Why do people have to die for three days after death?

Let me tell you a true story first. A friend of mine told us under oath. It's absolutely true She said that a little girl died in her village more than ten years ago. She is only fifteen or sixteen. There was no funeral because she was underage. White-haired people send black-haired people, and the village is afraid that her parents will be too sad. Her mother had fainted from crying, so she was buried as soon as possible without too many morgues. The funerary object is her favorite mobile phone. As a result, her mother suddenly saw several missed calls on her mobile phone, and opened it to see that it was her daughter's number! First surprise, then panic, then screaming and calling all the men and women in the village. Everyone rushed to the place where their daughter was buried with shovels and hoes, and soon opened the coffin! That scene broke everyone's heart and tore their loved ones apart! I saw the little girl squatting, her mouth open, and her mobile phone in her right hand. The mobile phone was dead! I bumped into a big bag on my head, my nails were worn out, my fingers were covered with blood, but my body was stiff and I didn't breathe!

So there's a reason for the morgue:

Human death is sometimes suspended animation or shock. Therefore, people will be misjudged. The family members of the deceased only care about grief and don't know these things. Coupled with some customs, it will be buried hastily, and the patient will wake up every day and die completely.

1. The origin of funeral customs

Not to mention the ancients, the medical conditions were so backward. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the prince of Guo suddenly died suddenly, and the monarch of Guo was heartbroken. He is preparing to put his son in the grave. As it happens, Bian Que, an imperial doctor, traveled around the world and came here. He heard people say that the prince was very young ... According to his experience, Bian Que judged that the prince was probably suffering from "corpse syncope" and suddenly fainted and was unconscious. Saving lives is very important. He immediately entered the palace to feel the prince's pulse and found that the prince was weak in breathing and warm in body. He immediately gave the prince acupuncture, acupuncture Baihui point, and drug assistance. The prince actually sat up, just like ordinary people, and he was as energetic as before for a few days. Since then, Bian Que has warned people there not to be buried immediately after death! It gradually evolved into a later mortuary and was buried.

Legend has it that in ancient times there was a Zhao Xiucai who married his wife and gave birth to three sons. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiucai died young, leaving four orphans and widows. One day, the hen that laid eggs in more than 20 chickens she raised was lost. She looked for it for a long time but couldn't find it. She was so anxious that she took them with her. Three sons buried their mother. As a result, the old lady was suffocated alive in front of her grave, and her three sons had a hard conscience and hanged themselves in the tree in front of her grave. Neighbors have learned a lesson from this bloody case. No matter who dies in the future, it will last for several days or even more than ten days. So this gradually evolved into our funeral custom of mourning for three days today, and some people even put yellow paper on the face of the deceased.

2. The origin of yellow paper

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the King of Wu seized Gou Jian and prepared to kill him. As a result, a courtier suggested his release. The prince listened to this courtier, and Wu Zixu resolutely stopped him. The prince of Wu sentenced Wu Zixu to death for "disturbing people's hearts". Before he died, he shouted: the king of Wu will be defeated by Gou Jian.

Sure enough, Wu was defeated by Gou Jian and the prince was defeated. He was embarrassed to say goodbye to the dead Wu Zixu, so the prince asked his servant to cover his face with yellow cloth after his death to show his guilt. People say that everyone was at fault before his death! After death, you need to cover your face to show your remorse. So later, the victim's face was pasted with yellow paper.

Of course, it is mainly to observe whether it is more convenient and direct for the deceased to wake up, so yellow paper is pasted on his or her face. Paper is light, so it moves easily if you breathe. Another reason for pasting yellow paper is human psychological factors. First, the relatives of the deceased think that the living will suddenly leave, and it will be more sad to see the face of the deceased. Second, it will prevent the living from being afraid to see the face of the deceased, and there will be corpse spots after a long time of mortuary. In order to show respect for the dead, it will be covered with paper.

This is also a tradition, and distant relatives are reluctant to part with each other. Only this last chance to meet, otherwise it is farewell.

In ancient times, due to the limited medical conditions, imaginary phenomena occurred from time to time. In order to avoid being buried alive because of suspended animation, the ancients stipulated that "three days after death is death". This custom has continued to this day, which is not only a kind of belief, but also a kind of pressure and has more scientific basis.

First of all, it has something to do with the beliefs of the ancients. In the past, people had to die for seven days after death. The ancients believed that people could not be reincarnated until 7749 days after death, and the seventh day was "soul night". On this day, the deceased will go home to see, and seven days before the funeral, the deceased can leave with peace of mind when he sees family harmony. Needless to say, it is obviously superstitious and can't be believed. After the founding of New China, it was changed to three days, and this custom still exists today.

