When an elderly person in a rural area dies, why do they have to cover many layers of quilts before

In fact, the title does not say clearly that the cover **, is the outside of the coffin or the corpse inside the coffin, explains the meaning of the existence of the quilt outside the coffin, and then it is to say why the coffin is wrapped in so many fabrics and even quilts, to be realistic, the main purpose is to absorb water and embalming, and at the same time there is a purpose to protect the corpse.

In fact, there are not many things under the corpse in the coffin, only a layer of embalmed lime or charcoal, and a layer of fabric, and the corpse is actually wearing a lot of clothes, at least more than three layers, the older the age, the more layers, shrouds.

The number of pieces is very large, these are not fun, in fact, there are several layers of cloth covered with several layers or even more than a dozen layers of dozens of layers, and the coffin is full.

This is for embalming, in ancient times, they all wanted the corpse to be preserved, and did not want the corpse to rot or be eaten, the ancients knew very well about the embalming of corpses, and a large number of coffins were covered with cloth, in fact, it was to absorb water, prevent the corpse from becoming dehydrated into liquid in the process of mortuary, and prevent a large amount of rancid smell from being emitted, after all, the ancients needed to park at home for a long time after their death.

In addition, the reason for stuffing the cloth is to let the corpse be tightly wrapped in the coffin, to prevent the corpse from being displaced due to external actions when the coffin is carried out of the funeral, and the coffin is filled with cloth so that the inside of the coffin is full, so that even if there is a swing, the corpse will not be easily displaced, these are the initial practices**.

But in the later of the folk, this meaning changed, in some places due to the folk mourning, relatives and friends will bring rice and white linen, the same is true for people in the same village to mourn, the white linen cloth brought is a whole piece, about one meter eight to two meters long, the width is about seventy, these white linen cloth will cover the deceased, buried together when buried, representing the last respect and send-off meaning, this is a custom and tradition.

Because of the fear of some bacteria appearing in the corpse, the quilt can effectively block the growth of bacteria.

In fact, this thing is just a local custom, and it is also a way to accompany the funeral, which means that they can sleep warmly after they die, which can be regarded as a good wish for them.

Because this is a good wish, I hope that the elderly can also be warm in the other world, not from freezing and not starving.

Wearing a shroud to cover a quilt is just a formality.