Friends living in rural areas know that although the state advocates cremation, many rural areas are still buried in the soil. In my hometown, a hundred years have passed, and the old people still choose to be buried in the soil, that is, those who work outside the home, when they are old, they still have to go home, choose a place to bury, and return the leaves to their roots.
In the past, the cemeteries in the countryside were divided by surname, and the cemetery of Zhang here and the cemetery of Li there were generally a little far. When a person with one surname is old, he must be buried on the mountain of his own surname, and cannot be buried on the mountain of another surname. In ancient times, from emperors and generals to landlords and rich peasants, they relied on their power and power to hire feng shui masters to find feng shui treasures for their centuries-old cemetery. Then there is no distance to their cemetery, and they can be buried wherever they are after death. That's their cemetery and cemetery.
In the old society, the poor family died, and they were not so lucky. They had to buy land from landlords' homes. Some even sell their children to bury their dead old parents, and their cemetery has no choice for you. After the liberation of New China, the land was collectively owned. When we do earth burials in the countryside, you can bury it anywhere you like on the collective mountain. It is only in the countryside of Bian Xiao's hometown, although in the past everyone had an unwritten rule in the production contract responsibility system, saying that after a hundred years, the old man could be buried wherever he wanted, and no one would interfere.
At present, in rural society, people go out to work in the cities. There were only a few old people left in the house, and there was no wood to cut in the mountains. They all burn coal and liquefied petroleum gas for cooking. It can be said that the mountain vegetation in the countryside is very rich now, and the trees have become forests. It's really not easy for you to go up the mountain empty-handed, let alone carry dozens of people with coffins on your back, it will be difficult.
Therefore, now the elderly in the countryside are also liberated, and people are buried nearby after death, for three reasons:
1. Burying nearby can save children funeral costs
2. To take care of Confucius. The journey is too long and too hard. Now everyone is not used to shoulder picking, nor is they qualified to do such heavy physical work.
3. The cemetery is close to the main purpose to facilitate the worship of children. If the road is too far and you need to cross the mountains, in a few years the grave will be overgrown with weeds, but no one cares, right?
Therefore, if the old parents in their own homes die, under normal circumstances, the children will bury them in their own back hills. Therefore, Bian Xiao personally believes that the cemetery is generally about 1,000 meters away from rural residents, and no matter whose grave it is, it must be suitable. What do you think? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comments section and see how far the grave is from home.