It is said that how many people are needed to carry the coffin is exquisite and can't mess around. What's the point?

For the elderly at home, the most important thing is to obey the rules. This provision refers to local customs, especially weddings and funerals, which are even more sloppy. In ancient times, these customs and rules were actually etiquette handed down from generation to generation. The older people are, the more they value these manners. However, for many people in modern times, these rituals seem to be a means of collecting money.

For example, there are many things about the bride price in marriage, such as colorful, green, three pounds, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces, three ounces and so on. All kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous fees make people miserable. The purpose of this custom is to collect money, but there are also many rules worthy of attention in funeral customs. For example, after the ancient people died, what they wanted was actually very simple, that is, under no circumstances could the coffin fall to the ground.

Jiaqing died in chengde mountain resort in Qing Dynasty. In order to transport Jiaqing's coffin back to Beijing, it is said that the imperial court personally selected 8,000 strong men to carry Jiaqing's coffin and prevent it from landing. So what's so particular about this custom? It turned out that once the coffin landed, it meant that the fallen leaves would return to the roots and be buried in the area where the coffin landed. For most people, I was even more careless when I wanted to go back to my hometown after my death, so I chose 8,000 people to carry the coffin. For today's young people, perhaps many customs have become feudal and outdated, but for most people, they still choose to believe what they have rather than what they don't have. Many times, we should dialectically divide traditional etiquette and culture into two parts. On the one hand, it is a good thing that traditional etiquette culture makes future generations more awe of their ancestors, but on the other hand, there are still many backward etiquette customs that seriously hinder social development and even form social problems and unhealthy social atmosphere.

We should also be alert to the dross in culture. A series of rituals and ceremonies invented by the ancients actually just wanted to increase people's attention to things and render a solemn atmosphere. It is by no means a means of collecting money. You can't tie yourself in. For traditional cultural customs, we must look at them from the perspective of both learning and inheriting and criticizing development. The observed must be observed, and the removed must be removed. In short, it is best to conform to the development of the times.