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Throughout China's long history, the tombs of the emperors during their reign have been known for their luxury, especially the royal tombs. In addition to the luxury of the mausoleum, the burial ceremony is also extremely important. Ancient people paid special attention to burial ceremonies, especially for members of the royal family, and there were many rules. However, there is an ancient rule that has always puzzled: why should ancient concubines block their anus when they are buried? What exactly does this mean? Let's explore the mystery together.
During the reign of ancient monarchs, they would usually start building their own mausoleums in preparation for their death. Because they understood that once they died, they could not understand the aftermath, so when they were alive, they tended to build mausoleums as lavishly and solidly as possible to ensure that they had a magnificent home. In the emperor's mausoleum, in addition to treasures, concubines who were favored during their lifetime were also buried. When the system of human martyrdom was prevalent, some concubines did not die naturally, but chose to be buried with the emperor after the emperor's death, which was really a tragic fate.
The burial rites of ancient concubines were very exquisite, and in addition to some traditional rules, their eight tips, that is, the holes of the body, would be blocked. What is the purpose of this approach?
Ancient people believed that when burial, not only special items, such as jade, were placed in the coffin, but also a large amount of mercury was put outside the coffin in order to achieve the effect of immortality for thousands of years. In addition, in order to ensure a better embalming effect, they will also block all eight tips of the concubine to prevent liquid from entering the body and damaging the body. This involves blocking the anus as well, sometimes even cauterizing the area to ensure that the blockage is secure.
Liu Bei's ancestors used this method when they were buried, blocking nine tricks. The details of this moment reflect the seriousness and respect of the ancient people for funerary rites.
Different from ancient funeral ceremonies, modern society advocates cremation to save land resources. In addition, some ethnic minorities still adhere to traditional funeral rites, such as sky burial and tree burial. No matter what kind of funeral rites are used, these are cultural traditions handed down by our ancestors and deserve our cherishing and respect.
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