In rural areas, there are a lot of particularities and customs when doing weddings or weddings.
Just like building a house, this is a great and joyful event in rural areas, but there are also many folk customs prohibitions, especially in "feng shui" which is the most important.
There are also many common sayings about this aspect among the people, such as "Don't enjoy the shade under the mourning tree, and don't build a house under the mounds of mountains."
Perhaps, today's young people will find it difficult to understand such a saying.
After all, it’s good to enjoy the shade under a big tree, especially in today’s hot summer, sitting under a big tree with the breeze blowing is so comfortable.
Why do the older generation say "Don't enjoy the shade under trees" and cannot build houses under mountains?
In fact, these common sayings actually reflect a series of traditional rural customs and taboos.
These folk customs can generally be classified as "sacred ghosts" and "daily life".
The "weeping tree" and "mound mountain" in the proverbs mainly refer to "sacred ghosts". For some sacred things, you must believe in them, and for some ghosts and other unclean things, you must stay away.
1. Do not enjoy the shade under a mourning tree
In some rural areas, farmers believe that trees are related to funerals and graves, and people think it is bad to plant such trees.
Not only are they not allowed to be planted near your own yard or farmland, you are not allowed to even enjoy the shade under such trees. This kind of tree is a willow tree.
In rural areas of our country, there is a lot of care when conducting funerals. During the funeral, filial sons need to hold some ceremonial items such as filial sticks and mourning sticks.
In some areas, these filial sticks are made of willow sticks.
The "Liu" and "Liu" of this main willow tree are homophonic, which means that a filial son is reluctant to let his relatives leave.
At the beginning, it was because there was not enough wood in some rural areas, and the survival rate and growth rate of willow trees were also very high, which could meet the needs of private people for funerals. However, in the later stages, it became a custom. .
People not only use willow trees when conducting funerals, they also use willow trees to hang paper flowers when sweeping graves.
However, local customs vary from place to place. In some places, it is taboo for willow trees to grow on graves, and they are even afraid of mourning sticks made from willow trees being inserted on graves.
So, when making it, it will be burned with fire first to make it lose its vitality.
It is precisely for this reason that people think willows are an "unclean" thing, and they are taboo about planting them at home and enjoying the shade under them.
In rural areas, willow trees are also known as "ghost willows" and "bad willows". People are most taboo about "ghosts" and "bad" and believe that enjoying the shade under a willow tree will contaminate some " Bad” stuff.
However, in some areas south of the Yangtze River, willow trees also have very auspicious names, such as "Qian Chuan Chuan". In areas south of the Yangtze River, some willow trees will be planted along river banks and roadsides, which means to attract wealth. Good luck and good luck.
In fact, in most rural areas, mourning trees do not specifically refer to "willow trees", but refer to the shape of the trees.
After all, the wood used to make "mourning sticks" is different in different places, and the lengths are also inconsistent. Some are short and some are as long as one and a half meters.
The mourning stick is even known as a "miniature version of a big tree" in rural areas.
The deceased old man represents the roots of the big tree, and the filial son represents the trunk of the big tree.
Therefore, people are more taboo about trees that look like "mourning sticks."
2. Don’t build a house under the hills and mountains
Whether it is in a rural area or a first-tier city, there are many things to pay attention to when building a house.
There are many mountains and rivers in the countryside. It is common to build houses at the foot of the mountains. But why do the older generation say that it is not allowed to build houses under the hills and mountains?
The "hills" in rural areas are mainly those naturally formed hills that are higher than the ground.
The house architecture in plain areas is different from that in hills and hilly areas.
When building a house in a mountainous area, it is important to "sit down and face the sky". When looking at it from a standing position, with the mountain at its back, the view in front of the house will be very wide.
However, when building a house in plain areas, the emphasis is on "sit empty and look full". People prefer the site behind the house and have a wide view. Therefore, there is a saying "Don't build a house under the hills and mountains".
Another main reason is that most of the hills in the plain areas are not naturally formed and may have been artificially piled up later.
The artificial hills are either tombs or remnants of ancient battlefields.
Before excavation, the tombs of ancient emperors had several high hills. Modern archaeologists have also confirmed that the hills in some plain areas are mostly ancient tombs.
It is unlucky to build a house near a tomb.
Moreover, tomb robbers often visit these ancient tombs, and building houses nearby will also pose certain safety risks.
Especially in ancient battlefields, if you want to win the war, you will build some hills in the battle camp to facilitate observation of the enemy's situation and keep track of changes in the situation at any time.
On the battlefield, there were many soldiers who died defending their homes and the country. People believed that building a house in such a place would be "unclean".
Therefore, it became taboo to build a house under a hill.
Summary:
Although there is a certain feudal superstitious concept in "Don't enjoy the shade under the mourning tree, and don't build a house under the mounds and mountains", most of them are ancestors' Life experiences handed down.
Since ancient times, our country has been very particular about funerals or building houses. Even if there are no ghosts, people will choose to avoid them for peace of mind.