What are the taboos about burial?

Question 1: What are the general taboos for burial? This depends on whether it is cremation or burial.

Modern people generally choose to cremate their ancestors. If it is cremated, because the remains of the ancestors have been burnt by fire, the influence on the descendants will be weakened to the lowest point, so be careful not to enshrine the ashes at home, but place them in the Buddhist hall or the Eternal Life Pagoda. .

If it is a burial, the first step is of course Feng Shui. Then before burial, you should first find out whether other ancestors have been buried here in the cemetery before. If so, you should first make treasures and ask that ancestor to leave. Because nowadays, burials are generally only allowed for ten years in a cemetery, so this situation is bound to happen. At that time, you should convert it into a treasure together with a deed asking the ancestors of the place to leave with his family. , and then buried. If that doesn't work, you should first ask a Taoist priest or monk to perform a fiefdom ceremony. To prevent the ancestors of this cemetery from robbing their own ancestors.

Then, a pit three feet deep should be dug to place the coffin during burial. This is an auspicious number on the dragon ruler, but modern people generally don't notice it.

When placing a coffin, the person placing the coffin should face the sun or try to avoid casting his or her shadow into the grave.

Question 2: What are the taboos during burial? There are rules.

According to the old rules, the time of burial must also be particular, and the coffin must fall to the earth after the sun sets. When the earth falls, the Eight Immortals pull the brown rope and lower it slowly. After everything is stable, the relatives must grab the earth and throw it on the coffin. This is called adding earth. After the coffin is lowered, it must first be covered with a thin layer of soil, then the soil swept out of the tomb is sprinkled on top, and then a bowl, called a rice bowl, must be placed. The reason for doing this is to be gentle when moving the grave in the future, so as not to disturb the souls of the dead and bring misfortune.

Before burial, the dead son will store grains made of whole grains in the tomb. The mouth of the store is covered with a small pancake. There is also a ceramic jar placed in the tomb, and a soybean oil lamp called an everlasting lamp placed on top of the jar. In some places, a bronze mirror is embedded in the tomb to symbolize the sun. In ancient times, wealthy people would stay away from tombs, shoot three arrows, and then retreat immediately. The reason for not daring to get close to the coffin is because I am worried that I will not be able to suppress the ghosts and will suffer disaster. Cannons must be fired when the coffin is placed in the tomb, which is said to be a farewell ceremony for the deceased to go to the underworld.

After burial, people must wash their hands, and some even use wine to wash them. This means that no one will die in the future and is used to drive away bad luck. Then the bereaved family thanks the drummer and the guests. Afterwards, a funeral ceremony will be held to worship the deceased's soul. In some places, after the funeral, as long as they are relatives, they have to have a meal together. This is called a meal for the deceased. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there is a custom of drinking longevity soup and eating longevity beans. That is to say, after an elderly person over seventy years old dies, on the day of the funeral, the bereaved family must prepare a large vat of meat and bone soup, which is longevity soup, and a large pot of cooked yellow soybeans, which is longevity beans. When mourners come back, they have to drink a small bowl of longevity soup and eat some longevity beans, which means to add blessings and longevity. In some places, the fragrant and glutinous longevity beans are distributed to the children in the neighborhood. The saying is that eating longevity beans will make you live longer in the future.

After the first mourning, mourning, mourning, funeral and other ceremonies, the last step is the burial. This kind of burial ceremony is very particular and cumbersome. The people who carry the coffin are called the Eight Immortals, and the people who dig the coffin are called digging holes. Before drilling the acupuncture points, sacrifices must be made to Kaishan, and filial sons must burn incense and light candles to perform the Kaishan ceremony. In some places, it is necessary to invite earthly immortals and draw Tai Sui. When opening the mountain, avoid the direction of Tai Sui. Otherwise, if Tai Sui's head is disturbed, the bereaved family will suffer disaster. When digging the mountain, wooden stakes should be driven before and after the tomb, and then the filial son should dig three times with a hoe within the area of ??the pile. Then the Eight Immortals came over to make acupuncture points, and then burned the portrait of Tai Sui. In this kind of tomb, the coffin is pushed in. At the bottom of the tomb, there are two pieces of bamboo or small smooth and moist shank trees that have been peeled off. When placing it, put the upper part of the coffin on top, then use a crowbar to push it in. After pushing it in, pull off the bottom, and finally shovel some turf to seal the hole tightly.

