Customs and taboos of death of the elderly in Deyang, Sichuan

Life inevitably goes through different stages of development: birth, old age, disease and death. No one can escape the inevitable stage of birth, illness and death. When people die, it is natural to stop mourning, burial and mourning. So the funeral has a set of customs, and the funeral has certain taboos.

Immediately after death, cover the face of the deceased diagonally with a square piece of toilet paper and press it with burning paper. Legend has it that masked paper can prevent all kinds of livestock from breathing at close range and breathe for the dead. The dead can wander around the body because of the aura of livestock. At the same time, dogs should not be allowed to see the bodies at home, otherwise, there will be more dead people at home.

The deceased died of old age and natural causes. When he dies at the age of 8 1, a beheading ceremony will be held. It is believed that when the number of people in 1998 reaches the end, it is hard to see how many people will go up, and future generations will gradually decline and eventually fall down. Therefore, on the day of the death of the deceased, you must take apart the abacus and put it outside the window, indicating that the old fortune has gone and the new fortune is coming. Only in this way can we get rid of poverty and become rich. So there are eight old people at home, and an abacus is prepared in case the old man dies suddenly at the age of 8 1.

Funeral taboo: that is, a good death cannot be confused with the funeral of the violent dead; Widows, pregnant women and parturients are not allowed to attend the funeral; Remarried couples have different burial methods. Husband and wife live together, and death is the same point;

Funeral taboo: coffin funeral: generally, you must choose a more auspicious day for funeral, and don't bury it every two days, otherwise the disaster will be in pairs.

Coffin on the road: the dutiful son dressed in Dai Xiao, holding a funeral stick and coffin, guiding the coffin and the funeral procession on the road; When you are buried, you should ask the wizard to sacrifice to the cave. Once the coffin falls into the grave, it is not allowed to move. When buried, it is forbidden to put the figure of the undertaker into the tomb, because the figure into the tomb is equal to the human sacrifice; People who carry out burial or cremation only need to take care of them after burial, cultivate the soil and plant trees, and keep smoking.

Return from the funeral: burn three piles of straw and send the mourners through the fire, even if it's all right.

Don't shed tears at the corpse when you mourn, or the person will go crazy.

Don't let the cat jump on the corpse during the wake, so as not to scare the corpse into hugging others. Because the cat is a tiger, if such an accident happens, it will be hugged by a pole (made of bamboo) or something else, so that the body can be restored to its original state without hurting people.

When entering the cave, anyone who has a zodiac sign posted in front of the door must avoid it so as not to offend.

There are no "reburial days" during the burial, that is, the first day of the first month, the second day of February, the fifth day of March, the third day of April, the fourth day of May, the first day of June, the seventh day of July, the first day of August, the first day of September, the first day of October, the first day of November and the second day of December.

The oil lamp fuel on the platform is commonly known as stinging oil. Don't touch it, or your body will feel pain.

Chopsticks are inserted in the foot-tail rice (rice sacrificed to the dead), so children are usually forbidden to do this kind of behavior so as not to bring bad luck.

Avoid thunder when burying, superstitious that the abdomen of the deceased will swell, and it is necessary to cover the deceased with a gong to suppress it.

Sacrificial taboo

Eel-Eel's tail is pointed and gradually downward, so it is called "Juewei". "Juewei" has the name of offspring, so you can't worship eel to avoid extinction.

Eggplant-Eggplant is commonly known as "hanging and killing raccoons", because it is hung on the pedicel, so it is called "eggplant dies of illness", which is what it means. Therefore, it is impossible to sacrifice by "hanging raccoons".

Pit fish-the fish in the sea are called "pit fish", such as yellow croaker and music fish, which are not sacrificed.

Bean sprouts-bean sprouts are similar to "ruyi", so they are commonly known as "ruyi dishes". Worship is not desirable, so there is no need to sacrifice.