Before the death row was beheaded in ancient times, meat was put in a bowl during the beheading meal. Why did the ancients do this?

This piece of meat is used to feed evil dogs that get in the way of the ecliptic. In ancient times, because of the prevalence of Buddhism and Taoism, the ancients believed in reincarnation and described the appearance of hell accordingly. It is said that in the hell, when walking on the road of death, there will be evil dogs in the way, chasing people's souls and biting people. At this time, throw this raw meat to it, and it will eat the meat and stop biting the soul.

But all death row inmates, whether ancient or modern, will eat a hearty meal before being executed, which is the so-called "decapitation meal". It is said that this kind of broken rice was first invented by Chu Zhuangwang. Because everyone is dying, give him a good meal before he dies. The so-called good is naturally chicken, duck and fish, and the wine tube is enough. There may be steaming white rice and steamed bread, and there will be fat meat slices such as roast goose and brine seen in old Hong Kong films, but vegetables are relatively rare.

But with so much delicious food, you have to put a piece of raw meat on it. And these prisoners are more excited to see the raw meat than the cooked chicken, duck and fish. No wonder everyone is dying, and soon. Now even if I give you a table of delicacies, it tastes like chewing wax. No matter how good a person is, he can't enjoy delicious food leisurely. This piece of raw meat is different, it is related to the issue of reincarnation.

The ancients believed that people should report to the underworld after death. There is a vicious dog ridge on the road to hell. This evil dog ridge is full of evil dogs. They feed on human souls. If people don't feed them raw meat, they will be swallowed by these evil dogs. Just like when a person dies, he has to pay the fare of Naihe Bridge with jewels and gold in his mouth, all of which are related to these concepts.