Secondly, there is a certain scientific truth. This originated from the famous doctor Bian Que in the Spring and Autumn Period, who traveled all over the world. Through the state of Guo, the buried prince who faked his death was saved. Bian Que thinks that the patient is not dead, but in a state of suspended animation. Especially in ancient times, the medical level was so low that ordinary people could not tell the difference between suspended animation and death. Some people were buried in a state of starvation or hemorrhagic shock. People's definition of death is that breathing and heart have stopped, and later it is found that people who stop breathing and heart beating will come back to life in a few days. Modern medicine calls this phenomenon suspended animation. This kind of thing happened in modern times, and the habit of not dying for at least three days still exists.

Furthermore, it is a kind of pressure. After that, people should inform their families to come to mourn, dig graves, worship relatives and friends and entertain neighbors for several days. It is also convenient for relatives who are far away from home to rush back to the funeral; After all, the deceased is the oldest, and relatives have the custom of keeping vigil for the deceased for three consecutive nights. At the same time, there is enough time for relatives to remember and mourn the dead.

Therefore, there is a "three days of death", and relatives can carefully guard the deceased and prevent fake death; It also allows every relative to see the last side of the deceased.

Let's talk about the ancient funeral customs. We always thought that it was feudal superstition for the older generation to engage in such complicated funeral ceremonies. Actually, no. Every funeral custom has a reasonable reason. Next, let me explain them one by one.

1, buried as soon as possible after death. This is to prevent animals such as mice from biting the remains.

2, you have to bury it for more than 7 days (now it is changed to 3 days for thrift). There are three reasons: first, the ancient medical technology was underdeveloped, and people in shock were occasionally regarded as dead. So we have to stay dead for a few days and see if there is a misjudgment. Second, leave enough time for family members to prepare for the funeral. Third, (this is a bit superstitious), the reason why people should not die for seven days is because the ancients thought that the first seven nights were the night of resurrection. The deceased will come back to see the situation at home and let them feel at ease.

3. Arrange a wake for relatives. This is done to prevent animals such as mice from biting the remains. Second, if the person who faked his death is resurrected, the family members can rescue him as soon as possible.

4. Hang an ever-burning lamp in front of the spirit. This is for the wake. Do not fall asleep.

5. Cover your face with paper. First, if people are suspended animation, they will breathe weakly. The moisture produced by these breaths will wet the paper. This is to verify whether the victim still has a weak breath. Second, the face will collapse and deform after death, which is very scary.

6. burn paper money. According to superstition, it is to burn money for the dead. In fact, it may have been used to set fire to the relics of the deceased at the earliest.

7. Raise the white flag to show affection. In this way, the funeral procession will not be separated.

8, sometimes avoid pregnant women and children. This is because the body has bacteria and is afraid of infection.

9. The dutiful son fell into the earthen basin. This is the signal to carry the coffin, which represents the beginning of this funeral. Moreover, the basin is also showing you the family inheritance relationship. The person who throws the basin is the closest relative of the deceased and will inherit most of the property of the deceased before his death.

10, held a funeral banquet, mainly to thank friends for their help.

1 1, when there is a wedding, relatives and friends should "follow the ceremony (sacrifice)". This is actually "raising money" for the main family. Because in ancient times, everyone was poor. It costs a lot of money to do a red and white thing. In ancient times, an ordinary family could not afford it. So, everyone agreed to drink, and everyone would chip in for such a thing.

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1. It is a custom and tradition to die for three days, and some of them are seven days. In the past, funerals had procedures and ceremonies. Future generations need to pay homage to the dead. If the funeral ends in a hurry, it is disrespectful to the deceased. When the old man dies, the younger generation should be filial, or they will be looked down upon by their neighbors. Generally, three days is more suitable for funeral. In the past, because of limited medical skills, many things could not be explained and there could be no miracles. For example, people may have symptoms such as suspended animation and shock. If they are buried for three days, they are afraid of miracles. If buried immediately, it may be buried alive, which has happened in history. To put it bluntly, it means that the deceased will be confirmed dead 100% before burial.

3. A three-day mortuary is convenient for distant relatives to come back for the funeral. Some relatives may be far away, and they can be buried for three days, so that relatives can come back and see one last time.

It is a traditional custom not to die for three days after death. Of course, it also has practical significance. Because ancient medicine was not very developed, it also meant to prevent suspended animation.

