These funerals in feudal society really make people feel particularly uncomfortable. My grandmother was a feudal society when she was a child, and she often told me some taboos or bad things about their funeral at that time. For example, those courtiers in ancient times, the prince died, and the emperor's metropolis waved his hand and shouted, this man will give me a grand burial!
But do you know how spectacular the scenery is? Not only does the whole city have to bow down to meet, but it also needs a lot of ostentation and extravagance. Even when buried, those buried objects are countless treasures of gold and silver, which are thrown down bit by bit. Moreover, when they feel that they are going to die, they will repair the mausoleum in advance, find Mr. Feng Shui to divide the gold and set the cave in advance, find a treasure house with excellent Feng Shui, and then start building. If there is no mountain, I will open a mountain. If there is no water, I will open a river of water.
Such human and material resources can't be measured by money at all. Feudal people are superstitious. They think that when they are buried, they can sprout the shadow of future generations. Therefore, funerals in feudal society, especially those of dignitaries, are very grand. But since these dignitaries have funerals, so do those poor people. They also need to pay photogenic attention. In this life, from beginning to end, people want to get married and have children. After they get married and have children, they will save money for themselves, and this money is the coffin book. You can spend money to buy a very beautiful coffin after death, and you will be satisfied in this life.
Therefore, solemnity is the most important aspect of these funerals in feudal society. Dignitaries bury great scenery, and those who have some money buy a good coffin. The poor really have no choice but to roll up straw mats to avoid being exposed to the wilderness.
Be cruel
Everyone should have heard of the word martyrdom! No matter who built the mausoleum for the dignitaries or concubines he liked before his death, he needs to be buried with him after his death. Especially the higher the status, the more people will be buried with him. You'd never think there was such a thing in ancient times. Not in modern times. My grandmother once told me that he had seen such a thing when he was young.
That family is a big one. My son died early because he was weak and sick from childhood, but because he was weak and sick, he wanted to find a happy event, so he got engaged in advance. This girl is just 12 years old. If you don't pass the door, you will be buried with this man. There is no one around to persuade, and everyone thinks this is a normal thing. You can only blame the girl's life. You can imagine burying this girl alive in the ground and living in the same coffin with this man, and being suffocated alive. What a cruel thing it is.