If you have many wives, you have to strive for the first one to be lucky. Some people even take off their shoes and take a shortcut home by water. After scattering the loess, the daughter-in-law has to rush to the kitchen to eat a few bites of food. This is called bringing in treasure, and it is for good luck.

Question 3: What are the first seven days of a funeral? Are there any taboos about the first seven days? Chinese funeral customs are based on the time of death of the deceased and the days and hours calculated based on the heavenly stems and earthly branches. It is customary for everyone to believe that "the first seven days" refers to the seventh day after a person dies. Different places have different customs of the "First Seven", but it is generally believed that the soul of the deceased will return home on the "First Seven". The family should prepare a meal for the soul of the deceased before the soul returns, and then avoid it. It is best to The best method is to sleep, and hide in bed if you can't sleep; if the soul of the deceased sees his family, it will make him miss him, which will affect his reincarnation as a human being.

In Chinese tradition, on the seventh day after death, the soul of a person will return home to pay his last respects. The family will prepare "him" his favorite food and objects during his lifetime as a final tribute. , the Chinese call this day the "First Seven".

Question 4: What are the nine taboos during burial?

According to the old rules, the time of burial must also be paid attention to. It must be when the sun sets and the coffin sets. earth. When the earth falls, the Eight Immortals pull the brown rope and lower it slowly. After everything is stable, the relatives must grab the earth and throw it on the coffin. This is called adding earth. After the coffin is lowered, it must first be covered with a thin layer of soil, then the soil swept out of the tomb is sprinkled on top, and then a bowl, called a rice bowl, must be placed. The reason for doing this is to be gentle when moving the grave in the future, so as not to disturb the souls of the dead and bring misfortune.

Question 5: Burial taboos on burial. It is necessary to observe the date of burial, the twenty-eight constellations, and which constellations are pretentious before burial.

Question 6: What are the taboos on burial? It is necessary to look at the date of burial, the twenty-eight constellations, which constellations are artificial, and then the burial can be carried out.

Question 7: What are the taboos about burial? Don’t be superstitious. No zodiac sign will affect burial. If everyone is gone, who can still influence it?

