Literally, this sentence is not difficult to understand. It reads: After the death of a relative, if he is not buried, his coffin and mourning hall will be wet by the rain, which indicates that this is a very bad start, which will bring bad luck to his family and it is difficult to have any more wealth.
If the deceased is buried and the rain wets the grave, it indicates that the family will have good luck and prosperity, and future generations will have endless blessings.
The reason why the ancestors said this must be reasonable. Next, let's explore it carefully.
China, an ancient oriental country with a civilization history of 5,000 years, has many exquisite local customs in funeral customs.
This also follows the principle of "the deceased is the greatest" and has the shadow of "filial piety" culture. Being buried underground is everyone's ultimate destination.
This proverb comes from ancient people's belief in the immortality of the soul. In the ancient society with limited cognition, people believed that people just went to another world to live after death, and their souls were always there.
So there is also a series of follow-up worship and protection.
According to this idea, you will find that this proverb is still very grounded.
Since we are going to live in another world, we must keep our daily necessities well, which is the same as traveling far away. We must bring a change of clothes and "travel expenses".
Otherwise, after arriving in another place, life will become very difficult, and everything will have to be bought from a new place, which will not only cost money, but also take time and energy.
So is the deceased. Before burial, it is equivalent to making preparations.
However, this is not a long trip, but a "move" because I want to live in another world all the time.
In this case, the prepared "paper cart, paper horse, paper house, etc." Damaged by rain, it can't be used again.
In this way, there will be no good life in the underworld.
How can you have the energy and ability to protect your offspring if you are unhappy? Since the loss of security means that the family will gradually decline and die, so there is a saying that "rain hits the soul and generations are poor."
Similarly, the second half of the sentence is also easy to explain.
The burial work has been completed, and it will be helpful if it rains again, which will not only damage the "daily necessities, furniture" and other items of the deceased.
Because the newly built grave soil is still very soft, some neglected places will be exposed under the scouring of rain, and the rain will also tamp the soil and play a protective role.
Combined with the folk saying that "the mountain is in charge of people and the water is in charge of wealth", rain brings wealth, and the deceased lives well in the underworld, which is also wealth.
Such good luck can naturally be passed on to future generations through "blessing", and there will be a bright prospect of common prosperity.
In such a big environment, there is also a beautiful prayer of "rain hits the grave and generations get rich".
In the final analysis, this is the advice of our ancestors. To hold a funeral, we should not only have comprehensive etiquette, but also observe the weather changes more.
Because in the folk funeral custom, at the end of the burial, several big men are needed to carry the coffin. The road from home to the cemetery is very difficult and rugged, and it will become very slippery after the rain, which is full of danger for the coffin bearers.
In previous reports, casualties caused by falling while lifting coffins are not uncommon.
So paying attention to safety is the most important thing.
We should keep in mind the advice of our ancestors.
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