Why did the ancient beheading prisoners choose three o clock in the afternoon?

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun hangs in the sky**, which is the shortest time for shadows on the ground. At that time, people thought that it was the time of the day when the "yang energy" was at its peak. Ancient Chinese people had a superstitious belief that murder was a "yin thing", and that no matter whether the person who was killed deserved it or not, his ghost would always come to haunt the judge who sentenced him, the person who beheaded him, the executioner, and the people associated with his execution.

Therefore, the execution at the peak of yang energy can restrain ghosts from appearing. This should be the main reason why the ancients used to carry out executions at "three o'clock in the afternoon". (Excerpt from "The World Manager").

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. This should be the most important reason for the customary "three o'clock in the afternoon" execution.

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.

According to ancient sayings, at this time, the yang energy is at its peak and the yin energy is at its weakest, and beheading at this time can prevent the soul of the criminal from entanglement with the executioner.

This is because three o'clock in the afternoon is the hottest time of the day, and the prisoner is exhausted by this time, and his concentration will not be so great, and the beheading will not be very painful. Judgment calendar.

Mainly because the ancients believed in superstition, and only Tuan Qinchong was able to suppress the soul of the prisoner at noon. At the same time, it is also for the sake of the prisoner, and killing the prisoner at noon can make the prisoner less nervous. First paragraph.

Because three o'clock in the afternoon is the moment when the gates of the ancient underworld are opened, I can say that killing the prisoner at this time can give the prisoner a rest.

Those who like to watch costume TV series know that when ancient prisoners were beheaded, they would choose to be beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon, and it would also be the beheading after the autumn, the timing time in ancient times was different from now, and the three o'clock in the afternoon when the sun was the most intense, the ancients believed that this moment was also the time when the yang energy was the most sufficient, which could dissipate the resentment.

Normally, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the prison officer will look up at the scorching sun, and the onlookers will also watch, everyone is waiting for a time, when the ** throws out the sign, the executioner raises the knife and falls, and the prisoner is executed.

After all, in ancient times, when the prisoner was executed, he must have been unwilling, and there would be a lot of resentment, and the ancients believed that it must be in the time when the yang energy was sufficient, so as to prevent this kind of thing from happening, of course, this is actually a kind of superstitious thought, everyone knows that the traditional concept of the ancients is particularly heavy, and science was not developed at that time, so some strange things can not be explained, and can only be associated with ghosts and gods.

The ancients would divide the day into 12 hours, one hour is equivalent to two hours now, and yang energy is usually considered by everyone to be able to restrain all ghosts and ghosts, so it is particularly normal to have such thoughts, the ancient beheaded criminals were heinous, and the beheading of the matter has always been a "yin thing" in the eyes of the ancients, so they will borrow strong yang energy to resist yin energy and let the resentment melt.

About the autumn question, in fact, there have been thousands of years of historical records, no matter what they do they have to conform to the will of God, spring is the world of recovery, summer is the season when all things grow, the winter weather is cold, it is certainly not suitable for this kind of scene, so the time is set in autumn, autumn grass withered leaves fall, very in line with the "providence" in everyone's eyes, and this behavior is also used to deter the people, killing chickens and monkeys is the best effect.

This is because the ancients believed that killing people was a very unlucky thing, especially some criminals themselves were resentful, so they had to be executed at three o'clock in the afternoon when the yang energy was at its strongest, so that some bad things would not happen, which was a feudal superstitious idea of the ancients.

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 highest, it 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.

Ancient people believed that the yang energy was the most abundant at three o'clock in the afternoon, which could dispel the yin energy, so they chose to behead at this time.

Because the ancients believed that the time of day when the yang energy was at its peak at three o'clock in the afternoon, when killing the prisoner, the yang energy could be used to suppress the criminal energy.

Because in ancient times, they were more superstitious and feared that the killed person would become a ghost, so they were beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was relatively large.

Because the ancients were superstitious and believed that the sun was at its maximum, it could make people's souls disappear, so they chose to spend three o'clock in the afternoon when the sun was at its largest.

When we watch costume dramas, we will know that in ancient times, beheadings were arranged at three o'clock in the afternoon. So the question is, do you know why it must have been beheaded at this time?

Because it is believed that the three quarters of noon is the time when yang energy is the heaviest. At this time, the prisoner is executed, and the prisoner cannot turn into a ghost and continue to do evil.

Personally, I think it's because they were more idle at that time, and the yang energy was more positive at that time, so the dead people don't have unjust souls, and we still have to believe in science.

