life" and "the dead are the biggest", and the graves of the dead are also called yin houses, so the people still attach great importance to what is on the graves.
Usually, bamboo growing on graves is not good for graves, because bamboo roots are very easy to destroy graves.
And bamboo is tough, a small area of bamboo can grow a bamboo forest, which is likely to build a grave.
Bamboo forest will create a cool and humid environment, which is the most taboo for sweeping graves, because it is easy to corrode graves, and the wet ground will also affect sweeping graves.
But in some places, the customs are different, that is, bamboo is planted on graves, which is called grave bamboo. They think that if bamboo prospers, future generations will prosper! If bamboo can't be planted alive, it means bad omen.
In addition, there are many sayings about feng shui in folk houses. For example, what does this sentence mean today-"Long bamboo in front of the grave will move to the grave, and two things in front of the grave will make a rich man"? Why do all the long bamboo trees beside the grave have to be moved to the grave?
Bamboo growing next to the grave must be moved to the grave.
Speaking of bamboo, I don't think everyone will feel strange. Bamboo has many beautiful meanings in traditional culture.
Bamboo is evergreen all the year round, and it is also called "three friends in old age" with "plum blossom" and "pine tree", which represents tenacious spirit. In addition, bamboo is elegant, and it is also called "four gentlemen" with plum, orchid and chrysanthemum.
Bamboo also has great economic value. It can green the environment and clean the air. Its branches can be made into various daily necessities and handicrafts. Bamboo shoots can be eaten, which is a good dish with grounding gas.
"Open-minded bamboo has bent leaves", bamboo represents open-minded bamboo, and bamboo grows up section by section, representing steady progress and steady rise.
As the saying goes, "when bamboo grows next to the grave, it will move to the grave", which is also inferred from some characteristics of bamboo.
The growth characteristics of bamboo are very interesting. At the early stage of bamboo growth, the root system will take root deeply. Wait for the opportunity, once the rainy season is abundant, bamboo shoots will come out and bamboo will grow rapidly.
This characteristic of bamboo means "thick accumulation and thin hair", but it is not good for graves, because bamboo roots are very easy to destroy graves.
Bamboo has a strong vitality. A small area of bamboo can grow a bamboo forest, probably to build a grave.
Bamboo forest will create a cool and humid environment, which is the most taboo for sweeping graves, because it is easy to corrode graves, and the wet ground will also affect sweeping graves.
In addition, when bamboo grows up, the environment is cool and humid, and mosquitoes, snakes and rats are easy to gather, which will further damage the grave.