During the May Day holiday, I went back to my hometown, and happened to meet a family in a neighboring village, in the "Anshan" for my ancestors, which is a folk dialect, in fact, it is somewhat similar to Chaodu, it is a funeral custom deeply rooted in many religions and traditional cultures, the ritual of excession is relatively long, from morning to evening, and in the middle, every once in a while, fireworks will be set off.
According to the rural elders, this kind of ritual is not only a remembrance and commemoration of the deceased, but also a special way of communication between the living and the deceased. It is believed that in this way the ancestors can bless the family, which will also bring good luck, and most of them like to change their luck, although this behavior is considered superstitious, but some of the older generation in the countryside are convinced.
The ritual of transcendence, you need to go to the grave of the deceased, generally invite a famous local Taoist priest, and then read some professional terms that you don't understand very well, at this time, you will generally bring some offerings to the past, before starting, the Taoist priest will generally look around the grave.
Among them, there is a saying that "if you are not afraid of the tree in front of the grave, you are afraid of the hole in front of the grave", why should you be afraid? Why is there a hole in front of the grave?
The tree in front of the grave, as the name suggests, is a tree growing in front of the grave, generally speaking, as long as it is not some special trees, it does not matter in front of the grave, as long as it is cleaned up, I am afraid that there is a hole in front of the grave, this is more mindful, why can there be no hole in front of the grave?
When there are holes or cracks in the grave, people will think that it is not good for the younger generations, for example, if there is a hole, they will think that it is difficult to get ahead, or that the career development is difficult and slow.
When there is a hole in front of the grave, it will be different according to the direction, location and size of the hole, and its direct descendants will be ruined, cheated, lawsuits, prisons, malignant diseases, accidents, etc. Of course, these are not scientifically proven, but they are just the ideas of the older generation themselves, but despite this, people will still be more taboo, so in some important sacrificial festivals, they will look it up, and then plug the hole to avoid other problems.
According to the old folk customs, most of the people with holes in the graves are places where the dragon's spirit is not true. If there is a hole in the grave, then the best thing to do is to fill it in at a certain date and plug it up, otherwise it will be easy to cause disaster. When adding soil, you can add secret Chinese medicine and a private customized consecration charm to put it into the cave to dissolve.
Therefore, people are afraid of the cave in front of the grave, in fact, they are more afraid of trouble, or because of this incident, they will bring some bad luck to themselves, causing bad luck, and they are also afraid that their ancestors will not bless their descendants, or that they will lead to bad luck in the family, and the ancestors will not be at peace in another world.
Of course, these statements are just folk legends, it does not have any scientific basis, that is to say, these are just ideal self-expression, whether there is a hole in front of the grave, and fortune has nothing to do with it, and it has nothing to do with the descendants, of course, you go to block it in time to prevent the collapse of the tomb, this behavior is still desirable, after all, when sacrificing to the ancestors, you will not feel that you have done nothing, or your heart is not pious.