In ancient China, the etiquette requirements for marriage and funeral were very strict, not only the rigor of the ceremonial process, but also many exquisite and customs after the end of the ceremony.
In the case of cemeteries, many people will say to others, "Your ancestral grave is smoking", which is actually a folk saying, which means that the family is blessed by the ancestors. In addition, many people also pay attention to "the long bamboo at the side of the grave must be moved to the grave, and the two things in front of the grave become rich people", which makes people feel confused and do not know what the colloquial saying refers to.
Why did the long bamboo next to the grave be relocated to the cemetery?
Chinese is very important for site selection, pay attention to "feng shui", which is not only before the world, but also reflected in the person after death. Many people will choose their own grave site before they die, or it will be selected by their relatives and Mr. Yin and Yang after death.
The first point is that the location must be selected in a sunny place. In feng shui, the cemetery is a very cold place, so the absence of sunlight has an impact on the prosperity of the family's future generations, preferably from morning to 1 p.m. can be illuminated by the sun.
Secondly, the cemetery should choose a place that is more than two square meters wide, between ten squares, and will form a right angle, and also build a boundary in the cemetery. The ancients believed that if there is no boundary of the tomb, the family will be easy to get entangled with others; it is not possible to lay stone slabs, cement, and stones on the entire cemetery, otherwise the master's family will not be able to make ends meet, and there is a risk of scattering wealth.
Secondly, as far as the feng shui of the cemetery is concerned, there can be no water flowing down from the surrounding heights, and there are often sick and weak people in the owner's home of this location; there can be no weeds near the cemetery, if it spreads to the forefront of the cemetery, it will make the family appear weak or sick, so people will often sweep the grave and remove weeds.
Many people will think that China is a symbolic country, does it mean that it would be better to place more auspicious objects around the cemetery, but this is not the case.
Bamboo is a symbol of auspiciousness in the traditional culture of the mainland, on the one hand, people spread the word that bamboo is safe, on the other hand, it means that the festival is rising, so people like to bring bamboo products when visiting relatives and friends, and when children are born, they also like to buy bamboo-style jewelry to send, but many people do not understand why such auspicious plants should not appear around the cemetery.
The saying "long bamboo by the grave must be moved to the grave" actually has little to do with our traditional symbols, but is studied from a more scientific point of view. Bamboo is a kind of growth and reproduction ability is relatively strong, we can often see a piece of bamboo forest, which is the result of the development of bamboo root system.
Whether on the ground or underground, the development of bamboo will affect the cemetery, and no one wants their ancestors to be crowded together with a group of chaotic roots, which is also disrespectful to the ancestors. In addition, bamboo is a yin-loving and wet-loving plant, so we are not common in the north, and there will be large areas of bamboo forests in the south.
The coffins we normally see are all wooden, and placing them in such a cold place for a long time will aggravate the decay of the coffins; and the humid environment often attracts insects to live and settle down, which is extremely inappropriate for the placement of coffins.
Therefore, people generally see bamboo growing on the side of the grave, they will find a way to move the cemetery away, find a dry and bright place to settle the grave, at this point of view, the ancients are still very experienced and wise.
The trees that need to be planted in front of the grave and their role
People who know this will wonder, if only the trees had roots, couldn't they plant trees in front of the cemetery? Bare ones don't look good either. In fact, there are many plants suitable for planting in front of the grave, such as pine trees.
Pine trees also have a nickname, called evergreen trees. We ancients paid attention to the eternal green when laying the graves of our ancestors, so we saw that in many rural cemeteries, there are pine trees next to them.
On the one hand, pine trees grow very thick, can shelter the cemetery from the wind and rain, people also use this as a symbol to check the prosperity of the family, if the pine branches and leaves of the family are luxuriant, the roots of the tree are thick, it means that future generations are prosperous; but if the pine tree of the family gradually withers and is lifeless, then it means that the family is poor and destitute, not protected by the ancestors, so people are very concerned about the pine trees in the cemetery.
On the other hand, pine trees have a special role, that is, it will secrete oil, the root system has a strong ability to absorb water, which makes the land around the tree generally remain dry, and it is not easy to appear insects, which has a certain protective effect on the coffin. Many people understand this feature of pine trees, and even choose to use pine trees as coffins to use them directly to protect the integrity of the coffin to the greatest extent.
Such a coffin was once found in the Yongle Palace in Shanxi, because the dam discharged the flood, there was an underground palace, and after the excavation of experts, it was believed that this tomb should be the tomb of Lü Dongbin.
Although many cultural relics were unearthed at that time, people paid more attention to the coffin of a pine wood, and after thousands of years, this coffin was not damaged much, and even the remains and funerary items inside were relatively intact, which was rare.
Which two things appear in front of the grave can be rich and noble lintels
Since there are so many taboos in the cemetery, there must be auspicious things, and the old people often say that "the two things before the grave become rich people" have also attracted people's attention.
In fact, it refers to two major items, one is a plant and the other is an animal.
The most valued plant is Ganoderma lucidum. Ganoderma lucidum is an extremely precious medicinal material in the minds of our people, and many film and television dramas have also exaggerated its role, as if a ganoderma lucidum can bring the dead back to life, so the place where ganoderma lucidum grows is often regarded as a very auspicious place, so if there is Ganoderma lucidum in front of the grave, then the descendants must be rich.
On the other hand, there are animals, there are many giri in the animals, such as turtles, the most common meaning of turtles is longevity, and it is also the prototype of the ancient god beast Xuanwu, so the folk generally believe that the appearance of turtles in the cemetery is the meaning of health and longevity, which is of great benefit to the relatives in the master's family.
Another animal is less common, that is, the snake, in fact, the status of the snake in the minds of rural people is very high, and even regarded as the embodiment of the gods. Some people also feel that the snake is the predecessor of the dragon and has a very high status, and the older generation feels that if a snake appears in front of the grave, then it indicates that there will be talents among the descendants who have helped the people, then family wealth is inevitable.
Of course, if people are waiting for the arrival of these auspicious things, the probability is still relatively small, so in order to pursue this auspicious meaning, people will place some snake-related items in the tomb, such as some bottles and cans tattooed with snake-like patterns, or paintings with snake-like patterns, etc., most of which are taken from its auspicious meaning.
Many of the funeral rites we see now are actually the most simplified version, if you really want to pay attention to it, I am afraid that modern people can rarely have the patience to stick to it, so people's attitude towards these rituals should be to keep their essence, go to their grooves, like bamboo next to the grave can not be so scientific or can be observed, others do not need to be too demanding.