As the saying goes, 360 lines, each line is the best. But in ancient times, workers in some industries were so shameless that they could not even return to their roots after death.
So what kind of people can't return to their ancestors?
eunuch
In ancient times, there was a special occupation, which was limited to men, and that was eunuch. In feudal times, the main source of eunuchs was the children of poor families, the parents of these poor families, but no one who had the opportunity would let his children embark on this road. Because being a eunuch is "clean".
According to "The Book of Filial Piety", "Parents dare not damage their bodies". If you accept chastity, it is unfilial to your parents. Moreover, there is a saying in the Book of Filial Piety that "there are three unfilial", and parents raise their children only to carry on the family line and continue the incense. If you cut off the blood of your ancestors, it is unfilial and a sinner of your ancestors, so such people are not allowed to enter the ancestral graves.
Cross the dead into the ancestral grave.
Sudden death refers to a person who died abnormally. Such people are generally called natural deaths and belong to family misfortune. This is very taboo for the family, so it is not allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave after death.
A bachelor never goes to his ancestral grave.
A person who has never been married can't be buried in his ancestral grave. In ancient times, it was said that a bachelor entered the ancestral grave and was single from generation to generation. Moreover, people who are married but have no children are not allowed to enter the ancestral graves. So in the old society, if there were no sons in life, they would regard their brothers' sons as their own. This is called adoption. After adopting a son, he can be buried in the ancestral grave.
Those who die young will not enter their ancestral graves.
People under the age of 18 who died due to their own reasons are not allowed to enter the ancestral graves, because it will be unlucky for the family's future fortune. When a child dies, he can leave the grave, but he can't enter the ancestral grave. They are usually buried on the ground or in mass graves.
Unmarried women will not go to their ancestral graves after death.
Generally speaking, when a woman marries, she will eventually be buried in her husband's ancestral grave. Because once you get married, it's like spilled water, not collected in your family's ancestral grave. But if this woman has never been married, she is usually ready to marry someone else. In this case, although you can't enter the ancestral grave, you can enter the ancient grave, which is a cemetery specially set up for unmarried women.
People who commit suicide cannot enter the ancestral graves.
Generally, ancient people looked down on men committing suicide. If you choose to commit suicide, it is disrespectful to life, unfilial to your parents, against God's will, and will destroy the feng shui of your ancestors! Generally, it is taboo at home, so naturally they are not allowed to enter the ancestral graves.
As the saying goes: one life, two fortunes, three geomantics, four virtues and five studies, the ancients paid the most attention to ancestral graves. The scripture says, "The buried use anger. Five gases flow underground. The birth of all things. People accept it from their parents. The skeleton was angry and its body was covered. Feeling angry should be the blessing of ghosts and people. Based on the collapse of Tongshan. Zhong Ling Dongpo! "
In other words, although the ancestors died and the lights went out, their aura was still full of certain space, which still silently influenced future generations. Therefore, there are also very strict requirements for who can enter the ancestral grave and who can't.