Precious collections such as jewelry and jade articles also have the saying of opening the light.
But does anyone really know what lighting is? I believe many people don't understand what the opening is, right?
In China's rural areas, the phenomenon of opening the light exists.
If you want to know the custom of entering the countryside, you may find the answer.
There is a saying that there are many rituals and customs in the countryside.
Opening the light can be said to be a very common sentence in some funeral customs.
What is the specific opening? We can only understand it through concrete custom analysis.
What is the opening?
Opening the light is an idea and a statement.
We need to know what light is. We must first understand the origin and significance of opening the light.
Kaiguang originated mainly from religion at the earliest, and the word Kaiguang is most used in ordinary Buddhism.
Opening the light is also called "opening the eyes". Hearing this statement, I think everyone can understand that the opening of the light belongs to the category of metaphysics, which is somewhat illusory.
Opening the light has a certain superstitious color. Opening the light is to inject the so-called mysterious power from heaven into the target object through a series of ways similar to offering sacrifices to gods. Then the object has magical power, and people think it can play a unique magical role.
In religious culture, the opening ceremony has other uses besides describing this kind of sacrifice and blessing.
Like Buddhist monks, some monks will recite scriptures among the people, pray for people's hearts and give people psychological baptism through chanting.
For example, Dot mole's technology means enlightening people's minds and opening their eyes.
This kind of behavior is really unreal and superstitious to others, but it is a religious ceremony.
Today, the opening ceremony is not unique to religion.
With the passage of time and the spread of the custom of opening light, opening light has entered the countryside and has gradually merged with some local customs.
It is essential to have a funeral in the countryside.
To say that the most frequently quoted opening ceremony in rural areas is the funeral custom in rural areas.
At funerals in rural areas, there is often a saying of opening the light.
Take rural Tianjin as an example. A funeral will be held after the death of the deceased.
In the process of funeral, it is very important that everyone stands in different positions and is responsible for different affairs.
Like the descendants of the immediate family members of the deceased, children should carry banners, and spouses should hold ashes or portraits in front.
Everyone needs steamed bread coins in their hands, and other relatives are on both sides of the line.
When paying homage, put a red paper brick in front of the eldest son of the deceased, then the eldest son holds a bowl, then drops the bowl in his hand on the brick wrapped in red paper and shouts "Mom and Dad leave money".
When the hearse carries the coffin, people who are related to the deceased should take the same car, and other people who are not related should take another car.
When the car is driving, you should scatter paper and paper money on the roadside. This statement is called buying roads for the dead. Paper money and paper are similar to buying tolls.
This is a general funeral procedure, which is also called funeral ceremony locally. Although this opening ceremony is different from the ordinary opening ceremony, it is a prayer to express good wishes. The opening ceremony of the funeral expressed the rest and respect for the soul of the deceased.
In addition to holding ceremonies in Tianjin, there are other ways to hold funerals in some places, and there is a saying that paper men hold ceremonies.
A small paper man will be tied to the funeral. Before the funeral, someone will ask someone to open the paper man first.
Paper men are also particular about opening the light. Paper men pay attention to choosing the right place and time before they can ask the master to open the light.
Invite different people according to different religious beliefs.
People who believe in Buddhism will naturally invite monks from temples, and Taoism will invite monks to light up.
Of course, sometimes it is difficult to find such a person, or the cost is too high, and some people will hire a feng shui master.
Summary: In fact, the opening ceremony is obvious in many customs, and the methods of the opening ceremony may be very different, but the purpose and significance of the opening ceremony are the same.
Opening the light is superstitious and mysterious, but it has penetrated into the minds of many people, especially the elderly in rural areas.
In fact, don't look at this kind of thing with a modern eye. Maybe some people don't like it and will resist it, but we must understand that opening the light is a kind of sustenance for good things.
Some people may not believe in lighting, but they will do it, because there is always a beautiful idea in people's hearts.
The opening of things is a beautiful expectation for things, and the opening of funerals is a prayer and yearning for the dead. The opening of things is a bright light in the hearts of the living, in order to give people hope for a better life.