We can't make our own decisions when we are born, and we can't make our own decisions when we die.
This is the law of nature, and none of us can escape.
As early as a long time ago, the fear and unknown of the ancients made people pay special attention to death.
The ancients formed a complete funeral culture system for burying the dead, in which there were many taboos about funeral.
Because the ancient people were not developed in science and technology at that time, they classified all phenomena that they could not understand as metaphysics and also had their own set of complete theories.
For example, the ancients thought that "ten years of rain killed coffins, and rain sprinkled graves to create nobles."
"Ten years of rain kills the coffin, and ten thousand years of rain pours the grave." How about a funeral on a rainy day?
A, rain coffin ten years acid
Relatives in the family died, and the rain kept falling just after the funeral. It was called rain hitting the coffin. The ancients thought that this was a sign that the family was going to decline, and it was possible to be poor within ten years.
Another is that if the rain soaks into the coffin, it will cause the coffin to be wet, and it is considered that the soul of the deceased is restless in this environment.
So the ancients went to funerals and didn't pay attention to the weather. If it rains, they will try to avoid it.
If you really can't avoid it, you will also wrap the memorial tablet with clothes to prevent it from getting wet by the rain.
Now we all know that this is a feudal superstition with no scientific basis.
But for the ancients at that time, they were convinced that the deceased must have come from another world.
Second, rain falls on the grave.
The second half of the sentence means that it is a good thing that the tombstone and grave soil are wet by rain after the deceased is buried.
It indicates that there will be prominent figures in the descendants of the deceased, which is a great event for the whole family.
The ancients would think that it was the infinite merits of the deceased relatives that touched the sky without rain.
At that time, the ancients attached great importance to a person's virtue. If a person's virtue is noble, he can not only get gifts and rewards from God, but also bless his descendants after his death.
Although there is some truth in what the ancients left behind, not all the words are suitable for our present society.
If the descendants of the deceased don't work hard, even if the rain drenches the grave, no one can come out.
Third, can a funeral be held in rainy days?
Rain is only a natural phenomenon, and it is unscientific to link the weather with the fate of one's family.
The reason for this is that in ancient times, the lowest working people could not change the status quo, but entrusted their fate to heaven.
Think that the change of weather is a warning from God.
And because these things happen by accident, people will treat them with an attitude that they would rather believe it, but not believe it.
Moreover, the coffin buried in rainy days will be soaked by rain, which will accelerate the decay of the coffin and is not conducive to the long-term preservation of the remains.
Burying in rainy days will also increase the difficulty of people's work, so the main family will generally try to choose a time with good weather.
If all procedures are completed after the coffin is buried, it will rain at this time, making the soil in the cemetery more solid.
It can not only prevent the destruction of wild animals, but also prevent grave robbers from stealing.
Fourth, funeral culture.
Our country has a long cultural history, spanning five thousand years.
China has always had many cultural customs, among which funeral customs have developed into funeral culture, which has been circulating for thousands of years.
It is recorded in Chinese ancient books that "death is like life, death is like existence", which probably means to treat the dead as living people. For example, tombs left by emperors of past dynasties have good reference value.
Many of the cultural relics unearthed in the ancient tomb were buried at that time, which is exactly what this sentence said.
Ancient books also recorded the way of burial, the time of burial, and the things that should be avoided during burial. Those strict rules are clearly remembered.
These all represent the funeral culture of that era, and some customs and cultures have been passed down to this day.
Summary:
Now our science and technology are much more developed than in ancient times, and we are convinced that rainy days have nothing to do with our future destiny.
However, the funeral culture handed down from ancient times in China has been deeply engraved in people's daily life for thousands of years.
Funeral culture mainly shows the respect of living relatives for the deceased and the memory of the deceased relatives.
However, we should scientifically understand the customs and culture of the ancients, learn their essence, and abandon those unscientific feudal superstitions.
Destiny is in our own hands, not by these funeral cultures without scientific basis.