After death, why is there a saying that a white cloth covers the face?

<> friends who live in the countryside, when they go to the funeral of the deceased, they let their relatives and friends see the first side before the coffin is covered, and after seeing it, the coffin is covered and buried. But before the burial, they cover their faces with white cloths, isn't there any way to say that?

1. The Theory of Expectations.

I heard that in ancient times, there were too few Langzhong, and the large national capital may only have a range of towns. The remote village people rolled up the straw mat behind them, dug a pit and buried it.

But since Bian Que rescued the prince of the Kingdom of Qiu seven days later, people have realized that the death of their relatives will also be a fake death? There are few Lang Zhong, and a miracle doctor like Bian Que is a treasure, how can I confirm that my relatives are also fake deaths? People know that the dead don't breathe, and if they fake their death, they should have it, so the wiser people put white paper over the face of their deceased relatives, thinking that if their relatives fake their death, the paper will be blown up by the breath, and if the breath is small, the white paper should be wet with exhaled gas.

Therefore, the official had the custom of parking for seven days after the death of a loved one, and covering the face with white paper, but after the convulsion, people realized that the paper was too thin, and sometimes it would be blown up by the wind, so it gradually turned into a white cloth mask.

Second, there is no shame.

There are two versions of this statement.

1. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wu Wangfucha did not listen to the advice of the doctor Wu Zixu, and let go of the defeated Yue King Goujian, who knew that after the seizure, he was destroyed by Goujian's "three thousand Yuejia", after Wu Zixu, the husband went to miss it, always thinking that Wu Zixu was lying down as if he was laughing at himself, so he let a piece of paper be taken nearby to block Wu Zixu's face, so the official followed suit and spread. 2. The Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was ousted from the throne by Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, and lost the mountains and rivers, so he decided to die for the country. Before he died, he informed his followers that behind him, he expected Li Zicheng to retire from the army and not to rob and kill the common people, and instructed his attendants that he was shameless to face the ancestors and ancestors, and covered his face with a white veil behind him.

The official sense of thinking about the high righteousness of the sect has followed suit.

3. The public said.

There are official masters, when they see the deceased covered with white veils, people who don't understand will ask the reason, and Bai Sue will say, "You look good behind you, and you are afraid of scaring you, so you will cover it." The above statements are different, and what are they trying to do?

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I believe we all know that when a person dies, he will cover it with a white cloth, but this kind of thing that everyone knows, have you ever wondered why this is the case? Let me talk about it.

In fact, this is an ancient practice that has been passed down to this day.

In ancient times, a piece of yellow paper was used to cover the face of the deceased in order to verify whether a person had really died, because the person's breath disappeared after death. If the paper covering the deceased is undulating or damp, it proves that the person still has a breath and there is a possibility of life.

It has continued ever since.

With the development of the times and the renewal of objects, white cloth replaced yellow paper. You may ask, can you still tell if a person is still alive? In fact, it is still possible, because this white cloth is relatively light, you can see the ups and downs of breathing, and now people will go to the morgue to store for a few days after death to be observed and determined by the hospital.

There are also face coverings to be frightened or sad so that the family does not see them. And why white cloth is used, it is because "white" has always been a symbol of unlucky remembrance and mourning. White gives people the impression of being clean, so it is used to respect the deceased, so a white cloth is used.

Of course, there are also some claims of soul transcendence. I won't explain it in detail if I don't know much about it here.

1.Because the face of a person who dies is blue and particularly ugly, of course, the living do not want to see their relatives particularly ugly, so they should cover it with a white cloth;

2.The reason why you don't use cloth of other colors is mainly because the filial piety cloth worn by people who are alive after death is white, and it should be both life and death, and the meaning of leaving innocence in the world is inside. There is a culture in China's white funeral is to dress the deceased in a shroud and then cover his face with a white cloth, this culture can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Wangfu was destroyed by the Yue King Goujian, because of the shame and shame in the heart, facing the ancestors of the underground ancestors before their deaths, they declared before their deaths and covered their faces with white cloth after death.

