Making the simplest evocation coffin

In some parts of our country, soul-inducing coffins are cylindrical coffins with a diameter of about one foot and a length of about one meter and a half. The Manchu spirit-guiding flag is a red cloth more than three feet long, with a triangular black cloth flag at the top. The red cloth is torn into three pieces, with a wide middle and a slightly shorter side.

The lower side is inlaid with five-finger black nails, and the lower side of the middle page is inlaid with serrated black nails. This coffin is a symbol of Manchu funeral. During the burial, relatives and friends who came to attend the funeral grabbed cloth. It is said that this kind of cloth can ward off evil spirits and make clothes for children.

It originated in the Song Dynasty. It was very important at first, then it was used with soul silk, and then it was used with soul flag. Use three pieces of wood or bamboo, one vertical and two horizontal, with a cloth hanging in the middle. Write the birthday of the deceased on the left, the date of death on the right, and the name of the deceased in the middle. "The ancients put it in front of the coffin. Now people hang it outside the house with bamboo, and the Yin and Yang families will pass it on, thinking that the soul of the deceased is melodious in space and let it return."

The ancient custom of evoking the coffin stems from people's belief that after death, the soul will not die with the body, but will float in a familiar place. In this case, people will not be able to reach the underworld smoothly. Therefore, people have come up with and designed a guide coffin to control the soul of the deceased, so that the soul can be buried in the grave with the body or sent to the paradise in people's minds.