The ancient custom of putting things in the mouth after death was called? Tongue depressor? This is a kind of system which originated from the pre-Qin period. The mibei placed in the mouth of the deceased is usually called? Rice? , and put the bead jade called? Including? . Containment is the etiquette enjoyed by emperors and nobles after their death, while ordinary people can only eat.
funerals usually take place after the deceased is dressed, and all the closest relatives will be present? Does it matter if you look at it personally? . In ancient times, there were also strict regulations on the system of containing corpses, especially the selection of objects containing corpses should follow the regulations, because it is a symbol of the identity of the deceased and must not overstep the rank.
according to the records in "Zhou Li", it is stipulated that after the death of the emperor, pearls are in his mouth, princes contain jade, doctors contain jade, and scholars contain shellfish. The General Code written by Du You in the Tang Dynasty records that the emperors and officials with three or more grades have rice beams containing Bi, officials with four or five grades have rice grains containing Bi, and officials with six grades or less have rice beams containing Bei.
in the song dynasty, the system of burying the dead also changed accordingly. According to Sima Guang's Book Instrument, in the Song Dynasty, copper coins were used instead of shellfish, and jade beads were often targeted by thieves, but no amount of copper coins was expensive, so only San Qian could be put. This funeral custom is also available among the people now.
why is there a system of burial?
about the death of the ancients? Tongue depressor? There are many reasons for the custom. To sum up, there are two categories. One is that the deceased has something in his mouth, which can prevent the deceased from starving on the way to the underworld. If he is hungry, it will have an adverse impact on the descendants of the deceased.
There is another saying that it can prevent the dead from talking, and I hope that there will be less right and wrong on the road to death, avoid the disaster from coming out of my mouth, and reincarnate as soon as possible. So in the Qing dynasty, when the deceased put something in his mouth, would it be used? Tight line? , also known as? Mouth line? . The funerary objects of the Qing royal family usually used precious pearls and jade.
Generally, a hole is punched in the pearl, and a red thread is tied, and then the pearl is put into the mouth of the deceased, and the other end of the red thread is tied on the ribbon knot of the deceased's skirt. The thread on this bottle may be to avoid slipping into the dead man's throat. In the folk, the mouth card is usually called? Oral evidence? The poor have no strength to contain jade, so they can only replace it with rice balls.
In Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, families with slightly better families usually used tea bags. In fact, the custom of gagging with rice balls is the source of the funeral system, which is based on filial piety. It is recorded in the biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram:? The dutiful son is so honest that he is born with something to die, and he can't bear to reveal his mouth. ? Which means we can't let the dead starve.
both the folk and the royal aristocrats have the custom of mourning. The only difference is their own purpose. The royal aristocrats mainly show their wealth and hope to reach the paradise after death. Folk ones are mainly for the better survival of future generations, which not only embodies filial piety, but also does not harm future generations.
For example, the luminous pearl in Cixi's mouth is the embodiment of royal luxury. The jade cicada in Qianlong's mouth is beyond the scope of luxury. It embodies the expectation of reincarnation and is also a manifestation of its belief in Buddhism. While attaching importance to etiquette, the ancients also paid great attention to nature, and the idea that things die like things happen is deeply rooted.
The ancients believed that Yin and Yang are infinite cycles, and the four seasons are also alternating. Perhaps modern people can never give an accurate answer to the real reason why the ancients were buried. People's birth, aging, illness and death are also in endless cycles, and the system of containing the dead may also include people's nostalgia and blessings for the deceased.