A gift representing sacrifice; Representing the funeral ceremony; A military salute representing military affairs; A courtesy of representing guests; And a gift for the crown wedding.
The ancients called the five most important things in this life "Five Rites". Among them, a series of ceremonies after death, exquisite burial, tombstone carving, and future grave-sweeping worship all belong to the category of fierce ceremony.
Fierce rites are regarded as one of the "five rites" in ancient China, which shows that the ancients attached importance to death. Due to people's special attention to funeral ceremonies, various funeral customs and unique tomb culture have also been derived.
In the tomb culture, the tomb is the most important link. Ancient people often need to invite Mr. Feng Shui to the tomb, and the time scale of sitting and even burial is very special.
The tombstone is the most important thing in the whole grave. Tombstone is equal to the "facade" of the grave, equivalent to a person's "face" and the last "certificate", so nothing can be sloppy. Therefore, in terms of tombstones, a unique culture and a fixed way of writing tombstones have also been formed.
Tomb-Sweeping Day's tradition of paying homage to ancestors has come. When we go to the cemetery to worship our ancestors, we will first notice the words on the tombstone. But today, few people know what the words on the tombstone really mean. In particular, the words written vertically in the middle of the tombstone: "Therefore, show, test, worry".
These words can be seen on almost every tombstone. What the hell does that mean? Let's explain it word for word.
So this word is easy to understand. It means death, death. The ancients paid attention to euphemism and implication in expression, especially in the face of such a big event as death. If you write the words "death" and "death" directly, it will show disrespect for the deceased, so expressing it through the word "reason" not only shows the meaning, but also is implicit enough.
Obviously: similar to the understanding of the word "so", it can be judged from the literal meaning, so "obviously" means to show off. It is worth noting that in ancient times, this word could not be used indiscriminately. Only families with powerful and prominent families can use this word on the tombstone of their deceased relatives. Ordinary people, the so-called "Ding Bai House", can't call their deceased relatives "obvious", but only "first". In fact, the meaning of "one sum" is the same. "First" is more of an honorific title, while "first" is a good title for a person. Therefore, when the ancients introduced their dead father to others, they would say "my father" or "my father", which is the reason.
Kao Hua and Yan: Kao Hua represents his father, Yan represents his mother, Kao Hua is his father, and Yan is his mother, indicating his memory and respect for his late father or mother. We have an idiom called "bereavement", which means that a person is as sad as losing his parents. Gui Youguang wrote a famous "A Brief Account of the Past", in which "the past" refers to the dead mother. It is worth noting that exams and exams are only for deceased parents, not for parents who are still alive. Everyone should pay attention to this and don't make jokes.
Therefore, the words "Gu", "Xian", "Kao" and "Yan" on the tombstone are very important, and they are generally written in the middle of the tombstone, which we call "China". The writing of the list is also very particular. If the husband and wife are buried together, the husband's name, the first one to take the exam, must be written on the left, and the wife's name, the first one, must be written on the right. Because according to Zhou Li, the ancients praised "Left", that is, "son preference".
In addition, some other honorifics can be added when writing tombstone names, such as: men can add public, political and taboo words, and women can add surnames and Confucianism. For example, therefore, it is obvious that the palace is the tomb of a heart. Among them, "Xian Kao" reflects the male, "Wang Fu" reflects the owner's surname, "taboo" is the respectful title of the younger generation to the elder, and "wholeheartedly" is his name.
In addition, when writing a list, we must pay attention to "grow old together".
What does it mean to grow old together? That is to say, according to the five words "life, old age, illness, death and suffering", the words "life" and "old age" belong to auspicious numbers. Therefore, the number of words in a tombstone will be 1 1, 12, 16,17,2122. Because these numbers are in the position of "longevity" and "old age", they belong to auspicious numbers.
For example, therefore, it is obvious that the palace is the tomb of a heart. It's 1 1, so the calculation is as follows: "Suffering from old age and death, suffering from old age and death, living ..." The word11is "fate", that is, from the birth direction, this is ".
Some people can add or subtract words when writing inscriptions in order to grow old together, so as to achieve the requirement of growing old together. For example, the word "zhi" can be deleted from the tomb. In front of it, you can also add the words "imperial, clear, so, first", or add some taboo words like "house, palace" to meet the requirements of "cohabitation"