The culture of covering the face with white cloth and white paper has continued to be passed down to this day, mainly because there are strong scientific factors in it.

First of all, it is common for the deceased to be buried immediately after death, but to wait for three to five days to be buried, during which time the body is likely to change, especially during the hot summer months, when there will be an unpleasant smell. Cover the face with a white cloth and white paper, on the one hand, to block the deformed face, so that the person who comes to pay his respects will not feel too disgusted; Secondly, it also hinders the spread of the virus, and it also has a strong effect on the health of the people around the corpse.

In addition, things like shock are also very common, due to the limited level of health and medical measures in ancient times, many people may only faint for a short time and be mistaken for death, so put a thin paper after death, if the person once regain consciousness, the white paper will vibrate slightly with the breath, so that people can find out in time to save the person, instead of burying him and suffocating to death.

The reasons why people should cover their faces after death are as follows:

1. From the perspective of modern medicine, after death, the parasitic germs of the human body lose their host, and they will leave the dead host and cover their faces, which can prevent the germs in the stomach and intestines from flying out. br>2. After a person dies, cover his face with paper, because the paper is lighter, if the person is not dead, but only temporarily does not breathe, then the breathing gas will cause the paper to shake, so as to avoid the result that the person is buried before he dies. br>3, Chinese have the habit of stopping the morgue for three days, and the face of the person after death must not be good-looking, so as to avoid causing the fear of coming to mourn the mourner.

br>4. Covering the dust, in order to prevent the dust from falling on the face of the deceased, gives the deceased a clean piece, which is also a kind of respect for the deceased. <

Ancient China still has an unpredictable custom, why do people cover their faces with cloth when they die? Could it be that they are afraid that their ghosts will come out and harm people? Or is it just to make their deaths peaceful?

Or is it something else? In ancient times, when people died, the family would wear plain clothes and cover the deceased with cloth from head to toeLive.

In the same way in modern times, after death, people will wear shrouds and cover the head of the deceased with a white cloth. It was the same in the hospital, where a morgue was full of dead people covered with white cloths. But few people understand why?

After the death of the elderly in the rural hometown, the family will put the body at home, and relatives and friends will kneel on the ground and kowtow to mourn.

And on the face of the deceased old man, a white cloth will be covered, as for why a white cloth is covered, there are many reasons, but this is not just feudal superstition, what ghosts, out-of-body talks, all are feudal superstitions, in fact, in addition to superstition, there is also a certain scientific truth. In medicine, after a person dies, the virus in the body is not absorbed because of the nutrients.

So they will run out of the body and cover their faces to cover these viruses a little bit. And some of the old people are only because of the temporary "death", there will be a faint breathing, at this time in fact, the old man did not really pass away, cover the face with a light white cloth, when the old man breathes, it will also drive the white cloth to shake up and down, at this time you can judge the physical condition of the elderly, and it is important to treat it quickly.

In addition, if the old man does pass away, his face will definitely change greatly within a few days, and it will be necessary to cover his face at this time. When watching the clip of Sun Dianying digging Cixi's mausoleum, you can find that Cixi's face was so pale and aging after her death, and there were so many folds that she couldn't look at it directly.

The earliest ancient Chinese record of covering his face after death was in the Spring and Autumn Period, when Wu Wangfu was destroyed by the Yue King Goujian, and before he died, he told the people around him to let them cover their faces with a white cloth after their death, so as to prevent them from facing their ancestors and ancestors without a face underground. No matter where or what era, the dead are the greatest.

Although the state advocates that people should simplify the process after death, many places will still hold special arrangements after death, so that their relatives can go more at ease and satisfied. Of course, if the will before the person's death requires a simplified treatment, then this situation is another matter. But for farmers, they basically still hope to pass away in a beautiful way.

Although the cremation system is now in practice, many places still follow the burial process after cremation. The process after a person's death is more cumbersome, and there are many customs and traditions to go through, and after seven days, a good day can be chosen before burial.