Three: choose a day. Please choose a day that is beneficial to both the host and the guests as the burial day. Miao people avoid using Unitary Day most. It is considered that Unitary Day is too fierce, which is not conducive to peace. After the date is selected, arrange several people to inform relatives and friends of the funeral and burial time. Four: prepare a coffin: if the deceased is not very old or the family is in financial difficulties, generally no coffin is prepared. After people die, they cut Chinese fir themselves and asked some carpenters to make coffins. In this case, carpenters generally don't get paid, but get a little gift at most. If the deceased was a married woman, the coffin should be made bigger. Especially the male head of the coffin should be tall and thick. On the one hand, it respects mother and prevents family members from gossiping, which is a manifestation of uncle's right.
Five: "He salutes". Hosted by a guide. The main family and son-in-law each gave a chicken, and the clan with closer blood relationship raised a small amount of money and rice. The wizard muttered to himself and told the deceased, "You go to the underworld alone, and don't take the soul of the deceased." . The purpose of holding a "sacrificial ceremony" is to make people reduce disasters and live a long and healthy life.
Six: Eat a farewell meal. Relatives of the deceased will accompany the deceased to eat next to the coffin after leaving the coffin and before going up the mountain. Usually three or five people accompany you to eat. When eating with you, put a bowl, a pair of chopsticks and some meat in front of the coffin. It means that the deceased had dinner with his family for the last time.
Seven: choose a place to dig a grave. The family of the deceased and Zhai Lao went to choose a treasure trove of geomantic omen. Miao people seldom read geomantic books and have their own set of evaluation criteria for site selection. After choosing the land, an elder scattered some rice on the ground. And told the deceased: "XXX, this is the taxi team you imitated, your agricultural team, where you spent a lot of money to buy it and where you live."
Eight: Funeral. Before the funeral, put two big poles on both sides of the coffin. Fix the ledger and coffin with some brown ropes. Tie two poles at both ends of the coffin. In addition, there are two dozens of meters long brown ropes tied to the coffin. One end of each rope is tied to one side of the coffin, and the other end is left for everyone to pull. After tying the coffin. The purpose of mourning by the wizard is to transport the coffin safely. At the funeral, an old man kept giving paper money in front. The Miao language is called "Ma Gong", which means buying roads. Hundreds of people are pulling the rope in front. A dozen people were carrying coffins in the back. There are several Mangguan Lusheng teams playing Mangguan Lusheng in the back. While relatives are constantly setting off firecrackers and iron cannons.
Where the road is flat, people who pull the rope to carry the coffin can make jokes at will. When climbing a steep slope, those who pull the rope must unite and pull up hard, while those who carry the coffin pull down hard. The manager shouted the slogan: "Toler! Dare to seize the opportunity! " The person who pulls the rope pays attention to safety, pulling and releasing, releasing and pulling again and again. Subsequently, the coffin bearer and coffin will be pulled up the mountain. This process is a bit like tug of war. The difference is that those who pull the rope must unite as one, and those who carry the coffin must have strong physical strength and intelligence.
Send the coffin to the grave, put your son's coat on the ground first, and then put it down. The dutiful son knelt on the ground, folded his hands, bowed three times and said, "Thank you, three relatives, old and young, for taking the trouble to send my old man up the mountain!" " ".Everyone shouted" Get up quickly and deliver quickly ",which not only accepted the host's thanks, but also wished the host good luck at an early date. Everyone helped the master's family move stones to build a grave and dance lusheng beside the cemetery.
Nine: burial. After the grave is dug, people put the coffin in the grave. The dutiful son tidied up the body of the deceased and his clothes. Pad the victim's head with tiles. Take a bamboo tube full of Bamiyan grass and fill it with some spring water to drink.
Symbolically give the deceased some tools commonly used by the deceased. During this process, a relative covered the face of the deceased with an umbrella to prevent sunlight. Everyone helped to cover the coffin. The dutiful son cut a knife on both sides of the coffin with his sword, and each knife told the deceased that the direction of cutting was the sunrise and sunset gate. After the coffin was cut, the dutiful son knelt on the lid and said to the deceased, "You raised me, and I will bury you today." Then, dig hoes from east to west, north and south. After the dutiful son got up, all Li Qi built graves. In this process, iron cannons are fired and reeds are blown.
Ten: Call the soul home. In the early morning of the third day when the deceased was buried, the family members caught some fish and invited several brothers to shout at the grave. First, light a fire in front of the grave. And summon the souls of the dead to warm themselves. Cook fish for the soul. After that, light a bunch of incense and call the soul home. On the way, I kept saying to my soul, "* * * wood in wood, wood in wood". When you get to the fork in the road, you must make it clear to your soul. Don't ask anyone you meet on the road. Worried that the soul is shy. Those who hold incense must not turn back. Arrange people to wait at home in advance and close the door. When the soul team returned to the door, the incense bearer asked the family, "Did XX go home?" The people in the room replied, "Here we are". The pilgrim asked again, "What is he (she) doing here?" The person in the room replied, "He [she] is good at flying and working [meaning bringing prosperity]". So he opened the door and put the incense in the shrine. It means that the soul is home.