Question 8: What are the taboos for attending funerals? The customs and habits of different ethnic groups and regions vary greatly. As the saying goes, "different customs are different in ten miles." The old funeral tradition of the Han people emphasizes heavy burials and rich burials, and is mixed with many superstitious customs. . Burial in coffins has been popular among the Han people since ancient times. The funeral is grand and carried out in three stages: exhumation, funeral and burial. Burial means dressing the corpse and placing it in the coffin. When a person dies, the soul of the deceased must be summoned and bathed before being buried. There are two steps of burial: small coffin and large coffin. A small coffin is used to wrap the corpse in a quilt, usually cloth, rich people use silk, and some royal families use jade clothes. The body is put into the coffin. The coffin is called "Shou coffin". The male coffin is engraved with the word "Shou", the female coffin is engraved with the word "福", and some are engraved with the combination of the three characters "Fu, Lu and Shou". Rice is also placed in the mouth of the deceased during the burial. Wealthy families include bis, beads, etc., royal families include jade, and in modern times, rice is placed in the mouth of the deceased. They are all called "rice containing". Some items are often buried along with the burial. Most people have clothes, quilts and daily necessities. Rich families and royal families have many and valuable burial items. Funeral means placing the coffin in the funeral palace after burial. The length of the funeral period varies, ranging from 3 days to 30 days, mainly determined by the mourner. In ancient times, the coffin was usually kept in the coffin for 3 months, and sometimes it took up to 7 months. According to the traditional custom of the Han people, when a parent dies, the children must go to the funeral, otherwise it is considered unfilial. Relatives and friends will mourn and pay homage to the deceased in the future, which is called "mourning" or "condolences." All mourners must wear mourning clothes. In ancient times, the mourning clothes of the Han people were divided into five types: zhansheng, qixian, dagong, xiaogong and weaving linen, which were called "five clothes". Wear linen and wear filial piety." In modern times, white cloth is often used as mourning clothes. In modern cities, it is common to wear white flowers on the chest and black gauze on the arms. Burial means burying the remains of the deceased, that is, placing the coffin into the ground. According to old customs, before burial, one often has to look at Feng Shui and choose a cemetery, which is called "choosing an auspicious place." Funeral is also called funeral. During funerals, the ancient Han people usually held the mourning ribbon in front of the "filial son", and those who carried the coffin sang elegy. Elegies evolved into sad music in recent times and modern times. Relatives and friends wrote elegy words or elegiac couplets at the funeral. In modern times, it evolved into sending wreaths with elegiac couplets written on them. In ancient times, there was the custom of burying people (mainly close relatives, close ministers and close attendants, which still existed in the Qing Dynasty). Later, they were gradually replaced by pottery figurines, and in modern times, human figures tied with paper were buried with them. After the funeral, there are memorial ceremonies for seven days, seven days off, one hundred days, and anniversaries, etc., and the tablets are returned to the ancestral hall. This has changed from a ritual for people during a funeral to a ritual for "ghosts" and "ancestral spirits" . In addition, the Han people also have the custom of "return burial", which is to bury the remains of those who died in a foreign country back to their place of origin. During the funeral, relatives of the deceased should wear mourning clothes and keep vigil in the mourning hall. In the ancient Chinese etiquette system, filial piety clothes were divided into five grades according to the closeness of the blood relationship with the deceased. In modern Chinese, there is also the word "five clothes" to indicate the distance of the blood relationship. The mourning robe is made of white cloth, which is very different from the Western custom of wearing white robes as a formal dress. During the Qing Dynasty, an Englishman came to China for the first time and found it very strange that everyone in the funeral procession was wearing white clothes, but their expressions were painful and sad. In ancient times, people sang elegy during funerals. Tao Yuanming, the great poet of the Jin Dynasty, wrote three "elegy poems" for himself during his lifetime. The elegiac couplets and elegies of later generations evolved from the elegies of ancient times. The scale of the funeral ceremony is closely related to the status and identity of the deceased. In feudal society, there were strict regulations on funeral rituals for people with different statuses. Princes, nobles and wealthy families often use grand funeral ceremonies to show off their power. In "A Dream of Red Mansions", it is written that Qin Keqing died in the Ningguo Mansion. The coffin used was worth thousands of taels of silver. Two to three hundred monks and Taoists chanted sutras. The funeral procession was "mighty and mighty, as heavy as a mountain of silver." As the poor people cannot even meet the basic needs of food and clothing, naturally they cannot talk about "heavy burials and generous burials". Sometimes the body can only be wrapped in a mat and buried hastily.

After the death of an elder, the descendants must stay at home for twenty-seven months, during which social interactions and entertainment are suspended. Officials must also leave their jobs and return home to observe mourning to express their condolences for their elders, which is called "keeping the system." Examples of funeral procedures Suppose someone is 81 years old Years old, male, military background, full of descendants. Change clothes, wear military uniform and longevity shoes. The body is covered with yellow silk and the face is covered with a white silk scarf. All buttons on the clothes should be cut off, and the clothes should be tied up with cloth belts, but no "dead knots" should be made. Preliminary plastic surgery: the facial features are reset, and a gold ingot or a coin is placed in the mouth. The left hand holds a gold ingot (both are imitations), and the right hand holds a dog beating stick (convenient for chopsticks). The body was tied up with red thread, mainly the hands and feet. If there are cats or dogs in the house, they should be well taken care of and should not get close to the corpse. (To prevent the soul of the deceased from being possessed by the animal) Transport it to the funeral home. Set up a simple mourning hall at home. Portrait of the deceased: An enlarged photo has been prepared in advance and a special photo frame has been purchased. Put a black ribbon. Offerings at the table... >>