The traditional funeral culture in China contains many complicated processes. With the development of modern society, especially some mysterious phenomena that could not be explained in the past, the ancients attributed them to the power of ghosts and gods, and now they have found a scientific explanation, so feudal superstitions in many traditional cultures have been removed. Today's funeral culture is simple, but the past was very complicated.

Traditional funeral process:

The initial death call

After death, relatives at home should first hang the coat of the messenger on the roof or floor outside the house, or on the place where the ancestors originated. This means that they are evoking souls and calling him back quickly. Some places poke a hole in the roof to facilitate the soul of the deceased to come back from the hole.

Rich people also set special steps to summon souls. After the evocation, put a silk scarf or something on the nose and mouth of the stone. If there is no movement, but there is no pulse when touching the victim's chest, it is really dead, then the funeral can officially begin.

In the past, people had to put a piece of paper on their face after death, which was called a cover paper, because people might not look good after death, and some people were afraid. On the one hand, it cuts off the passage between the dead and the living, and on the other hand, it also prevents the living from being frightened. If they have a good relationship with the deceased, they will uncover this covering paper, and some people even kiss their foreheads to show their closeness to the deceased.

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In the concept of the ancients, people are not really dead after death, but a kind of eternal life, or living in another world (the underworld or heaven). Therefore, it is generally necessary to bathe the dead, wash their hair, get a haircut, change clothes, shave and cut their nails. If the deceased is a man, the man will have an operation; if the deceased is a woman, the woman will have an operation. Of course, some children or their partners will do these things now. When the dead are washed and dressed, they can be put into the coffin. It's called burial.

According to the Book of Rites, if the deceased is born after three days, his filial piety will fail if he is not born after three days. Family planning, clothing, has also become a kind of easy. Relatives from far away can also come. Therefore, it is a saint's decision to take three days as the ritual system. "It can also be seen that three days of light food is to prevent the dead from faking their own death. In addition, it can also be seen as a child's nostalgia for his elders, hoping that he can come back to life. After waiting for three days, he didn't come back to life. He knew in his heart that the old man was really dead.

At the time of burial, clothes are specially made, such as shroud and hat. There is also a kind of etiquette called "rice included". Rice is rice, shellfish, rice, also called rice in the mouth of the messenger, pearl jade in the mouth of the dead, this is called rice, or mouth. I remember there was a movie about Cixi, and the grave robber was in her mouth.

Funeral: In Shuowen, it is said that if you are buried, you should be buried in a coffin and the guests should meet. The dead man is already from another world, so treat him politely as a concierge.

In traditional etiquette, first of all, relatives should change into mourning clothes. Relatives and friends wear different mourning clothes according to their relationship with the deceased. There is a saying that "clothes will be worn in three days". The book of the New Tang Dynasty says: Take clothes for three days, cry inside and outside ... From the beginning, you can choose a cemetery for the dead at home.

There will be some entertainment activities during the funeral, such as inviting people to sing, play and sing, or inviting monks and Taoists to do Dojo. The bigger the scene, the more face there is. It is also necessary to set up a mourning hall for relatives, friends and neighbors to mourn.

Other funeral customs:

Funeral, usually relatives from other places, rushed home to deal with the funeral. This is an act of filial piety. This custom has been passed down from ancient times to the present. Of course, sometimes the blood relationship is not particularly good. In modern social life, some distant relatives will not go home to mourn. After all, the distance is too far and the relationship is not very good. In addition, some work units are not good at asking for leave, but as long as they are immediate family members, they usually go home to express their condolences.

Mourning, that is, mourning at ordinary times, generally refers to relatives, friends and neighbors of the deceased. After the death of this person, relatives at home will inform all relatives and friends nearby that one of their relatives has passed away, and they will have the opportunity to make friends with the deceased and come to express their condolences.

From the introduction of traditional funeral culture in China, we can also see that the three-day mortuary is to prevent suspended animation on the one hand, and is also a close relative at home, so we can have time to come back from afar to pay homage. Before the messenger enters the coffin, you can see the last "face" of the messenger, that is, the body of the deceased.

From ancient times to the present, no matter who it is, birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable. The deceased is the oldest. As a deceased relative, you should start to deal with the aftermath. Whether in ancient times or in rural areas now, it is common for the dead to stay at home for three days, which has become a funeral tradition in China.

Then, why not bury the dead at once? What's more, he died at home for three days? Is there any scientific basis? In fact, many customs and habits handed down in ancient times are not out of feudal superstition, but the lessons learned from life summary. To die at home for three days is the ancient people's experience and way of dealing with their deceased relatives.

