The text in front of the monument mainly includes the title, name, date of birth and death, date of erection of the monument, and signature (the person who erected the monument).
The text behind the monument is mainly about the life, gratitude and memory of the deceased. It should be noted that these words are spoken by the person who built the monument to the deceased, and the roles cannot be reversed. For example, when parents leave their children, they cannot use mother's love as the ocean and father's kindness as the mountain. This is the evaluation of parents by future generations and cannot be used by parents towards their children.
The main text mainly contains the title of the deceased and the name of the deceased by the person who erected the monument. When signing, you must write down the identity, name and time of erecting the monument. Of course, you may or may not write the time when the monument was erected.
When writing an inscription, you must first write the title. For example, when writing to your parents, if your parents were teachers during their lifetime, you must clearly indicate their occupations. Then write in the text that it is the children who built the monument for their parents, and write the name of the deceased, for example, "Xian Kao Wang's tomb". When signing the signature at the end, write down the identity and name of the person who erected the monument. For example, his son Wang erected the monument on a certain day of a certain month and year.
The origin of funeral culture:
Because funeral culture is related to human death, funeral culture has been formed since the early days of mankind. However, at that time, the method of disposal was very It can be simple, such as covering the deceased with a straw mat, or piling up some earth and rocks, etc.
With the emergence of the civilized world, the ancients had a deeper concept of death, and were deeply influenced by feudal ideas, which led many people to believe more in the "theory of ghosts and gods" and believe that the soul exists eternally. , Therefore, the concept of immortality of the soul after death has had a certain impact on the living, and the so-called funeral culture is also based on the original concept of people's soul.
Later, due to the spread of religious beliefs, the funeral culture was improved and developed. It is worth mentioning that precisely because of religious factors, the subsequent funeral culture was gradually "deified".
Even the funeral itself has been given a lot of superstitious colors, such as the feng shui of the cemetery, which continues to this day. What the author is going to talk about today is that the ancients’ establishment of tombstones was not actually superstitious, but played a great role in protecting future generations. Great effect.