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Throughout the ages, people have always regarded white things as particularly important, and there is a saying that the deceased is great, and no matter what happens, it is not as important as burying the deceased.
According to the older generation, when doing white things, you need to look at feng shui, look at the weather, and choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, so that the deceased can rest in peace, and the living can also be protected and blessed by the deceased.
In the countryside, there is such a saying: the rain showers the coffin out of the big officials, and the rain showers the new grave for generations to be rich.
What does this mean? Why is it good to be buried at a funeral and when it rains? Is it superstition?
Pay attention to the funeral
In the countryside, the coffin of the deceased is safely transported to the cemetery, and then buried deep in the earth, symbolizing the end of life and the separation of the earth.
From then on, we can only look at the quiet grave from afar, never see our loved ones again, and can only find their voices and smiles in our memories.
Before the funeral, there are many rituals that need to be carried out, such as mourning.
The sons and daughters of the deceased perform a ritual called a "pressure jar".
They carefully select a variety of dishes and foods, including fragrant sticky rice, and place them in porcelain jars one by one until they are full.
Afterwards, the relatives of the deceased reverently knelt in front of the coffin, and the mage began to chant mysterious incantations.
He held the big rooster in his left hand, and with his right hand, he pinched beads of blood at the comb and dotted the four corners of the coffin.
Then, he solemnly smashed the rice bowl used by the deceased during his lifetime, symbolizing the separation of the deceased from everything in the mortal world.
Then, with an axe in his right hand, the mage taps the coffin with the intention of cutting off calamities, driving away evil spirits, and praying for the peace of the deceased.
In the end, the mage shouted "no hair", and everyone present responded in unison, and at this point, the funeral ceremony was completed.
After the funeral ceremony is over, the funeral can be performed. At this time, people use the spirit bars prepared in advance to set up the coffin and move it to the gate.
According to the status of the deceased's family and the difference in wealth, the coffin is also divided into 32 people, 16 people, or 8 people.
People carry the coffin to the feng shui treasure that has been selected and bury the deceased in the ground.
The deceased is usually buried in a remote place far away, with the eldest son of the deceased holding the tablet at the front, then the younger son holding the spirit flag, and finally the coffin.
As they walked, people threw paper money, meaning to the lonely souls and wild ghosts along the way, hoping that they would not prevent the souls of the deceased from ascending to heaven.
The reason why people pay so much attention to the funeral is to be auspicious, in addition to the ceremony, there is also a sense of weather.
Rain Coffin Material Officer
When my friend's grandmother passed away, the family invited a master to count the days, and the master looked at the yellow calendar and the weather forecast and chose a good day.
Just when everyone had arranged all the ceremonies and was preparing for the funeral, the weather was not bad, but halfway through, it began to rain heavily.
According to the person carrying the coffin, the road up the mountain was particularly difficult to walk, and he slipped several times and almost fell the coffin.
My friend's family said that this is a good thing, which means that my friend's family is going to be a big official.
Later, my friend was admitted to the civil service, although he was not a big official, but he also had a little power, and his life was very rich.
Generally speaking, people will choose a day with good weather when they go to the funeral, hoping that the funeral will go smoothly.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and it is common for the day of the funeral to change the day of the rain, especially in the spring, when the sky changes more.
If it rains during the funeral, people think that the rain is on the coffin, which means that the family will be a great official in the future.
There are two main reasons for this statement.
One is because, in ancient times, people compared water to "wealth", and the rain on the coffin means that God has sprinkled wealth on the family of the deceased.
In the past, rich people could usually buy officials, so there is a saying that the coffin is rained and the big official is made.
Second, because of superstition, people believe that if it rains on the day of the funeral, it means that God is also grieving for the death of the deceased, so they shed tears, tears fall on the world, and wine turns into rain.
In the eyes of the ancients, the people who can make God cry are usually people with great merit, such people are deeply blessed, and they will go to the heavenly palace to become immortals after they die.
For people in the mortal world, when the deceased becomes an immortal, he will definitely bless his descendants and bless them with promotion and wealth.
However, the folk saying has always been a hundred miles of different customs, and some places think that the day of the funeral encounters rain, which is regarded as ominous.
Some people believe that the rain means that the deceased is nostalgic for the world, and there are regrets in their hearts that they have not been completed, so when it rains, they are not allowed to bury them by their descendants.
It is also said that if the coffin is stained with rain, the soul of the deceased will linger on the world and will be reluctant to leave.
But from a scientific point of view, rain will make the funeral more difficult.