Because the ancients believed that killing people was a "yin thing", and three o'clock in the afternoon was the time when the sun was strongest and the "yang energy" was the heaviest in ancient times.

The beheaded person, even if he deserves it, will still have a grudge, and after he dies, he will pester the executioner, or order the **, so the ancients set the beheading time at three o'clock in the afternoon, and used yang to suppress yin qi, which can protect the executioner or order ** to the greatest extent.

In ancient times, there were no electric lights and watches, and the time was generally estimated according to the twelve hours, that is, the position of the sun and the moon changed, and the time point of three quarters in the afternoon was relatively easy to confirm, according to one hour every two hours, fifteen minutes per quarter, and the three quarters of the afternoon was what people now call the ten days of noon.

Around one or two o'clock. This time period was very particular in ancient times.

In ancient times, people paid attention to yin and yang, at noon, that is, around twelve o'clock, it was the best time of the day for people's yang, and it was also the time when the yin of the dead was the heaviest. Of course, science is all about it now, and many people don't believe in that.

Another reason for killing people at three o'clock at noon is also very important, that is, at three o'clock at noon is also the time when the population is the largest, and it is generally beheaded in vegetable markets or densely populated places, which gives the people a slap to kill chickens and monkeys, so that the people dare not make mistakes, so as to warn them that they will lose their heads if they commit a crime.

If it is chosen in the afternoon or morning, most of the people are busy with work, how can they have time to watch the killing, and even more so at night, if the vision is blurred at night, if half of the way to rob people, it will be troublesome. Therefore, the beheading at three o'clock in the afternoon contains the deep knowledge of the ancients, and I can't help but sigh at the wisdom of the ancients.

When we watch ancient court dramas, we will find that the government kills people in the autumn and then beheads them. If it is executed immediately, (e.g., the crime of treason) is in the "".Three o'clock in the afternoon"Why is there such a provision when the noon gate is launched?

He believes that autumn is the time when everything is depressed, the leaves fall in the autumn wind, and the crops in the fields are harvested.

Zhu Xi believes that at this time, the yang energy on the earth is gradually weakening, and killing people is to destroy people's yang energy. At this time, the autumn scene coincides with the killing, which is calledIt does not violate the way of heaven, and it promises to be willed".It was also explained that it was easier to spread the word about killing people after the fall.

In ancient times, there was no advanced communication technology, and all information was passed on by "word of mouth". After the autumn, the common people have no work in the fields, and the time is very free, and the beheading of criminals at this time is conducive to spreading. "One to ten, ten to hundred, hundreds to thousands", is more likely to play the role of a murder warning and education.

There are many advantages, and the imperial court later chose to behead the prisoners after the autumn. What is "three o'clock in the afternoon"?

In ancient times, there was no such precise time as we do now. The ancients used 12 earthly branches to keep time (12 earthly branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai).

Each branch represents two hours, and the 12 branches correspond to the current 24 hours. From 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock at night, it is defined as a sub-hour, from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock as ugly time, and so on. (pictured).

From the above diagram, we can know that noon refers to 11 noon to 1 o'clock in the morning.

The ancients believed that 12 noon was the time when the yang energy was strong and the yin energy was weak, and the sun was just above people's heads at this time, indicating that the heavens were clear. At this time, due to the strong yang energy, the yin energy of the killed prisoner is not easy to form evil ghosts, that is to say, the sun is above people's heads, and the prisoner has no shadow, and the ancients believed that the yin energy has nowhere to hide.

Due to the difference in geographical location. It's also 12 noon, and the sun isn't necessarily overhead. In Beijing, for example, the sun is exactly 12:30 a.m. above people's heads.

In ancient times, a "moment" was equivalent to 15 minutes today. In other words, at 12:45 p.m., the sun is shining above people's heads in the capital, and this is the time when yang energy is at its peak, and it is not easy to form evil ghosts when people are killed at this time.

Of course, this is a superstitious statement, how can there be ghosts in the world?

In ancient times, "noon" was equivalent to 12 o'clock at noon today. "One moment" is equivalent to ten minutes now. In this way, "three o'clock in the afternoon" is now half past twelve in the afternoon.

Because many countries in early ancient China were located in Xi'an, the so-called three quarters at noon is calculated according to the time of Xi'an, and if it is replaced by the current time, it should be 12 o'clock at noon.

Between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. At this time, the yang energy is the most abundant, which can suppress all evil energy, and the consciousness of the prisoner is not very clear at this time, which can minimize the pain.