First, the morgue for three days is to prevent suspended animation.

In ancient times, due to human's incomplete understanding of nature and underdeveloped medicine, in vast rural areas, people often had to rely on their own experience to judge or find a doctor to diagnose, and sometimes patients' diagnosis would be greatly deviated. When a person is in a state of shock and temporarily loses vital signs, this is suspended animation, which is easily considered dead by doctors or relatives. People who feign death are often buried and suffocated.

The author once watched a TV program: Archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb. I was shocked to find that the owner of the female tomb was attached to the placenta and there were many clear nail scratches on the coffin wall. Through reasonable analysis, archaeologists believe that the owner of the female tomb was in labor and faked her death because of dystocia. The relatives of the hostess thought the woman was dead, so they buried her. Sadly, the woman woke up in the grave and found herself lying in the coffin, clutching the coffin wall in panic and crying. Also, because the woman used too much force, the placenta in the body slipped out of the body, and the relatives outside the grave could no longer hear the woman's wailing and screaming. Finally, women.

Through past experience and lessons, relatives of the deceased usually leave the deceased at home for three days to avoid the situation that the deceased was buried and suffocated by Oolong because he faked his own death. At the same time, the relatives of the deceased also hope that the deceased can miraculously resurrect in the morgue within three days.

Two or three days, in order to have enough time for relatives to pay tribute to the remains.

In the eyes of ordinary people in ancient times, there are only two important things in life, that is, the time of birth and the time of death. People attach great importance to the death of their loved ones and hope to send him the last journey. The ancient clan concept was very strong, and the people were scattered all over the country. The relatives of the deceased sent people to send funeral reports to their relatives and friends one by one. After receiving the funeral report, the relatives and friends of the deceased went to the deceased's house to pay tribute to the remains. It took some time for the deceased to stay at home for three days without being buried, which ensured the arrival time of relatives and friends.

Three or three days is to have enough time to prepare for the funeral.

In the ancient tradition of China, people thought that the dead were the most important. Regardless of wealth or not, the family members of the deceased will not bury the deceased immediately, but will hold a funeral for the deceased. This is a courtesy to the deceased and other relatives and friends. It takes a lot of time and energy to make coffins, order mourning clothes, choose and excavate cemeteries, notify relatives and friends of the deceased, and prepare funeral meals, and the three-day mortuary just ensures the time for funeral preparation.

This article only expounds the ancient funeral customs and traditions in China, without any disrespect. Please forgive me if I have offended you.

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There are many things to do after death, and funerals can't be finished in a short time, so funerals usually last for 3- 15 days, and there are longer ones.

Take our hometown as an example. It usually takes 7- 15 days, and it takes about 20 days if three days are too late.

On the day of his death, he typed paper, wrote memorial tablets, wrote elegiac couplets, put the deceased into coffins, and decorated the mourning hall. If it is not a special day, then the Taoist priest will clear the way that night and then walk around the coffin.

There are three halls and five halls around the coffin. Three halls are three days and five halls are five days. If the burial date is selected, then the Taoist priest should ascend the altar first, open the altar the next day and bury it the third day. It usually takes 7- 15 days.

According to the old man, another reason is to stop mourning for a few days to prevent suspended animation. In the past, the traffic was underdeveloped, and if a relative died, it would take a long time to get home and see the deceased for the last time. In a word, it's only a few days.

I think on the one hand, people who are afraid of death should fake their death for three days to observe, and at the same time, they hope that people can be resurrected after faking their death. On the other hand, it is also the last time for relatives and friends of the deceased for a long time, so that relatives and friends can see more.

In fact, this is also a belief handed down by our ancestors. As we all know, ancient times belonged to feudal society. At that time, people believed that people needed to be reincarnated after death, and their souls could not bear to part with their families and relatives until seven days later.

Welcome to open the historical treasure.

It is the cautious move of the ancients.

Because the ancients didn't have much modern medical knowledge, they couldn't judge whether a person was really dead.

So I invented the method of three-day morgue.

After all, it was difficult for the ancients to distinguish between shock, temporary fainting and real death.

If people are still fainting, it would be a big mistake to bury them hastily.

In ancient times, there were often legends of swindling corpses.

In other words, a person has been buried, but suddenly he has come back to life. The ancients didn't understand what it was like, so they thought the body was resurrected. So there is the saying that the body is faked. In fact, it was considered dead before it really died, and it was buried alive.

Such a legend, in the legend of imperial doctor Sun Simiao and others, has been circulating. It shouldn't be groundless.

The custom of dying for three days is to prevent this.