We all know that the roads in the mountains are dirt roads, and when it rains, they become very muddy and difficult to walk.
If you carry a heavy coffin again, it will be even more difficult to walk, and if you are not careful, you may slip under your feet and cause the coffin to fall to the ground.
If this happens, it must be a great disrespect to the deceased, and it may attract resentment from the deceased, which will lead to a punishment and cause suffering for future generations.
Funerals on rainy days, whether they are auspicious or calamity, are actually people's imaginations.
However, we must know that rain is only the most common natural phenomenon, and its appearance does not affect people's official fortunes, and we must not confuse natural phenomena with people's future.
However, it is undeniable that the rain does bring obstacles to the funeral, and if the funeral does encounter rain, you may wish to postpone it to ensure that the deceased is buried smoothly.
The rain is drenched in new graves, and generations are rich
Traditionally, rain after the burial is a very auspicious sign, and the family of the deceased believes that it is God's protection.
I remember that a few years ago, a respected elder in the village passed away, and this elder often did good deeds and donated a lot of money to the village, and almost many poor people received his favors.
After the death of the elder, the people of the village spontaneously came to his funeral, and in front of his grave, many people gathered, including old people, young people, and children.
After the elders were buried in the earth, everyone was about to leave, when suddenly the clear sky was cloudy, and it rained heavily in a short time.
Some old people said that these were the tears of the elderly, and when everyone came to see him, the elderly were very moved and shed tears.
Some people also say that after this rain, the descendants of the elders will become rich.
After this heavy rain, the crops in the fields were renewed, and almost the entire village had a good harvest this year.
It is said that such a good harvest depends on the protection of the elders in heaven.
Later, I heard from the old man in the family that the grandson of the elder man is now a civil servant in the town, and the girls who want to marry him have a long queue with a good job.
In the past, people could not live without the earth and rain, and only when it rained could the crops be moistened, so that they could bear fruit, and their families would have food to live.
In the same way, after a person is buried in the ground, he is watered by rainwater, which also means that the deceased is protected by God.
Under the influence of this perception, it is believed that rain is a gift to the deceased.
In the past, people were basically buried in the ground, and it was difficult to maintain the grave, and if there was a negligence in maintenance, the grave would be smoothed by nature, which is why the burial culture of thousands of years has not been able to realize the scene of graves everywhere.
For a family that pays attention to family lineage, if it can protect the grave of the deceased, it can also be protected by the ancestors, so as to achieve the longevity of the family.
The new tomb is baptized by rain, and it is believed that it is a way for God to protect the tomb, so that the deceased can be protected by God, and future generations will also be protected by God.
However, the deceased has already left, and his blessings will eventually be transferred to his descendants, so there is a saying that the new grave will be rich from generation to generation.
Moreover, at that time, people believed that people could not die, they just went to another world, so the deceased would protect future generations, so that future generations would be rich and not worry about eating and drinking.
However, this statement is too superstitious, and now people can scientifically explain that the rain on the new grave is a good thing.
Generally speaking, the soil of the new grave is very loose, and when the wind blows, it will blow away, which will cause the new grave to be damaged.
But if it rains, the soil will become very firm after being soaked in rainwater, so that the graves will not be blown away by the wind.
Of course, the stronger the soil at the head of the grave, the more difficult it is for other animals such as rats to burrow, thus protecting the safety of the inside of the tomb, which is naturally a blessing for future generations.
summary
In ancient China, the speed and scope of information transmission were greatly limited due to inconvenient transportation.
In such an environment, people's understanding of many natural phenomena is relatively scarce, which leads to incomprehension and confusion about many things.
In order to find answers and comfort their hearts, many people have begun to come up with various explanations for natural phenomena, many of which are superstitious views.
Due to the lack of scientific knowledge, people often lack the ability to think rationally and are more susceptible to superstitious thoughts.
In ancient societies, people associated natural phenomena with fate, trying to find some clues to predict good fortune and bad luck in the future.
This superstitious practice is often embodied in popular sayings, but with the development of science and the popularization of education, people's level of understanding has gradually improved, and the understanding of natural phenomena has become more and more deep.
Today, we are able to use the scientific method to explain many phenomena that were once considered mysterious, and we no longer need to rely on superstition to predict the future, which is also an important sign of the progress of human civilization.
Today, we can't judge our future based on rain alone, whether it is a rainy or sunny day on the day of the funeral, we need to fight for the change of fate, and we must rely on our own diligence and wisdom to change our fate.