In ancient times, why did beheadings have to be prescribed at three o clock in the afternoon?

At three quarters of an hour in the afternoon, the knife is beheaded, at this time the yang energy is the most vigorous, and the yin energy dissipates immediately"Even ghosts are not allowed to do it", as a severe punishment.

The Yin-Yang family says that Yang Qi is at its highest, which is different from the modern astronomical saying that it is not at noon, but at three o'clock in the afternoon.

In ancient times, beheading was carried out in different hours, that is, the beheading was severe. Generally, the beheading is at noon, so that there are ghosts to do it; Repeat offenders or heinous offenders must be operated on at three o'clock in the afternoon, and they will not be allowed to do ghosts.

The ancients believed that three o'clock in the afternoon was the heaviest time for yang energy, and the yin soul at this time would be killed by yang energy, that is, he would not be reincarnated as a human being, and it was generally used for people who committed the most heinous crimes....The sin that is not serious is usually the noon click!

At three o'clock in the afternoon, it is almost twelve o'clock at noon, at this time, the yang energy is the strongest, and the shadow of the person is the shortest.

However, there may be another meaning. At "three o'clock in the afternoon", people's energy is the most sluggish, and they are on the verge of "lying on the pillow", so at this moment, the prisoner is also ignorant and sleepy, and the moment his head hits the ground, perhaps the pain will be reduced a lot. In this way, it seems that the choice of such a time for the execution of the prisoner was considerate of the prisoner.

It may be that time when the yang energy is at its peak.

At this time, Yang Qi is the heaviest and Yin Qi is the weakest. Hehe.

At "three o'clock in the afternoon", people's energy is the most sluggish, often in a state of drowsiness, on the verge of "lying on the pillow", so at this moment to execute the prisoner, the prisoner at the moment of beheading, perhaps the pain will be much less.

At 12:45 p.m., the sun is in the sky and the shadow on the ground is the shortest. At this time, it is when the atmosphere, surface, clouds, etc. receive solar radiation, so that the temperature of the surrounding environment rises sharply, and people's mental state is in a weak stage, and there is also a lack of resistance.

In this way, the choice of such a time to execute the prisoner also has some consideration for the prisoner, which reflects the trace of humanism that still exists under the harsh rule of law in ancient times.

And in ancient times, a feudal society believed that people had souls after death and existed in the underworld. And at three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun is at its peak and the yang energy is at its strongest. We all know that only the living have yang energy in them, and the dead people or ghosts have yin energy.

And executing death row inmates when the yang energy is at its most vigorous can prevent death row inmates from generating ghosts.

In addition to the reason of yang energy, there are some other factors, we all know that at noon when the sun is at its maximum, we are also quite tired, mentally exhausted, always drowsy, and the ancients are no exception。They believed that beheading death row inmates at this time would reduce the suffering of death row inmates, because they were not as nervous as they were usual when they were mentally exhausted.

This statement is also recorded in many official histories. But this is completely funny in the eyes of many people, you must know what else is not dozing off at the moment of life and death.

Because the yang energy is the heaviest at three o'clock in the afternoon, it can prevent the dead from turning into a ghost. Ancient people were more superstitious.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, it was nearly twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun hung in the sky**, when the shadows on the ground were the shortest. At that time, people thought that it was the time of the day when the "yang energy" was at its peak. In ancient China, murder has always been believed to be a "yin thing", no matter whether the person who is killed deserves it or not, his ghost will always come to haunt the judge who made the judgment, the ** who beheaded him, the executioner who executed him, and other people who were related to his execution.

Therefore, when the yang energy is at its peak, the execution can suppress the ghosts and dare not appear. This should be the most important reason for the customary "three o'clock in the afternoon" execution.

Because in ancient times, it was believed that the yang energy was the most abundant at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the yin energy would not be too heavy when killing people at this time. Because ancient people were more superstitious and believed that people had souls after death.

Because three o'clock in the afternoon is the time when the yang energy is the heaviest, for things like killing people that are too heavy with yin energy, you must choose the time when the yang energy is the heaviest, so as to avoid the upper body of the yin energy, but harm yourself.

"Three o'clock in the afternoon" is the time when the prisoner is killed in ancient times, usually around 12:45 p.m. It is said that at this time, the yang energy is at its peak, and killing people can kill them with one sword, and it will never be reborn.

In the feudal superstitious mind, three o'clock in the afternoon is the time when the yang energy is the most vigorous, and the yin energy dissipates the fastest, if the prisoners are killed at this time, they can not even make ghosts. There is also a saying that at three o'clock in the afternoon, people's energy is the most exhausted and in a state of drowsiness, so the execution of prisoners at this moment, they will not be so painful, and their heads will fall to the ground with a swish, and this time is also for the sake of the prisoners.

But in any case, this way of executing prisoners is a bit cruel, after all, people are not grass mustards, and it must be very painful to be stabbed like this. Even the most wicked people are afraid, so it is still somewhat oppressive to a certain extent. But in any case, this kind of punishment still punishes many bad people, and it can be regarded as playing a role in maintaining social order.

At first, the word "three o'clock at noon" appeared in **, and people described this kind of plot in ** with the help of ghosts and gods, and later after the development of society, the evolution of history existed in reality.

In fact, this is a misunderstanding of ** and the impact of drama. In ancient times, the beheading generally only required the autumn queen, and did not say that it would be three o'clock in the afternoon.

For example, Qiu Jin, who is familiar to most people, was beheaded (the scene is realistic in Lu Xun**'s "Medicine"), that is, he was beheaded in the early hours of the morning. In many other Tang, Song, Ming and Qing literati notes, there are many cases of executions in the early morning and evening.

In ancient times, people believed in ghosts and gods and various natural forces, and the autumn harvest was an important time of the year in agricultural societies, so it would be believed that if the autumn harvest went smoothly and the wind and rain were smooth, it would indicate that there was no grievance, and the prisoner could naturally be executed. And if the autumn harvest does not go well, and there is a drought or flood, it means that there may be serious grievances among the prisoners who are waiting to be beheaded, and it needs to be carefully tried or even re-tried, and sometimes even the ruler directly grants amnesty to the world.

In ancient times, many ethnic groups had this kind of situation of "judging whether the grievances are judged by the will of the gods and gods", such as entering the fire to take things without injury, entering the water without sinking, and being in the same cage with lions without being bitten, etc. The post-autumn beheading is also a remnant of the ancient style after entering the civilized society.