Question 9: How much do you know about the taboos about funerals? Life inevitably goes through various stages of development: birth, old age, illness, and death. No one can escape the inevitable stages of illness and death. When a person dies, there will naturally be a funeral, burial, and mourning. Therefore, there are a set of customs for funerals, and there are also certain taboos during funerals. After a person dies, he should immediately cover his face with a piece of square papyrus diagonally and press it with burning paper. Legend has it that with the mask, you can prevent various livestock from coming close to breathe and ventilate the dead. Dead people can wander through their corpses because of the spiritual energy of livestock. At the same time, dogs should not be allowed to see dead bodies in the home, otherwise, another death will occur in the home. The deceased died naturally due to old age. When he died at the age of eighty-one, a funeral ceremony would be performed. Folks believe that after the number of ninety-nine and eighty-one has reached its end, there will be no more to come, and future generations will gradually go downhill and eventually become destitute. Therefore, one must dismantle the abacus and still go out of the window on the day when the deceased died, as a sign of The old luck is gone, and new luck is about to come. Only in this way can the misfortune of poverty and defeat be eliminated, and the family fortune be prosperous. Therefore, if there is an old man named Ba Zhi in his family, he should prepare an extra abacus in case the old man dies suddenly at the age of eighty-one. Taboos on funerals and burials: the funerals of good and bad deaths cannot be confused; widows, pregnant women, and postpartum women are not allowed to attend funerals; remarried couples are not buried together. Couples who are married will live in the same quilt and die in the same hole; Taboos on funerals: leaving the coffin: Generally, you have to choose a more auspicious day for the funeral, and avoid burial on two days, otherwise disaster will happen in pairs. The coffin goes on the road: The filial son wears linen and mourning, holds mourning sticks and soul-calling flags, and guides the coffin and the funeral procession on the road; when burying, a wizard must be asked to sacrifice the coffin, and the coffin is not allowed to be moved once it falls into the grave. During burial, it is taboo for mourners to throw their figures into the grave, because throwing their figures into the grave is tantamount to sacrificial burial. People who practice burial or cremation only need to take care of them from time to time after the burial, cultivate the soil, plant trees, and continue to smoke cigarettes. Returning from the funeral: Three piles of straw are burned in front of the funeral, and the mourners step over the fire, which means everything is fine. Don't shed tears on the corpse during the funeral, otherwise the person will go crazy. When entering Kuang, those whose zodiac signs are incompatible with each other will be posted in front of the door, and they must avoid it to avoid offending. The avoidance of "re-burial days" during the burial period is A day of the first month, B day of February, Wu day of March, C day of April, D day of May, J day of June, Geng day of July, Xin day of August, Ninth day. The day of the month is Xu, the day of the tenth month is the day of Ren, the day of the eleventh month is the day of Gui, and the day of the twelfth month is the day of the month. The oil in the oil lamp on the spiritual table is commonly known as burning oil. Do not touch it, otherwise your body will feel pain. Chopsticks are inserted into the rice bowl (white rice used to offer sacrifices to the deceased), so children are advised not to do this to avoid bad luck. It is forbidden to hear thunder when entering a coffin. It is superstitious that the belly of the deceased will swell, and a gong must be placed on the body of the deceased to suppress it. Sacrifice taboos Eel - The eel's tail is pointed and gradually goes down, so it is called "absolute tail". "Absolute tail" has the term "descendants", so eels cannot be used for worship, to avoid extermination. Eggplant - Eggplant is commonly known as "hanged person". Because it is hung on the flower stalk, it is called "hanged person", which means "eggplant that is raw and sick". Therefore, sacrifice cannot be carried out by "hanging and killing". Fish in the pit - The fish in the sea are called "fish in the pit", such as yellow croaker, croaker, etc. are not used as sacrifices. Soybean sprouts - Soybean sprouts are the same as "ruyi", so they are commonly called "ruyi dishes". They are not meant to be eaten as one wishes, so there is no need for sacrifices.

Question 10: Taboos and precautions for burial on the underworld day. According to the old rules, the time of burial must also be paid attention to. The coffin must fall to the ground when the sun sets. When the earth falls, the Eight Immortals pull the brown rope and slowly lower it. After everything is stable, the relatives must grab the earth and throw it on the coffin. This is called adding earth.

After the coffin is lowered, it must first be covered with a thin layer of soil, then the soil swept out of the tomb is sprinkled on top, and then a bowl, called a rice bowl, must be placed. The reason for doing this is to be gentle when moving the grave in the future, so as not to disturb the souls of the dead and bring misfortune.

There are many interesting customs after the coffin is parked on the mountain. In some places, a filial daughter-in-law has to bow before the soul, then hold a handful of loess wrapped in her arms, run home and scatter the loess under the pig, chicken coop and under the bed. It is said that in this way she can be blessed by the soul of the deceased. If you have many wives, you have to strive for the first one to be lucky. Some people even take off their shoes and take a shortcut home by water. After scattering the loess, the daughter-in-law has to rush to the kitchen to eat a few bites of food. This is called bringing in treasure, and it is for good luck.